Carding Castro

Who was Carding Castro?

Ricardo Castro, better known as Carding Castro, was a Filipino actor, comedian and entertainer.

As an entertainer, Castro was part of the singing comic duo Reycard Duet, along with Rey Ramirez. The duo was established in 1954 and performed for over than 40 years until 1997, when Ramirez died. After the latter's death, Castro remained active as a solo performer and for a few years was part of the ensemble cast of the ABS-CBN comedy sitcom Home Along Da Riles. He also did a few films with the late comedian Redford White.

Castro died of cardiac arrest in Las Vegas on November 14, 2003.