JAKARTA - Wolly Sutinah's existence in the world of acting cannot be doubted. The woman who is familiarly called Mak Wok has been involved in hundreds of film titles. From the Dutch colonial era to an independent Indonesia.
The figure is even said to be irreplaceable. However, the reality says otherwise. His son, Aminah Cendrakasih, succeeded in continuing the baton of Mak Wok's success. Amenah can play the same good role as Mak Wok. Especially when playing bawel mothers in the soap opera Si Doel Anak Sekolahan.
The art of role is not new in the Mak Wok family. His parents are opera artists. Every day he witnessed his family taking sustenance from stage to stage. Mak Wok's desire to pursue acting also arose.
He was involved in performing the opera. After all, he often travels around the city to do performances. Mak Wok's talent in acting finally smelled by Chinese film entrepreneurs in the Dutch East Indies. They invited Mak Wok in various films he produced. Even though Mak Wok is still very young.
Gradually, he appeared in many films. All the films are dominated by a classic Chinese story. This is because the films were deliberately made to quench the thirst for Chinese spectacle in the Dutch East Indies.
His career continued to skyrocket. In fact, until Indonesia became independent. Many people remember the match between Mak Wok as a comedian. This assumption is because Mak Wok often competes in films starring the famous Betawi artist, Benjamin Sueb.
The films skyrocketed his name. Mainly when Mak Wok played a fussy mother. Mother's image is also inherent as a characteristic of Mak Wok. He was also flooded with offers to become fussy mothers in other films.
For fans of old films, the 1970s and 1980s, the name Mak Wok is familiar. He is usually a fussy grandmother, and likes to chew betel. Mak Wok often appears in films starring Benjamin S, such as Benyamin Biang Kerok (1972), Benok Lucky (1973), Buaye Gile (1975), Benyamin Raja Lenong (1975), and Samson Betawi (1975).
In his career Mak Wok almost never got the main role. But, his existence is important. If a film, especially a comedy film, is not necessarily a bland. During his career in the world of film, Mak Wok has played in 118 film titles! Extraordinary, said Fandi Hutari in the book Para Penghibur: History 17 Artists of the Dutch East Indies (2017) Period.
Mak Wok's career was brilliant. He is touted as an iconic and irreplaceable figure. In fact, this assumption was broken with the career of Mak Wok's son, Aminah Cendrakasih in the world of acting. Amenah who grew up in a family who loved the art of the role was also splashed with blessings.
He was able to act as well as his mother. Aminah also started his career as a film player from a young age. His name has been around the entertainment world in the country. Aminah has also played in the film directed by the Father of Indonesian Film, Usmar Ismail, Asrama Dara (1958).
His career continues to soar. He was also noted to have starred in more than 100 Indonesian films. This achievement helped support the achievement of Mak Wok. Aminah's name skyrocketed when she got the opportunity to star in the soap opera Si Doel Anak Sekolahan.
In the film, Aminah competes acting with other well-known artists. Benjamin Sueb, one of them. Aminah also played a very good role as kind and kind mothers. The presence of Aminah, who is often called Mak Nyak, is able to give her life to the soap operas that are related to the Betawi family. Thanks to Mak Nyak's brilliant acting, the soap opera, which began airing in 1994, was able to skyrocket the popularity of Betawi culture throughout the country.
One of the big questions that surfaced after Benjamin's death was who would replace Ben in the art world, especially related to the preservation of Betawi culture. One of the Betawi cultural observers, SM. Ardan, when asked about who would replace the late Benjamin, said that it was history that would answer him. "A few years ago, maybe people are still asking "After Bokir, who?"
"In fact, through Si Doel Anak Sekolahan appeared Mandra as a new figure from Betawi on the outskirts. The same thing was when Mak Wok (1915-1987) died, it was asked who was the replacement for the fussy but kind mother. Eh, through the film, Doel was born, namely Aminah Cendrakasih, who happened to be Mak Wok's son, "said Wahyuni in the book Komport Mleduk Benjamin. S(2007).
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