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Rico Yan
Ricardo Carlos "Rico" Castro Yan (Tagalog: [jan]; March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino film and television actor active during throughout the mid-1990s to the early 2000s.
Yan started as a commercial model in 1995 and was launched as a pioneer of Talent Center's Star Circle Batch 1, now known as ABS-CBN's Star Magic, in November of the same year. | He became a household name with his roles as Ricky Salveron in Gimik (1996–1999) and Gabriel Maglayon in Mula Sa Puso (1997–1999). Yan starred in commercially successful television shows and films, often paired with Judy Ann Santos and Claudine Barretto. He solidified his matinee idol status through films such as Paano Ang Puso Ko? (1997), Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita (1998), Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (1998), Mula sa Puso: The Movie (1999), Gimik: The Reunion (1999), and Got 2 Believe (2002). In 2014, twelve years after his death, Star Cinema ranked him No. 5 in their list of "The Kings of Star Cinema."
In addition to his film career, Yan appeared in several television shows, including Mara Clara (1996), 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila (1996), Saan Ka Man Naroroon (1999), Magandang Tanghali Bayan (2001), and Whattamen (2001).
Yan died from acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis on March 29, 2002, at aged 27.
Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan was born at The Medical City, then located in Mandaluyong, Rizal, Philippines. He grew up in a family of soldiers and businessmen. He was the son of Roberto Yan Sr. (1947–2015), an ethnic Filipino Chinese from Metro Manila and his Ilocana wife, Teresita Castro-Yan, who hailed from Laoag, Ilocos Norte but was born in the hill station city of Baguio owing to her father's (Isabelo) posting in the Philippine Military Academy located there. He was the grandson of Manuel T. Yan Sr. (1920–2008), former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Ambassador to Thailand, Indonesia and the United Kingdom, as well as Colonel Isabelo Ruiz Castro (1918–2013).
He had three siblings: Geraldine, Tina, and Bobby, who is a television host. His parents were business owners and ran a security agency, drawing from the family's military background.[citation needed] Yan attended Xavier School for his primary education, graduating in 1987 and completed high school at De La Salle Santiago Zobel School in 1992. He earned his bachelor's degree in Marketing Management from De La Salle University in 1997.
Yan was discovered at age 20 while he was a senior student at De La Salle University, waiting in line at a fast food restaurant. A talent scout approached him and asked if he was interested in becoming a commercial model. He soon joined Cosmopolitan Modeling Agency and was selected as the lead in his first television commercial for Master Facial Cleanser. Talent manager Johnny Manahan later asked Yan if he wanted to pursue acting, and he was soon managed by Biboy Arboleda.
In 1995, Yan joined Star Circle Batch 1, a group of eight new talents. During this time, he balanced his modeling and acting pursuits with completing his marketing thesis and college coursework.
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Rico Yan
Ricardo Carlos "Rico" Castro Yan (Tagalog: [jan]; March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino film and television actor active during throughout the mid-1990s to the early 2000s.
Yan started as a commercial model in 1995 and was launched as a pioneer of Talent Center's Star Circle Batch 1, now known as ABS-CBN's Star Magic, in November of the same year. | He became a household name with his roles as Ricky Salveron in Gimik (1996–1999) and Gabriel Maglayon in Mula Sa Puso (1997–1999). Yan starred in commercially successful television shows and films, often paired with Judy Ann Santos and Claudine Barretto. He solidified his matinee idol status through films such as Paano Ang Puso Ko? (1997), Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita (1998), Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (1998), Mula sa Puso: The Movie (1999), Gimik: The Reunion (1999), and Got 2 Believe (2002). In 2014, twelve years after his death, Star Cinema ranked him No. 5 in their list of "The Kings of Star Cinema."
In addition to his film career, Yan appeared in several television shows, including Mara Clara (1996), 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila (1996), Saan Ka Man Naroroon (1999), Magandang Tanghali Bayan (2001), and Whattamen (2001).
Yan died from acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis on March 29, 2002, at aged 27.
Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan was born at The Medical City, then located in Mandaluyong, Rizal, Philippines. He grew up in a family of soldiers and businessmen. He was the son of Roberto Yan Sr. (1947–2015), an ethnic Filipino Chinese from Metro Manila and his Ilocana wife, Teresita Castro-Yan, who hailed from Laoag, Ilocos Norte but was born in the hill station city of Baguio owing to her father's (Isabelo) posting in the Philippine Military Academy located there. He was the grandson of Manuel T. Yan Sr. (1920–2008), former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Ambassador to Thailand, Indonesia and the United Kingdom, as well as Colonel Isabelo Ruiz Castro (1918–2013).
He had three siblings: Geraldine, Tina, and Bobby, who is a television host. His parents were business owners and ran a security agency, drawing from the family's military background.[citation needed] Yan attended Xavier School for his primary education, graduating in 1987 and completed high school at De La Salle Santiago Zobel School in 1992. He earned his bachelor's degree in Marketing Management from De La Salle University in 1997.
Yan was discovered at age 20 while he was a senior student at De La Salle University, waiting in line at a fast food restaurant. A talent scout approached him and asked if he was interested in becoming a commercial model. He soon joined Cosmopolitan Modeling Agency and was selected as the lead in his first television commercial for Master Facial Cleanser. Talent manager Johnny Manahan later asked Yan if he wanted to pursue acting, and he was soon managed by Biboy Arboleda.
In 1995, Yan joined Star Circle Batch 1, a group of eight new talents. During this time, he balanced his modeling and acting pursuits with completing his marketing thesis and college coursework.