
Photo: Mika Toropainen / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What draws me to Jintara Poonlarp is not chart numbers but cultural rootedness. As a mor lam and luk thung singer from rural Roi Et, she carries a regional Thai sound that resists easy global packaging, the music of festivals, rice fields and homesickness rather than polished international pop. The fact that she has kept singing since the late 1960s and still runs an active fan club tells me her audience treats her less like a star and more like family. To me that kind of durable, community-anchored career is far more impressive than a brief moment of viral fame, and it earns my quiet respect.
Overview
Jintara Poonlarp (Thai: จินตหรา พูนลาภ, RTGS: Chintara Phunlap, pronounced [t͡ɕīn.tā.rǎː pʰūːn.lâːp]; b. 6 March 1969, Kaset Wisai district, Roi Et province, Thailand) is a Thai mor lam, luk thung and pop music singer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jintara Poonlarp
- Name (Japanese)
- チンタラー・プーンラープ
- Reading
- ちんたらー・ぷーんらーぷ
- Born
- March 6, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Kaset Wisai, Roi Et, Thailand
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.