Tep Rindaro
[1] Rindaro was born in the village of Samrong, Battambang Province, in northwestern Cambodia and developed a passion for films at an early age.Because his look was similar to a certain Cambodian actor who was famous at that time, he was offered a role in a film Secret Tears in the Quiet Purple Night.[2][4] During the late 1990s, Cambodian cinema suffered from lack of funding and interest from producers, Tep Rindaro started to act in karaoke music videos.[5] This was also the last collaboration of this famous pair on screen, as Ampor Tevi sometime after release ended her acting career and moved to the USA.[6] After a big success of The Snake King's Child, Tep Rindaro continued acting in more films and karaoke videos, and was offered a role in some Norodom Sihanouk productions, like a comedy film Lon Nol Lon Non Lonnoliens, and dramas Arsina, Le Cid Khmer and La Chatelaine de Banareath.[2][4] In 2005, he was awarded with a Certificate of Appreciation from Princess Bopha Devi on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and also received Royal Officer rank called Sina.