Birth Name: Rico Rene Granados Blanco
Place of Birth: Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Date of Birth: March 17, 1973
Ethnicity: Filipino (Hiligaynon and Waray)
Rico Blanco is a Filipino singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is known for being the former frontman of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya. His father, Rene Aldeguer Blanco, is a Hiligaynon, from Iloilo City. His mother, Purita Crisostomo Granados, is Waray, from Leyte, Leyte.
Rico’s paternal grandparents were Eduardo J. Gonzaga Blanco (the son of Manuel Blanco and Ana Gonzaga) and Maria Alicia Martinez Aldeguer (the daughter of Mateo Aldeguer and Enriqueta Martínez). Eduardo was born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. Maria Alicia was born in Sara, Iloilo.
Rico’s maternal grandparents were Estanislao Legazpi Granados (the son of Enrique Castillo Granados and Soledad Oledan Legaspi) and Purificacion Medina Crisostomo (the daughter of Teodoro Crisóstomo and Agustina Medina y de Guzmán).
Sources: Rico’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Rico’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Rico’s paternal grandparents, Eduardo J. Gonzaga Blanco and Maria Alicia Martinez Aldeguer – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Rico’s maternal great-grandparents, Enrique Castillo Granados and Soledad Oledan Legaspi – https://familysearch.org