Little information about Ros Serey Sothea 's personal life has survived , though her personality has been described as modest and reserved . She is known to have been involved in a few high-profile relationships . As documented in the film '' Do n't Think I 've Forgotten '' , when she arrived in Phnom Penh she was courted by fellow singer Sos Mat and they eventually married . As Sothea 's career moved forward , Sos Mat became jealous of her success and of the men who came to watch her perform , culminating in physical abuse . Sothea fled the marriage within six months and obtained a divorce . Believing that her career would be ruined by the stigma of divorce , Sothea went back to her family in Battambang but was convinced by Sinn Sisamouth to return to Phnom Penh and resume her career . Sothea 's popularity rebounded and she met a prominent member of a film-making family while recording film songs . This relationship led to marriage and the birth of a son , but for undocumented reasons the marriage was short-lived . The film '' Do n't Think I 've Forgotten '' also reports that Sothea had a relationship with an officer in the Khmer Republic army and learned to be a paratrooper during the Cambodian Civil War , though her boyfriend is believed to have been killed in combat . This relationship increased her participation with the military ; a film of Sothea parachuting out of a plane during a paratrooper exercise is the only known video footage of her to have survived . Fans believe that Sothea 's unhappy relationships were a primary influence on her singing style and lyrics , indicated by song titles ( in translation ) like " Do n't Be Mad , " " Brokenhearted Woman , " and " Wicked Husband . " Ros Serey Sothea disappeared during the Khmer Rouge genocide and her exact fate has never been confirmed , with multiple sources making contradictory claims . For example , her sisters have allegedly claimed that Sothea is likely to have died immediately after the Khmer Rouge seized control of Cambodia in April 1975 ; as a famous entertainer with " western " influences , qualities widely known to be disdained by the Khmer Rouge , she would have been targeted for imprisonment or execution immediately . Her whereabouts at the time are also uncertain , with some sources claiming that she had traveled to Pailin Province for the 1975 Buddhist New Year , as the lyrics of her final recordings are on that topic , though others are skeptical of this claim because of the dangers of traveling in Cambodia during that period . She may have also been in Phnom Penh at the time and was forced to evacuate like all other residents , and some sources also claim that the outgoing government made efforts to get her out of the country
Khmer Rouge genocide
Cambodian genocide
Ros Serey Sothea