Dwe was a most respected Burmese film actor and singer. He has starred in hundreds of films, and was considered one of the most important actors in Burmese cinema. Dwe was born Htin Lin in 7 May 1966, in Rangoon, Burma, to Tin Htun Maung and Aye Aye Thin. He graduated from Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon and from the Rangoon Institute of Technology with a degree in electrical power engineering. Dwe was married to Pa Pa Win, also known as Moe Moe. The two had an adopted son, Yan Moe. He won the 1997 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards for Best Actor, for his work in the film Mother's Footprint He also pursued singing, releasing over 30 songs, and an album, which was unsuccessful. Dwe directed movies as well; his last work was Rose Cloud (2008). Dwe, died of a heart attack on 11 July 2007 around 6:00 pm local time, at the age of 41, the result of a drug overdose.He was cremated on 13 July 2007 at Yayway Cemetery.

Paing Phyo Thu (born 5 April 1990) is a Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actress and trained physician. She won the Myanmar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 with the film 3 Girls and also achieved Star Award for Best Actress in Leading Role in 2018 with film Mee. Paing is considered one of the most successful Burmese actresses and one of the highest paid actresses. Paing Phyo Thu was born on 5 April 1990 in Yanon, Myanmar. Her mother Nwe Oo, is a physician. She graduated from the University of Medicine 1, Yangon. In 2017, she was cast to play a lead role in the film Mee, based on the eponymous novel by a prominent novelist, Kyi Aye.The film's released was followed by significant criticism on her portrayal of cigarette smoking. She married film director Na Gyi on 1 January 2019.