Braulio Castillo, Jr.

Braulio Castillo Jr. (born August 30, 1958) is a Puerto Rican actor and radio host. He is the son of Braulio Castillo, an actor across Latin America, and the brother of the lesser known Jorge Castillo, also a television and theater actor. Biography For a short time during the 1970s, he was first known in Puerto Rico doing newsbreaks for WKBM-TV Channel 11 in Caguas, now Univision O&O WLII. Castillo reached national fame in Puerto Rico when he participated in the 1984 Spanish soap opera Coralito at San Juan-based WKAQ-TV Channel 2. There, he shared star billing with Mexican actor Salvador Pineda and with Puerto Rican actress Sully Diaz. Afterwards, Castillo reached teen idol status across Puerto Rico. In 1985, he was one of the stars of the successful telenovelaTanairi, alongside actress Von Marie Mendez. That year (1985), Castillo was hired to co-host a game show named Adelante Juventud (Come on, Youth) alongside Myraida Chaves. He also starred in three telenovelas alongside fellow Puerto Rican actress Millie Aviles. Castillo subsequently acted on numerous telenovelas in Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.