Filipino singer Antonio Morales Barreto "Junior" is living through difficult moments right now. His father, Antonio Morales, died on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at the age of 93 from anemia. This comes just one year after the death of his wife, Rocio Durcal, who died of cancer. Junior's daughters, singer Shaila Durcal and actress Carmen Morales, and son Antonio Jr. attended the funeral of their lolo (grandfather). Pictures featured in Hola Magazine November 2007.Junior was at the height of his popularity in the Philippines during the 1980s when he released a string of hit songs including "Yakap" and "But If You Leave Me", and starred in 3 Tagalog films: Good Morning Sunshine, directed by acclaimed Filipino director Ishmael Bernal where he starred alongside Vilma Santos and Lloyd Samartino, Bongga ka Day with Nora Aunor, and Disco Madhouse with Rio Locsin, Lorna Tolentino, and future ABS-CBN Senior Vice President Charo Santos-Concio.
Click here to watch a clip of Junior serenading Vilma Santos with his hit song "Yakap" in Good Morning Sunshine.
L-R: Shaila, her fiance Dorio, Carmen, Antonio Jr.
Shaila Durcal and fiance Dorio
Junior with brother Miguel and wife of Miguel, actress Fedra Lorente
Junior with two daughters, Shaila (left) and Carmen (right).
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