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ENRICO PUNO
13 February 1953 to 30 October 2018
Rico Puno was a Filipino singer, composer, comedian, actor and television host who was credited as a pioneer-promoter of Original Pilipino Music (OPM).
Enrico de Jesus Puno, better known as Rico J. Puno started the trend of incorporating Tagalog lyrics in his rendition of American songs such as The Way We Were. Puno is also known as a singer who regularly infused his on-stage performance with tongue-in-cheek comedy and adult humor. In 1976, Puno won the Aliw Award for Most Promising Entertainer. Two years later, he became Aliw's Entertainer of the Year. His Rico in Concert show at the Cultural Center of the Philippines launched him as one of the foremost Philippine pop stars.
Puno was also active in politics. In 1998, he was elected as the City Councilor of Makati City from its 1st district until his third and last term ended in 2007.
National Stamp Collecting Month: Pinoy Music Icons #xxx, 11 Nov 2019
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