Editing Peranakan Chinese (section)

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|section|date=March 2022}}
[[File:Nyonyah1952.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Cover art for a [[Hong Kong]] film, Nyonyah (1952) featuring a [[Kebaya]] Nyonya.]]

Interest in the Peranakan culture had begun as early as the 1950s with films from [[Hong Kong]] such as the ''Niangre / Nyonyah'' (Yue Feng, 1952), ''Fengyu Niuche Shui / Rainstorm in Chinatown'' (Yan Jun 1956), ''Niangre Yu Baba / Nonya And Baba'' (Yan Jun 1956), and ''Niangre Zhi Lian / Love With A Malaysian Girl'' (Lui Kei, 1969).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tan |first=E. K. |year=2010 |title=Hong Kong cinema and the portrayal of the Nanyang Chinese in the 1950s and 1960s |journal=Journal of Chinese Cinemas |language=en |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=155–168 |doi=10.1386/jcc.4.2.155_1 |s2cid=192179325}}</ref>

In Malaysia, a comedy drama series, ''Baba Nyonya'' was popular in the 1990s. The series is recognised by the Malaysian Book Of Records as the longest-running TV series in the country ever, lasting from the late 1980s until 2000, with 509 episodes in total.<ref name="Baba Nyonya Drama Series">{{cite news |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx/?file=%2f2011%2f10%2f5%2fnation%2f9630673 |title=66-year-old Baba Nyonya actor Chee Hood Siong dies |newspaper=The Star Online |access-date=17 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227060411/http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx/?file=%2f2011%2f10%2f5%2fnation%2f9630673 |archive-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Along the passing of the [[Post-Suharto era|Reform Era]] in Indonesia and the removal of the ban on Chinese culture, in 1999, Indonesian writer [[Remy Sylado]] released a novel called ''Ca-Bau-Kan: Hanya Sebuah Dosa'' raised the Peranakan culture and history in Indonesia. The novel was adapted into a film called ''[[Ca-Bau-Kan]]'' by [[Nia Dinata]] in 2002. [[Riri Riza]] directed a biographical film on an Indonesian student activist named [[Soe Hok Gie]] (played by [[Nicholas Saputra]]), entitled ''[[Gie]]'' in 2005. The film is based on a diary ''[[Catatan Seorang Demonstran]]'' written by [[Soe Hok Gie]], features a glimpse into the everyday life of an Indonesian Peranakan family in the 1960s. A novel that elevates the history and culture of the Benteng Chinese (''Cina Benteng'' is another term in Indonesian referring to Peranakan) titled ''Bonsai: Hikayat Satu Keluarga Cina Benteng'' written by Pralampita Lembahmata and published by Gramedia in 2011.

In 2008, a Singaporean drama series ''[[The Little Nyonya]]'' was aired in Singapore, and later gained popularity in [[Asia]] especially within [[South East Asia]] region. The filming of the drama took place in Malacca, Penang and [[Ipoh]], Malaysia.

In Yasmin Ahmad films ''Sepet'' and ''Gubra'' has featured Peranakan character as the lead actor's mother played by Peranakan actress Tan Mei Ling. Lead actors from the 1990s ''Baba Nyonya'' series were also featured in [[Wee Meng Chee|Namewee]]'s multi-language and multi-cultural film, ''[[Nasi Lemak 2.0]]'' in 2011, showcasing Peranakan culture.