Angelo Castro, Jr.

Actor, Film actor

1945 – 2012

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Who was Angelo Castro, Jr.?

Angelo Y. Castro, Jr. was a Filipino broadcast journalist and actor. He was a news anchor for The World Tonight, the flagship news program of ANC. He anchored several ABS-CBN and ANC news and current events programs for the past 25 years. Castro is a recipient of the Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year award from the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas.

Castro died at age 67 after succumbing to lung cancer. Philippine Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Castro’s death marks the "end of an era of gentlemanly broadcasting."

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Born
Mar 6, 1945
Metro Manila
Also known as
  • Angelo Ylagan Castro, Jr.
  • ACJ
  • AC
  • OA
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Nationality
  • Philippines
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Died
Apr 5, 2012
Taguig

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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