Rico Yan

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Rico Yan (full name Ricardo Carlos "Rico" Castro Yan; Tagalog: [jan]; March 14, 1975–March 29, 2002) was a Filipino film and television actor active during the mid-1990s and the early 2000s. Yan started as a commercial model in 1995 and in November of that year was launched as a pioneer of Talent Center's Star Circle Batch 1, now known as ABS-CBN's Star Magic. He became a household name with his roles as Ricky Salveron in Gimik (1996–1999) and Gabriel Maglayon in Mula Sa Puso (1997–1999), starring in commercially successful television shows and films where he was often paired with Judy Ann Santos and Claudine Barretto. Yan 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 haemorrhagic pancreatitis on March 29, 2002 at the age of 27.