Rico Yan
Filipino actor (1975–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan (Tagalog: [jan]; March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino actor.
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Born | Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan (1975-03-14)March 14, 1975 Mandaluyong, Rizal, Philippines |
Died | March 29, 2002(2002-03-29) (aged 27) Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines |
Resting place | Manila Memorial Park – Sucat |
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Alma mater | De La Salle University |
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Years active | 1995–2002 |
Agent | Star Magic (1995–2002) |
Relatives | Manuel Yan (grandfather) |
Yan graduated from De La Salle University in 1997 with a degree in Marketing Management. He was an alumnus of Star Circle Batch 1 now ABS-CBN Corporation's Star Magic in November 1995.
His preppy rich persona was used to effect in subsequent films such as Radio Romance, Ama, Ina, Anak and Madrasta. After several television and movie parts, Yan[1] became a household name when he played Ricky Salveron in Gimik (1996) and Gabriel Maglayon in Mula Sa Puso (1997). Yan starred in commercially successful television and films with pairings opposite Judy Ann Santos and Claudine Barretto.[2] His other best-known films on Star Cinema[3] were Paano Ang Puso Ko? (1997), Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (1998), Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita (1998), Gimik: The Reunion (1999), Mula sa Puso: The Movie (1999) and Got 2 Believe (2002). In 2014, Star Cinema ranked him the No. 5 in the List of "The Kings of Star Cinema", twelve years after his death.[4]
Yan also known for other television shows like Mara Clara (1996), 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila (1996), Saan Ka Man Naroroon (1999), Magandang Tanghali Bayan (2001) and Whattamen (2001).