Manding Claro (born 1938) is a former

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

matinee idol of LVN Pictures of the 1950s paired with another matinee idol, Nenita Vidal. Their teaming was very popular during the mid-1950s for movies such as ''Dalagita't Binatilyo'' and ''Banda Uno'' in 1955, ''Puppy Love'' in 1956, ''Medalyong Perlas'', a musical in 1956, ''Phone Pal'', ''Lelong Mong Panot'' and ''Troop 11'' in 1957. He later transferred to Sampaguita Pictures, where he made several more movies and ended his career as an actor to pursue a career as a singer. He was very successful as a singer for many years with tours throughout Asia. He retired from show business in 1958. He was inducted to the ''Eastwood City Walk Of Fame'' in December 2013.

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