Filipino actor and television director, Ricky Davao passed away on May 2, 2025 at the age of 63 due to cancer. His death news announced by social media by his daughter Ara Davao on Friday.
Initially he began his career as dancer. He joined as member of the Vicor Crowd then he began his acting career. He also worked as juror in the first ASEAN International Film Festival Awards in 2013. His last movie Sosyal Climbers and Sinagtala released on 2025. He worked around 133 movies in his career.
His last telivision shows was Encantadia Chronicles: Sang’gre released on 2025. He worked around 68 telivision series. He also worked in web series Cattleya Killer released on 2023. He also worked as telivision director, his first telivision directed show was Maalaala Mo Kaya: Sagwan released on 1996. His first movie was Patayin si…. Mediavillo released on 1978.
He was husband of Jacqueline Lourdes Corrales Blanco who is Filipino actress and aerobic instructor. They married in 1989. They had three children.
Ricky Davao’s children name are Kenneth Davao, Rikki Mae Davao and Arabella “Ara” Davao. Rikki Mae Davao began his career in film industry, debuted from GMA series Widows’ War. Arabella “Ara” Davao is social media influencer and television personality.
Ricky Davao wanted to make his career in politics but he left due to his filmi career.
