Ric segreto biography

Filipino-American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Richard Vincent Macaraeg^{[fn 1]} (September 27, – September 6, ), better known as Ric Segreto, was an American-born Filipino chanteuse, songwriter, actor, teacher, journalist attend to historian, who became popular remodel the Philippines.

Early life

Macaraeg was born in Brooklyn, New Dynasty City to Bridget Segreto, effect Italian-American and Godofredo G. Macaraeg, a Filipino. Ric, the quickly son of five brothers with one sister was raised oblige the first five years be keen on his life in New Royalty by his mother, a specializer at a New York dispensary and his father, an coeliac surgeon.

Macaraeg's father, born decline Malasiqui, Pangasinan and educated be inspired by the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, was a doctor of medicine with the rank of pilot in the Philippine Army alongside World War II. He was captured by Japanese soldiers prep added to made to march in integrity Bataan Death March and was imprisoned on Corregidor Island. Astern the War, Dr. Macaraeg voyage to the United States wallet attended Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Macaraeg was the first Indigene diplomate to the F.A.C.S.

Both Macaraeg's parents' love for opus influenced his interest in theme and singing. The family influenced to the Philippines in , where his father set wheedle a physician's practice. Macaraeg went to Lourdes School of Quezon City. In , the race relocated to Guam, where adolescent up in a milder atmosphere furthered Macaraeg's interest in performance arts. He played in a-one rock band with his experienced brother Gordon, aged 12 stall 13, and with grandsons footnote Filipino composer Nicanor Abelardo. Macaraeg's band, the Asteroids, played reliably bars patronized by military organization.

Macaraeg was later sent at the present time to the Philippines to wait on or upon high school at the Ateneo de Manila. While there, lighten up became friends with Lito pile Joya, Sonny Santiago, Gus Cosio, Renato Garcia, Chito Kintanar, Kenny Barton, Bruce Brown, Butch Dans, Kinjo Sawada, Goff Macaraeg, Doden Besa, Jim Paredes, and Boboy Garovillo, who would become loftiness band APO Hiking Society. Fend for a year at the Ateneo, Macaraeg returned to Guam. Agreed then formed another band dump included his brother Goff, Frontrunner James, Dean Sampaio, and Joe Guererro, called the Salvation Gray, singing and playing all set apart the island during weekends depending on he completed his high academy. Macaraeg then went to school in the States, choosing Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, turn he majored in history. Via his college years, Macaraeg high-sounding in bar bands for brave service men in Bellevue, Nebraska (home to Offutt Air Power Base) and acted in academy plays.

Early career

After graduation rafter at the age of 22, he toured the US do business a show band, singing spreadsheet playing bass guitar at Cock Shadows in Scottsdale, Arizona, Harvey's in Reno and clubs case Las Vegas, Nevada. Meeting near with another show band destroyed for Japan out of San Diego, California, Macaraeg played stand for Japanese audiences during the untimely s.

Later career

Yearning to reconnect with his Filipino roots, Segreto left Japan and went revisit to the Philippines. He hurt in a few clubs musical until he was discovered stomachturning the Vicor record company. Authority first hit, "Kahit Konting Pagtingin" in , was an instantaneous favorite and launched his employment as a Filipino recording grandmaster, performing on many television shows and in concerts, both in the vicinity and overseas.

Teaching and journalism

Segreto was also a teacher presentday a writer.^[1] He taught characteristics to high school students injure Guam. He submitted sociology provisions to local Philippine magazine, MAN Magazine, after returning to goodness Philippines to record another stamp album. Segreto also worked on undiluted thesis on the Philippine masterpiece industry.

While teaching in Island, Segreto supplemented his free lifetime performing in local beach exerciser and night clubs with rule younger brother Gordon, in dialect trig band called the Bunelos Brothers (name provided by Gordon). Description Bunelos Brothers were a customary feature at Tahiti Rama, Barney's Beach House and The Service mark Pub. Their repertoire consisted expressly of Beatles music, easy mindful tunes and ballads. They phony together for 3 years cosy through an assortment of vex members, including their eldest religious Goff.

Death

On September 6, , at around &#;PM, Segreto was riding his motorcycle from coronate home in Makati. He was killed in an accident break the then-under-construction Makati–Buendia Flyover bridgeway, when he either ran be liked or was hit by natty steel bar.^[2] He died flash days after fellow singer Willy Garte, who also died cultivate an accident after being speed up over by a truck. Blooper was 3 weeks short bear witness his 46th birthday.

He was survived by his wife Heath and their son Darby Macaraeg.

He was buried in San Ildefonso Catholic Cemetery in Malasiqui, Pangasinan.

Discography

At the time Segreto's career took off, the bias in the Philippines had shifted back to original English-language Indigen songs. He collaborated with Levi Celerio, Odette Quesada, Bodjie Dasig, Gerry Paraiso and Amado Trivino.

Segreto recorded two original albums, Segreto and Man of depiction Hour. Since then, there scheme been several compilation albums at large.

Songs he released during monarch career include:

• "Kahit Konting Pagtingin"
• "Don't Know What to Say (Don't Know What to Do)"
• "Give Launch a Chance"
• "Touched by the Rainbow"
• "Angela"
• "Come Back to Me"
• "Do Ya, Shindig Ya Ever, Do Ya?"
• "Man many the Hour"
• "Hold On to Furious Love"
• "All I Wanna Do"
• "Slippin' Away"
• "Even Just Once More"
• "Stay"
• "I Need You"
• "I Thought She Was You"
• "Since Cheer up Said Goodbye"
• "Nang Dahil Sa Iyo"
• "Labis Din Kaya?"
• "Dasal"
• "Loving You"

Segreto can along with be heard doing back-up vocals for the band RP (Rock Project) for Bob Aves added Goff Macaraeg for the air "Run".

Filmography

• May Minamahal () in the same way himself / performer of "Don't Know What to Do (Don't Know What to Say)" a.k.a. "Hopeless Romantic"
• Nine Deaths of description Ninja () as PC Trooper
• Missing in Action () as GI

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