Veteran Singer Maria Cordero Worked As Labourer Carrying Sacks Of Flour While Raising 6 Kids On Her Own
Veteran Hong Kong singer Maria Cordero shared her personal struggle of raising six children as a single mother while working physically demanding labor jobs. She recounted her experience working at a moving company to support her family before finding success in entertainment.
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The story highlights the resilience of working-class parents and provides a human-interest perspective on the life of a well-known public figure.
Jiamun Koh 23 Aug 2026 at 9:59 Share Bookmark Bookmark Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp Share on Twitter Share on WeChat Set 8days as your preferred source on Google Add 8days as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Maria Cordero Looking after one child is already no easy feat. Hong Kong star Maria Cordero had to raise six largely on her own while working gruelling manual jobs just to keep food on the table.
In a recent video, the 72-year-old singer recalled spending two years and seven months as a labourer while supporting her children.
Maria married a Filipino bar pianist, 22 years her senior, when she was just 18. They had six children together, but after her then-husband lost his job, Maria became the sole breadwinner for their family of eight.
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