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Fala Chen talks about hometown Chengdu

Video of Chinese actress Fala Chen who shares some views about her hometown, Chengdu. Decent film but a bit long-winded, could have cramped more information in a three minutes video.

I always thought that she was born in America. Apparently she was born and raised in China instead, until she was 14 years old when she emigrated to the United States with her family.

Chen entered the show business after earning a place as 1st runner-up in the 2005 Miss Chinese International Pageant. She worked primarily with TVB in Hong Kong and starred in numerous TV drama series until her contract ended in 2013. She did quite well during that period.

The actress settled some personal matters and went back to school after that. She’s currently studying in Juilliard in New York; it’s one of the world’s leading drama, music, and dance school. She’s expected to graduate next year (with a postgraduate or master degree.)

Not sure when the video was made but it looks recent. I visited the city over two decades ago when China was still at early stage of its economic boom. A lot of things have changed, obviously. I’m thinking of revisiting the place for comparison sake, but there are other priorities at the moment.

Fala Chen – Cosmopolitan Hong Kong

Chinese actress Fala Chen in February 2016 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine in Hong Kong. The 33-year-old is taking a break from acting to study on her postgraduate degree in Juilliard – one of the world’s leading drama, music and dance schools – in New York.

Fala Chen Hong Kong Cosmopolitan Magazine

This photo shoot is a rare public feature since late 2014. She’s likely to return to showbiz after her graduation (in 2018 if things go smoothly). It’s not clear whether she will be back to Hong Kong or try her luck in other places instead. She will probably branch out into directing too.

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Hong Kong TVB Calendar 2008

HD images of the 2008 calendar by Hong Kong broadcaster TVB, featuring the company’s contracted artists. The calendar is a popular annual feature by the television broadcasting company.

The pictorial also hints at the actors who are going to be the focus in coming year(s). TVB is the most dominant broadcaster in Hong Kong, so it’s a big deal for the artists to become a centre figure.

Cover picture

Fala Chen, Michael Miu, Bernice Liu, Sunny Chan, Yoyo Mung, Moses Chan, Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam, Roger Kwok, Gigi Lai, Myolie Wu, Kevin Cheng, Raymond Lam, Steven Ma, Kate Tsui, Linda Chung, Tavia Yeung, Bosco Wong, Sonija Kwok, and Ron Ng.

Hong Kong TVB calendar 2008 cover image

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Fala Chen at i-One promotion event

Chinese actress Fala Chen at a promotion event for i-ONE in Hong Kong last August. That sweet smile =)

Fala Chen at i-ONE PlayStation 3 promotion event

Fala Chen entered showbiz from a beauty pageant in 2005. She started out as a TV host for e-news and variety shows on TVB channels; and she got into acting late last year in some drama series.

i-ONE is a large cyber café chain in Hong Kong. The event is to promote a PlayStation 3 café, said to be the first of its kind in Asia. Looks like she’s playing Resistance: Fall of Man in the picture.