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 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" is what he has formed for popular shows. Calzado also directed the Larawan Dance Company, the folk dance group of the Philippine
Bureau of Customs. 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. == Filmography ==