A Macau-born Macanese singer, actor and radio host of Portuguese-Chinese descent. He emerged in 1974 via TVB's talent show Sharp Night and became one of the first teen idols of 1970s Hong Kong TV culture, later working in film, on the variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight, and as a radio DJ.

Before there was an "idol industry", a Portuguese-Chinese teenager from Macau became one of the first teen idols on Hong Kong television.

Louie Castro is a Macau-born Macanese singer, actor and radio host. Debuting in 1974, he is regarded as one of the first teen idols of 1970s Hong Kong TV culture.

Profile

  • Chinese Name: 賈思樂
  • English Name: Louie Castro
  • Born: 1954 (Macau)
  • Heritage: Macanese (Portuguese father, Shanghainese mother)
  • Domains: Culture · Entertainment
  • Subject type: Singer · Actor · Radio host

Background

Louie Castro was born in Portuguese Macau in 1954 to a Portuguese bandleader father and a Shanghainese mother — a Macanese of Portuguese-Chinese descent. His father died when he was seven. He studied at Yuet Wah College in Macau, majoring in Portuguese, before moving to Hong Kong in the mid-1970s.

Career

I. Debut and teen idol

In 1974 Castro emerged via TVB's singing talent show Sharp Night. He took the lead in his first TV drama in 1976, signed with EMI to release several Cantopop records, and — with a sunny, handsome image — became one of the first teen idols of Hong Kong TV culture.

II. Variety, film and radio

He went on to be a long-running performer on TVB's marathon variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight, and appeared in films. In the 1990s he moved to ATV; from the 2000s he hosted at Metro Broadcast, known for celebrity-interview programmes, and emceed events bilingually in Cantonese and English.

Key Achievements

  • Debuted on Sharp Night in 1974; a first-generation teen idol of 1970s Hong Kong TV
  • Signed with EMI and released several Cantopop records
  • Long-running on Enjoy Yourself Tonight; radio host at Metro Broadcast in the 2000s

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