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Rico Blanco (rightmost) hosts his fellow artists at his newest business venture, Motel Mambo. Blanco/Instagram

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736490161980473016213_1062833402558582_7507375939840451159_n.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Rico Blanco (rightmost) hosts his fellow artists at his newest business venture, Motel Mambo. Blanco/Instagram"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Rico Blanco (rightmost) hosts his fellow artists at his newest business venture, Motel Mambo. Blanco/Instagram </span></span></span></div><p>Singer-songwriter Rico Blanco continues to make his mark as an entrepreneur with the launch of his hotel in La Union.</p><p>Motel Mambo, located along MacArthur Highway in Urbiztondo, San Juan, features cozy loft rooms that can cater to couples and families. </p><p>&quot;This La Union hotel has been a dream that took me 8 years to fulfill,&quot; shared Blanco. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBP7ct4P2dy/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A562048.7000000002%2C%22ls%22%3A460573.7999999998%2C%22le%22%3A460891.2000000002%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="510" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBDF7Y3PHb5/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A543124.7000000002%2C%22ls%22%3A460573.7999999998%2C%22le%22%3A460891.2000000002%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="567" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBxdG2vTBAS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A523091.1000000001%2C%22ls%22%3A460573.7999999998%2C%22le%22%3A460891.2000000002%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="579" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The former Rivermaya vocalist invited his fellow artists to stay in Motel Mambo, as seen in his latest social media post. </p><p>Spotted at the new hotel are BINI&#x27;s Maloi, Ben&amp;Ben&#x27;s Pat Lasaten and Agnes Reoma, Over October&#x27;s Joshua Caleb Lua, singer-songwriter Ischi, soloists Blaster Salonga and Zild Benitez, and celebrity photographer Shaira Luna.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m so blessed and thankful to have talented, hardworking, and fun artist friends taking a much-deserved break, unwinding and recharging with me on my first time back since our doors officially opened,&quot; Blanco said. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0GUDX1WUEqZgAWBP7Zbqp2VPXpeCsrLTKntMAFwPP2LP6u49HmDcWKZH3aB1d5GTkl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="773" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Blanco is known for having a number of business interests, including a record label, a music hall, and a lifestyle complex in La Union. </p><p>He made headlines last year following his breakup with actress Maris Racal. </p>

<p>Singer-songwriter Rico Blanco continues to make his mark as an entrepreneur with the launch of his hotel in La Union.</p>

Singer-songwriter Rico Blanco continues to make his mark as an entrepreneur with the launch of his hotel in La Union.

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Rico Blanco just launched a hotel in La Union: Here's a look

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Published January 10, 2025 02:24 PM PHT

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