Angelo Castro Jr.

Angelo Ylagan Castro Jr. (March 6, 1945[1] – April 5, 2012) was a Filipino broadcast journalist and actor.

[5] He was the son of Angelo Castro Sr, a broadcaster, former Philippine Information attaché to San Francisco, and former Press Undersecretary.

[11] He was married to fellow actress-broadcaster June Keithley in 1973,[8] and is the father of actor-broadcaster Diego Castro III,[5] Gabriella, and Angelica.

[12] Castro outlived this prognosis by three years,[1] dying on April 5, 2012, a month after his 67th birthday, at St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City.

His passing marks the closing of an era of gentlemanly broadcasting, where erudition and dignity were the hallmarks of news and current affairs.