Rico Yan

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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).