Raymond Lauchengco

Filipino actor and singer

Mia F. Rocha

(m. 2005)

RelativesMenchu Lauchengco-Yulo (sister)

Raymond Lauchengco (born November 29, 1964) is a Filipino actor, artist,^[1] and singer with roots in musical theater. His foray into showbusiness began at the age of 12 when he played the role of Louis, son of Anna, in the Repertory Philippines staging of The King and I.

Career

Lauchengco went on to join mainstream Philippine showbusiness at the age of 18, cementing his reputation as one of the hottest teen idols of the 1980s when he appeared as one of five young male leads in the hugely popular film, Bagets.

Lauchengco was the Philippine representative to the prestigious Tokyo Music Festival in 1987 and has performed in both solo and group concerts in over 25 countries. He is the recipient of the Aliw Award for Best Concert Collaboration for the concert series, The Best of Us, with Ayen Laurel. Raymond has released seven albums, to both critical and commercial success.

On June 23, 1993, he launched the album "New Every Morning" at the Cosmo Bar, and his first album under Dyna Records.^[2]

His eighth album, The Promise, released by Viva Records, was released on May 17, 2014.

Filmography

Television

That's Entertainment (GMA Network)
Penthouse on 7 (GMA 7)
Champoy (RPN 9)
Germspesyal (GMA 7)
GMA Supershow (GMA 7)
Saturday Entertainment (GMA 7)
RSVP (GMA 7)
Dance Upon a Time (RJTV 29)
Penthouse on RJTV (RJTV 29)
ASAP Natin 'To (ABS-CBN 2)
StarStruck (GMA 7)
Wowowee (ABS-CBN 2)
Pinoy Big Brother (ABS-CBN 2)
Happy Yipee Yehey! (ABS-CBN 2)
It's Showtime (ABS-CBN 2)
MYX Live (MYX Channel)
Mellow MYX (MYX Channel)
Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition (GMA 7)
Eat Bulaga! (RPN 9; ABS-CBN 2; GMA 7)
Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN 2)
Sing Galing (TV5)
Magpakailanman (GMA 7)
Maynila (GMA 7)
Bagets: Just Got Lucky (TV5)
Just Duet^{[broken anchor]} (GMA 7)
The Ryzza Mae Show (GMA 7)
Tonight with Arnold Clavio (GTV 27)
Magandang Buhay (ABS-CBN 2, Kapamilya Channel & A2Z 11)
Tadhana (GMA 7)
Dear Uge (GMA 7)

Film

Cross My Heart (1982) – Ryan
Saan Darating ang Umaga? (1983) – Raul
Bagets (1984) – Arnel
Bukas Luluhod ang mga Tala (1984) – Jun
Hotshots (1984) – Danny
Bagets 2 (1984) – Arnel
Remember Me, Mama (1987)
Tiny Terrestrial: The Three Professors (1990) – Prof. Paul Cruz
Joey Boy Munti, 15 anyos ka sa Muntinlupa (1991)
Ten Little Indians: Part 2 (1996) – Tonton
In Your Eyes (2010) – Ciara and Julia's father
Of All the Things (2012) – Dan
Felix Manalo Story (Viva Films, 2015) - Dominador
First Love (Star Cinema, ABS-CBN Films & Viva Films, 2018) – Dave

Discography

Raymond (1983)
Dreamboy (1984)
Rated R (1988)
Walang Kupas (1992)
New Every Morning (1993)
Bagong Bayani Alay Kay Flor (1995)
SCE: Raymond Lauchengco (1998)
Raymond Lauchengco (2005)
Full Circle (2007)
The Promise (2014)

Concert events

Phil. Star article: Raymond & Menchu Lauchengco – Sibling Revelry show (Feb 2010) "Sweeney Todd meets Tony Bennett on Valentine's by Bibsy Carballo". The Philippine STAR.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
2006	MYX Music Awards	Favorite MYX Live Performance	—	Nominated^[3]

References

^ "LOOK: Raymond Lauchengco sells self-made artworks to raise funds for event workers".
^ "Raymond Lauchengco launch his next album Tomorrow". 22 June 1993. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^ Baby A. Gil (May 1, 2006). "List of 1st MYX Music Awards nominees". PhilStar. Retrieved September 12, 2020.