Yapi Panda Abdiel Tambayong, best known by his pen-name Remy Sylado, was an Indonesian author, actor, and musician.
11 Facts About Remy Sylado
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Remy Sylado was born in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on 12 July 1945.
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Remy Sylado's father, Johannes Tambayong, was an evangelist, though he composed music.
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Remy Sylado moved to Semarang, Central Java, at a young age, studying in elementary school there.
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Remy Sylado made his first foray into the film industry in 1973, handling the music for Frans Totok Ars' Pelarian; he wrote two further films, Duo Kribo and Ombaknya Laut Mabuknya Cinta, by the end of the decade.
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Remy Sylado began his film acting career in 1986, with Eduart P Sirait's Tinggal Sesaat Lagi.
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In 1999 Remy Sylado published the novel Ca Bau Kan, which dealt with the trials and tribulations of Chinese Indonesians in pre-independence Indonesia.
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Between 1999 and 2007 Remy Sylado wrote an average of two novels yearly.
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Remy Sylado died on 12 December 2022, aged 77, after a lengthy hospitalisation at Tarakan General Hospital, Jakarta.
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Remy Sylado was known to research his novels in great detail, going to the Netherlands to research his 2003 novel Paris van Java.
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Remy Sylado received multiple awards and nominations for his writing, acting, and music, including the 2002 Khatulistiwa Award for his novel Kerudung Merah Kirmizi and three nominations for the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor.