James Blanco Castillo, known professionally as James Blanco, is a Filipino singer and actor. As an actor he is known for his roles in Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin, Rubi (2010), Lorenzo's Time (2012), One More Chance (2007), Now and Forever: Ganti (2005) and in the 2014 GMA afternoon primetime Yagit as Victor Guison. Blanco was also notable for his roles in the youth oriented shows Click and Kahit Kailan, both on GMA Network.

Rubi is a 2010 Philippine romantic-drama television series and is an adaptation of Televisa's 2004 TV series of the same name directed by Erick C. Salud, Don M. Cuaresma, Manny Q. Palo and Darnel Joy R. Villaflor. 2004 version was inspired on a short story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché, published as a serial on the 1960s Mexican romance comic book Lágrimas, Risas y Amor.