Minerva “Eva” Castillo (December 29, 1969 – March 22, 2022) was a Filipino singer.
Biography
Early life
Minerva Castillo started singing at the age of nine. She endured a childhood of emotional and financial poverty.
In her teenage years, Castillo used to compete in various amateur singing contests with
Regine Velasquez
Regina Encarnacion "Regine" Ansong Velasquez-Alcasid ( ; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer and actress. She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and beltin ...
. Castillo won over 300 trophies in these amateur singing contests.
A singing contest in the 1980s known as
Ang Bagong Kampeon stopped their competition.
Rediscovery
At the ''Regine: Roots to Riches'', GMA-7's special offering for Velasquez's birthday, Castillo was rediscovered. She recorded the theme song of the show
Sine Novela: Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin.
Allan K.
Alan Joveness Quilantang (born December 13, 1958), known professionally as Allan K., is a Filipino comedian, actor, and television personality. He is one of the co-hosts of the noontime variety show '' Eat Bulaga''.
Quilantang also previously ...
hired Eva to perform in his club, Klownz, on Quezon Avenue every Thursday night. Castillo's life story was featured in the show
SRO Cinemaserye
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Chapters ''Ganti''
''Suspetsa''
''The Eva ...
, titled
SRO Cinemaserye: The Eva Castillo Story, where
Glaiza de Castro
Glaiza Castro Galura-Rainey (; born January 21, 1988), professionally known by her stage name Glaiza de Castro, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for playing various roles in television and mainstream, independent, and sociopolitica ...
and
Manilyn Reynes
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portray the adolescent and adult Castillo respectively. She also appears on ''
SOP Rules''.
Regine Velasquez Extends Her Support to Eva
on gmanews.tv
Filmography
Television
Recordings
References
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1969 births
2022 deaths
21st-century Filipino women singers
People from Tondo, Manila
Singers from Manila
20th-century Filipino women singers