Rico J. Puno Dies Due to Cardiac Arrest

OPM legend Rico J. Puno dies early Tuesday, October 30, 2018. He was 65.

According to reports, Rico J. Puno dies due to cardiac arrest.

“Numbed with grief, I would like to call on all entertainers in the OPM Industry as well as his worldwide fans to stop for a moment and say a prayer to one of the most respected singers in the country,” Anna Puno said in an Instagram post.

 

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I am seized with deep emotional shock when I found out that our OPM King – Kuya Rico J. Puno has passed away this morning (manila time). Numbed with grief, I would like to call on all entertainers in the OPM Industry as well as his worldwide fans to stop for a moment and say a prayer to one of the most respected singers in the country. I cannot help but say it was serendipitous that Starmedia prepared a solo 40th Anniversary concert for him and a US tour with the OPM stalwarts and colleagues just recently. Little did I know that this is his Final Bow in the live entertainment world. We will forever miss the TOTAL ENTERTAINER…but his songs will forever cherish in our hearts.

A post shared by Anna Puno (@annapuno) on Oct 29, 2018 at 1:13pm PDT

Rico recently got a pacemaker. He had open heart surgery in 2015 and underwent an angioplasty on December 2017.