Ric Segreto

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Ric Segreto was born in Brooklyn, New York to Bridget Segreto, an Italian-American and Godofredo G. Macaraeg, a Filipino. Ric, the second son of five brothers and one sister was raised for the first five years of his life in New York by his mother, a dietician at a New York hospital and his father an abdominal surgeon. Ric's father, born in Malasiqui, Pangasinan, educated at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, was a medic with the rank of Captain in the Philippine Army during World War II, was captured by Japanese soldiers and made to march in the Bataan Death March and imprisoned on Corregidor Island. After the War, Dr. Macaraeg travelled to the United States and attended Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Macaraeg was the first Filipino diplomate to the F.A.C.S. Both Ric's parent's love for music influenced Ric's interest in music and singing. The family moved to the Philippines in 1957 where his father set up a physician's practice. Ric went to Lourdes school in Quezon City. The family then moved to Guam in 1959, where growing up in a milder environment furthered Ric's interest in the performing arts. Ric played in rock bands with his brother, and the grandsons of Filipino composer Nicanor Abelardo. At the ages of 12 and 13, The Asteroids, Ric's band members, played military bars and were not even old enough to drive. Ric was then sent back to the Philippines to attend high school at the Ateneo de Manila. While there he became fast friends with Jim Paredes, later formi

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Always On My Mind

Kahit Konting Pagtingin

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A Place in Your Heart

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OPM Hits of the 80's Vol. 1

Ric segreto (vicor 40th anniv coll)

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The Best of Original Pilipino Music: Special Collector's Edition Vol. 1

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Kahit Konting Pagtingin: Special Collector's Edition

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