Child Actor:
He hit the headlines when he was 10 years old, playing in a Malay movie, Anak Ku Sazali, with P. Ramlee in 1956. Tony Castillo had passed on at 64 (December, 2010).
Orchard Road Circuit:
A full time musician, he was a jazz trumpeteer and made a name for himself in the late 60s, 70s and 80s, playing at clubs in the Orchard Road circuit.
Louis Armstrong, famed trumpeter and jazz daddy, called him Boy Satchmo and "arranged to have him perform at the Ed Sullivan show in the US".
Other Countries:
In later years, he had performed in other countries like Australia, Europe and the U.S.
For more information read: http://www.singaporejazz.com/news/show/171/
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