Sebastian Castro

Sebastian Castro

Sebastian Castro (Sebastian Castro) was born on December 22, 1992. Sebastian Castro movies and tv shows: Bar Boys 2017 (Philippines), 4 Days 2016 (Philippines), Voyage 2013 (Hong Kong)...

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Native Name: Sebastian Castro
Nationality: Filipino
Gender: Male
Born: December 22, 1992
Age: 26
Born in Long Island, New York. At age 17, Castro was disowned by his parents for being gay. He financed his education independently.

He studied in Savannah College of Art and Design, before withdrawing early in 2014 upon being casted for Philippine commercials.

Sebastian Castro came out as gay on a Philippine Podcast Beki Nights shortly after releasing his viral music video. When asked why he chose to come out on the GMA Network show H.O.T. TV, he responded, “I know there are lots of people out there that are scared to be themselves."

In 2014, Sebastian Castro and former ABS-CBN Reporter Ryan Chua publicly acknowledged their relationship over social media.[7] Castro made the announcement during a trip to London where Ryan was undergoing a masters program from City University of London.

After a public 4-year relationship, the two separated in September 2017.

On February 14, 2013, Castro's first music video "Bubble" appeared on YouTube, quickly garnering over 3 million views. Bubble further popularized the dance crazy "Bubble Pop," particularly in the Philippines. The music video was Sebastian Castro's "coming out." Prior to releasing the homo-erotic Bubble music video, Castro was not publicly open about his sexuality.

Castro has landed several major product endorsements in SouthEast Asia, including Jollibee, Pantene Hair, and Sun Cellular. He was featured among the Philippine Cosmopolitan Bachelors of 2012 and is currently an endorser of Blued and Cathy Valencia, a Philippine-based skin care brand.

After being casted in several minor and supporting roles on TV and Film over the course of 5 years, Sebastian Castro appeared in his first lead role in full feature film 4 Days (2017), an independent film by Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr.

PLM Film Society heralded the film as “one of the more inventive films of the genre in recent memory,” adding “Mikoy Morales and Sebastian Castro complement each other onscreen, Morales with his tough and heartbreaking take on Mark, and Castro filling Derek full of reservations, doubts and an unspoken multitude of feelings.”