Lito Legaspi passes away at 77

Photo from Lito Legaspi’s IMBD

MANILA, Philippines — Veteran actor Lito Legaspi has died. He was 77.

Legaspi died Sunday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Cardinal Santos Memorial Medical Center, entertainment website PEP.ph said.

The actor would have celebrated his 78th birthday on Tuesday, September 10. He left behind children Zoren, Kier, Brandon, Jupiter, and estranged wife Hershey.

Legaspi began his acting career in 1959 and later rose to fame as a matinee idol.

He portrayed President Rodrigo Duterte in the 1992 film “Pugoy Hostage: Davao” and won a Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actor for the 1977 film “Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping?”

His last television appearance was in GMA-7’s family drama series, “My Special Tatay.” /kga