JAKARTA - After being treated for some time at RSPI Bintaro, South Tangerang and referred to RSPAD Gatot Soebroto Central Jakarta, film star Rima Melati finally breathed her last on Thursday, June 23 evening. She is a multi-talented and prolific actress. He has produced many works from a young age to old age.

"We have lost a multi-talented actress. I received news about the death of Mbak Rima Melati from Ms Widyawati Sophiaan who contacted me earlier. She breathed her last at the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 15.25 WIB," he said Ilham Bintang to VOI Thursday , June 23 evening.

According to senior journalist Ilham Bintang, the multitalented and productive figure of Rima Melati in her work can be an example for everyone. He is not only in the art world, but also in the culinary and social business. "We know her as a film star, singer, model, businessman in the culinary world and active in the social world. Not all artists and actresses have this kind of talent. Rima has it all and she can actualize it. It's not wrong if we call her an actress who multitalented," said Ilham Bintang.

Ilham Bintang. (Dok Pribadi)
Star Inspiration. (Private Dock)

One more thing that became a note from Ilham Bintang, the figure of Rima Melati is that she is good at maintaining the continuity of her career in the entertainment world so that she continues to exist until she is no longer young. Because there are art workers who appear and soar but in an instant, then sink and disappear also in an instant and then like being swallowed by the earth.

Rima Melati, Ilham said it was not like that, she was so clever in playing her role as an actress. So that it can continue to be used from the era of Bung Karno in power, the era of Suharto, SBY and now President Jokowi. In every era and the successive rulers, she is always present in the works, both as a model, singer and most famously as a big screen movie star.

This woman whose full name is Marjolien Tambajong, who was born in Tondano, North Sulawesi, August 22, 1939, can cross the ages and adapt to circumstances. "He can survive from the Soekarno era to the current president era. Not all actors or actresses can do that. He has his own strategy so that he can last so long on the entertainment stage," said Ilham Bintang.

Potret Rima Melati (Instagram/@stevenpie7erszmaatit4)
Rima Melati Portrait (Instagram/@stevenpie7erszmaatit4)

Rima Melati is an actress and singer who was born on August 22, 1937. She has starred in a number of films, such as Love Unreached, Intan Berduri, Noda Unforgivable, Purple Violet and so on. In VOI records, he has starred in more than 30 films. He also won the Citra Cup for Leading Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival in 1973 with the film Intan Berduri. Rima also won the title of Best Supporting Actries through the film Ungu Violet at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2005.

In the culinary world, Rima Melati and her late husband, actor Frans Tumbuan (both married in 1973 and Frans died in 2015) are also worthy of note. Jaya Pub and La Bodega are undisputed footprints for both in the culinary and entertainment world. These two places in their heyday became hang-out and dining places for those who like entertainment and culinary delights.

And what should be noted is Rima Melati's work as a cancer survivor. Quoted from the www.yayasankankerpayudaraindonesia.org page, he was initially unaware that he had breast cancer in 1989. However, after being confirmed by doctors, his determination was very strong to recover from the deadly singer. He underwent a series of treatments both domestically and in the Netherlands. The effort was not in vain, he managed to make peace with cancer after 29 years of fighting.

As a survivor, she often shares her experiences with the public about how to deal with cancer with the Indonesian Breast Cancer Foundation (YKPI). "About cancer she can also be an example for everyone. Her persistence and discipline to recover from cancer, and with a healthy lifestyle allows her to make peace with cancer. And Rima Melati later became a lot of extension workers and gave motivation to the community about cancer, " said Ilham Bintang, ending the conversation. Goodbye Rima Melati.


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