Birth Name: Richard Vincent Segreto Macaraeg
Date of Birth: September 27, 1952
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: September 6, 1998
Place of Death: Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Ethnicity:
*Filipino [Pangasinan] (father)
*Italian [Sicilian] (mother)
Ric Segreto was a Filipino-American singer, songwriter, actor, journalist, and historian.
His father, Goforedo Gomez Macaraeg, was a Filipino World War II veteran, from Malasiqui, Pangasinan. His mother, Bridget Dolores (Segreto), was American, also from Brooklyn, and was of Italian descent.
Ric’s paternal grandfather was Julián Macaraeg y Sison (or Julián Sison Macaraeg in Filipino, the son of Rafael Macaraeg y Cayabyab, or Rafael Cayabyab Macaraeg in Filipino, and of Joaquina Sison y de Guzmán, or Joaquina de Guzmán Sison in Filipino). Rafael was the son of Vicente Macaraeg and Macaria Cayabyab y Valdés (or Macaria Valdés Cayabyab in Filipino). Joaquina was the daughter of Vicente Sison and Antonina de Guzmán.
Ric’s paternal grandmother was Carmen Gómez y de Vera (or Carmen de Vera Gómez in Filipino, the daughter of Alejo Gómez and María de Vera y de Guzmán, or María de Guzmán de Vera in Filipino). María was the daughter of Alejandro de Vera and Engracia de Guzmán y Andaya (or Engracia Andaya de Guzmán in Filipino).
Ric’s maternal grandfather was Serafino “Sam” Segreto (the son of Vincenzo Segreto and Brigita Ferrante). Sam was an Italian emigrant, from Valguarnera Caropepe, Enna. Brigita was the daughter of Martino Ferrante.
Ric’s maternal grandmother was Francesca Nastasi (the daughter of Vincenzo Nastasi and Francesca Orbello). Francesca was an Italian emigrant, from Messina. Vincenzo was the son of Pasquale Nastasi and Francesca Caravella. Ric’s great-grandmother Francesca was the daughter of Vincenzo Orbello and Maria Scibona.
Sources: U.S. Social Security application records of Ric Segreto – https://aad.archives.gov
https://aad.archives.gov
U.S. Social Security application records of Ric’s paternal aunt, Luz Macaraeg Torio (born Luz Gomez Macaraeg) – https://aad.archives.gov
https://aad.archives.gov
U.S. Social Security application records of Ric’s mother – https://aad.archives.gov
https://aad.archives.gov
Ric’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Ric’s paternal grandfather, Serafino Segreto – https://www.familysearch.org
U.S. naturalization record of Ric’s paternal grandfather, Serafino Segreto – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Ric’s paternal great-grandmother, Brigita (Ferrante) Segreto – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Ric’s paternal great-grandfather, Vincenzo Nastasi – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Ric’s paternal great-grandmother, Francesca (Orbello) Nastasi – https://www.familysearch.org
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