Ryan Cayabyab

Birth Name: Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab

Place of Birth: Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines

Date of Birth: May 4, 1954

Ethnicity: Filipino [Pangasinan, Tagalog]

Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician, composer, and conductor. He is also known as Mr. C and Maestro.

His mother, Celerina Venson Pujante, died when he was six years old. He was raised by his father, Alberto Austria Cayabyab. He is married to Emelina “Emmy” Punsalan, with whom he has two children. Ryan is Catholic.

Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Raymundo Cayabyab y Bulatao (or Raymundo Bulatao Cayabyab in Filipino, the son of Salvador Cayabyab y Pagsolingan, or Salvador Pagsolingan Cayabyab in Filipino, and of Juana Bulatao y Mendoza, or Juana Mendoza Bulatao in Filipino) and Bárbara Austria. Ryan’s great-grandfather Salvador was the son of Pedro Cayabyab y de Austria, or Pedro de Austria Cayabyab in Filipino, and of Juana Pagsolingan y de Vera, or Juana de Vera Pagsolingan in Filipino. Ryan’s great-grandmother Juana was the daughter of Mariano Bulatao and María Mendoza.

Ryan’s maternal grandfather was named Cipriano Pujante.

Ryan’s maternal grandmother was named Andrea Venson. The surname Venson is of possibly Chinese origin. However, it is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented.

Sources: Marriage record of Ryan’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Ryan’s paternal grandfather, Raymundo Cayabyab y Bulatao – https://familysearch.org