Louie Castro
Louie Castro ({{zh|t=賈思樂|s=贾思乐|first=t,s}}; born 1 October 1954) is a Macau-born Hong Kong Macanese actor, singer and disc jockey.{{cite news |last=Cheung |first=Din-tung 張靛瞳 |editor-last=Chan |editor-first=Lai-hung 陳禮恒 |date=2017-04-28 |title=賈思樂 好心人幫有心人 |trans-title=Louie Castro, good-hearted people help caring people |language=zh |url=https://skypost.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/1796761/賈思樂%20好心人幫有心人 |website={{ill|U Lifestyle|zh|U Lifestyle}} |publisher=Hong Kong Economic Times |accessdate=2023-05-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529084058/https://skypost.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/3535577/小時候貪玩遇意外縫針%20周吉佩直播自揭瘡疤?pageNum=2 |archivedate=2023-05-29 }} He was born in a family of Portuguese-Chinese heritage, and active in the entertainment industry in television shows, dramas, films, and music recordings.
Family
Louie Castro was born in Macau on 1 October 1954, to a Shanghainese mother and a Portuguese-Chinese father.{{cite news |last=Miao |first=Helen |date=2000-03-12 |title=Sun shines on hard-working DJ |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/310657/sun-shines-hard-working-dj |newspaper=South China Morning Post |accessdate=2023-05-29 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230529083835/https://www.scmp.com/article/310657/sun-shines-hard-working-dj |archivedate=2023-05-29 }}{{cite news |last=Mak |first=Clara |date=2009-10-17 |title=Q&A: Louie Castro |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/695679/qa-louie-castro |newspaper=South China Morning Post |accessdate=2023-05-29 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230529083927/https://www.scmp.com/article/695679/qa-louie-castro |archivedate=2023-05-29 }}{{cite news |date=2021-08-09 |title=AH佛真‧惜玩｜許廷鏗拋身做主持 同賈思樂感受青春 |trans-title=A-live｜Alfred Hui throws himself to be the host and feels youthful with Louie Castro |language=zh |url=https://www.am730.com.hk/娛樂/ah佛真-惜玩-許廷鏗拋身做主持-同賈思樂感受青春/283078 |newspaper=am730 |accessdate=2023-05-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529085805/https://www.am730.com.hk/娛樂/ah佛真-惜玩-許廷鏗拋身做主持-同賈思樂感受青春/283078 |archivedate=2023-05-29 }} His father died when he was seven. His mother died in the late 1970s when he worked in Taiwan; he lost his job opportunity in Taiwan after mourning his mother.
Career
He won the singing contest show Sharp Night (聲寶之夜) in 1974. After winning the show, he was discovered by the director {{ill|Kam Kwok-leung|zh|甘國亮}}. Castro took a lead role in the television series {{ill|Shao Nian Shi Wu Er Shi Shi|zh|少年十五二十時|italic=yes}}. He released several music records after that.
He became famous when he joined the drama Ha Chai Daddy in the long-running entertainment show Enjoy Yourself Tonight.
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External links
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Category:Yuet Wah College alumni
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