Lito Calzado

January 20, 1946 (age 65)

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

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 Dance Company and the Ballet Folkoric Filipino from 1961 to 1969. As a choreographer, he became dance director of the ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network Dance Company. Lito Calzado and his dancers which is also known as the "Body Machine" is what he has formed for popular shows. Calzado married Maria Antonia Ussher, a woman of Irish–Spanish–Filipina descent. He is the father of Iza Calzado. He later ran an entertainment and management center, and trains dance groups for clubs and other venues in Japan. Calzado died at Saint Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City after battling liver cancer for years. He was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in 2010. He was 65 years old. 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival - Posthumous Award for Excellence as Director/.

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Calzado was born in Manila.

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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 Dance Company and the Ballet Folkoric Filipino from 1961 to 1969.

As a choreographer, he became dance director of the ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network Dance Company.

Lito Calzado and his dancers which is also known as the "Body Machine" is what he has formed for popular shows. Calzado married Maria Antonia Ussher, a woman of Irish–Spanish–Filipina descent.

He is the father of Iza Calzado. He later ran an entertainment and management center, and trains dance groups for clubs and other venues in Japan.

Calzado died at Saint Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City after battling liver cancer for years.

He was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in 2010. He was 65 years old. 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival - Posthumous Award for Excellence as Director/.

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2011 Metro Manila Film Festival - Posthumous Award for Excellence as Director/Choreographer.

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