Rico J. Puno dead at 65

OPM Legend, Enrico de Jesus Puno AKA Rico J. Puno, passed away Tuesday morning at 65 years old.

 

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I am seized with deep emotional shock when I found out that our OPM King – Kuya Rico J. Puno has passed away this morning (manila time). Numbed with grief, I would like to call on all entertainers in the OPM Industry as well as his worldwide fans to stop for a moment and say a prayer to one of the most respected singers in the country. I cannot help but say it was serendipitous that Starmedia prepared a solo 40th Anniversary concert for him and a US tour with the OPM stalwarts and colleagues just recently. Little did I know that this is his Final Bow in the live entertainment world. We will forever miss the TOTAL ENTERTAINER…but his songs will forever cherish in our hearts.

A post shared by Anna Puno (@annapuno) on Oct 29, 2018 at 1:13pm PDT

It was announced by his sister-in-law, Anna Puno, via instagram.

“I am seized with deep emotional shock when I found out that our OPM King – Kuya Rico J. Puno – has passed away this morning (Tuesday),” Anna said on her Instagram account.

He is also known as The Total Entertainer due to his on-stage performance as singer and tongue-in-cheek humor.

He is known for his songs “May Bukas Pa”, “Macho Gwapito”, “Lupa”, and many more.

He is also last seen in “I can see your voice” as a contestant and he also guest starred as Engelbert “Daga” Moreno in FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.

Our deepest condolences to Rico J. Puno’s family and relatives.

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