Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan (Tagalog: [jan]; March 14, 1975 - March 29, 2002) was a Filipino actor known for his roles in numerous romance and comedy films and TV shows in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Yan started his career as a commercial model in 1995 after being discovered by a talent agent while a student at De La Salle University. He debuted as a member of Star Circle Batch 1 (now Star Magic) in November that same year. He subsequently earned his bachelor's degree in Marketing Management in 1997.
His preppy rich persona was used to effect in subsequent films such as Radio Romance , Ama, Ina, Anak, and Madrasta. His first leading movie was Radio Romance with Claudine Barreto released on February 1996 and followed by a moviE Madrasta in the same year along with Sharon Cuneta. After several television and movie parts, Yan became a household name when he played Ricky Salveron in Gimik (1996) and Gabriel Maglayon in Mula Sa Puso (1997).[1] 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 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).[3] 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 made appearances on television shows like Mara Clara (1996), 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila (1996), Saan Ka Man Naroroon (1999), Magandang Tanghali Bayan (2001) and Whattamen (2001).
Family and early life
Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan was born at The Medical City, which was then located in Mandaluyong, Philippines. Yan grew up in a family of soldiers and business men. 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.[5] He was the grandson of Manuel T. Yan, Sr. (1920-2008),[6] former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Ambassador to Thailand, Indonesia, and United Kingdom, and Colonel Isabelo Ruiz Castro. He had 3 siblings: Geraldine, Tina, and Bobby, a television host. His parents are business owners, owning a security agency for having military background in the family.[citation needed] Yan was an alumnus of Xavier School for his primary education in 1988 and high school from De La Salle Santiago Zobel School in 1993.[7]
Career
Early work: 1995
Yan was a twenty-year-old senior student from De La Salle University when he got his first shot of popularity. He was one of the promising commercial models of Cosmopolitan Modeling Agency, picked to be the main man on his first television commercial for Master Facial Cleanser.[8] He was discovered while falling in line in one of the fast foods on his school De La Salle University when a talent scout asked him if he wanted to be a commercial model. Talent manager Johnny Manahan asked Yan if he wanted to be in the movies. Yan was reluctant in joining showbiz[citation needed] and was managed by Biboy Arboleda. He was then launched as one of the members of Star Circle Batch 1, composed of eight talents. While Yan was finishing his marketing thesis and trimesters in college, he was also enthralling public attention through his commercials and most magazine covers.
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