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Lito Calzado

Lito Calzado

Filipino actor, director, and choreographer (1946-2011)


Feliciano Dilo "Lito" Calzado (January 20, 1946 – November 11, 2011) was a Filipino actor, director, and choreographer.

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Life and career

Calzado was born in Manila. While a student at the University of the East, he joined the university folk dance troupe under the direction of Maggie Shea. He also danced for television with Alice Reyes' group and with Amelia Apolinario's group. He danced with the Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company[3] and the Ballet Folkoric Filipino from 1961 to 1969. As a choreographer, he became dance director of the ABS-CBN Dance Company. Lito Calzado and his dancers which is also known as the "Body Machine"[4] is what he has formed for popular shows. Calzado also directed the Larawan Dance Comapany, the folk dance group of the Philippine Bureau of Customs.[4]

Calzado married Maria Antonia Ussher, a woman of Irish–Spanish–Filipina descent. He is the father of Iza Calzado. His son Dash Calzado is a member of Legit Misfitz, a Filipino rap group. He later ran an entertainment and management center, and trains dance groups for clubs and other venues in Japan.

Calzado died at St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City after battling liver cancer for years.[5] He was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in 2010. He was 65 years old. Lito was cremated and interred beside his wife, Maria Antonia Ussher at Himlayang Pilipino, Tandang Sora, Quezon City on November 14, 2011.[2]

Filmography

TV Actor

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Awards and Recognitions


References

  1. Francisco, Butch (15 November 2011). "Remembering Lito Calzado". Philstar.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. "Calzado Spearheads Bayanihan's 45th Anniversary Celebration". Manila Standard. July 27, 2002. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. Cultural Center of the Philippines (1994). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Philippine dance. Cultural Center of the Philippines. p. 192. ISBN 978-971-8546-28-4. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. Staff report (November 12, 2011). Lito Calzado, 65. Philippine Daily Inquirer
  5. Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (Kay) (10 January 2014). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7864-6201-8. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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