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Director-actor Ricky Rivero passes away at 51

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Rhea Manila Santos

<p>Beloved actor-director and former <em>That’s Entertainment</em> member Ricky Rivero has passed away at the age of 51.</p><p>Ricky&#x27;s boyfriend made the announcement through the late actor&#x27;s official Facebook account on the morning of July 16, 2023.</p><p>He wrote: “Good morning po inyong lahat maraming salamat po sa tumulong sa asawa ko na c Ricky ngayon po Wala na po c Ricky S. Rivero namayapa na po maraming salamat sa walang sawang tulong sa Asawa ko.” </p><p>Ricky’s last directorial project was the horror comedy film, <em>D&#x27; Aswang Slayerz, </em>released earlier this year starring Mel Martinez, Sharmaine Arnaiz, and Athalia Badere.</p><p>In a follow-up post, Ricky’s still unnamed partner shared a photo of them along with a message of gratitude for their relationship.</p><p>“Asawa pahinga ka na wala kanang sakit mararamdaman salamat sa isang taong pagsasama isang taong pag-aaway isang taong isang taong kasiyahan madaming salamat sa lahat asawa. Mahal na mahal kita Ricky S Rivero,&quot; he said.</p><p>In an interview with PEP, Ricky’s uncle Philip Salvador also confirmed his nephew’s passing after initially suffering from a stroke last May where he was confined at the Philippine Heart Center.</p><p>The director spent his 51st birthday in the hospital because he was slightly paralyzed on one side of his body and was unable to be mobile.</p><p>Philip also shared that Ricky’s remains will be laid to rest at the Loyola Memorial Chapels sa Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City after being cremated after his wake.</p><p>On his Instagram account, the talented director was remembered as someone who enjoyed posting lighthearted video clips and photos of himself on social media.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChUCCLEldjA/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1637647.7000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A1637206.7000000477%2C%22le%22%3A1637211.9000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 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<p>Former That’s Entertainment member and director Ricky Rivero passed away last July 16 due to a stroke.</p>

Former That’s Entertainment member and director Ricky Rivero passed away last July 16 due to a stroke.