Louie Castro

Louie Castro (traditional Chinese: 賈思樂; simplified Chinese: 贾思乐; born 1 October 1954) is a Macau-born Hong Kong Macanese actor, singer and disc jockey.^[1] He was born in a family of Portuguese-Chinese heritage, and active in the entertainment industry in television shows, dramas, films, and music recordings.

Louie Castro in 2019

Family

Louie Castro was born in Macau on 1 October 1954, to a Shanghainese mother and a Portuguese-Chinese father.^[2][3][4] His father died when he was seven.^[3] His mother died in the late 1970s when he worked in Taiwan; he lost his job opportunity in Taiwan after mourning his mother.^[3]

Career

He won the singing contest show Sharp Night (聲寶之夜) in 1974. After winning the show, he was discovered by the director Kam Kwok-leung [zh]. Castro took a lead role in the television series Shao Nian Shi Wu Er Shi Shi  [zh]. He released several music records after that.^[1]

He became famous when he joined the drama Ha Chai Daddy in the long-running entertainment show Enjoy Yourself Tonight.^[3]