Lito Lapid

Manuel " Lito " Mercado Lapid ( born October 25, 1955 in Porac, Pampanga ) is a Filipino actor, film director and politician of the Lakas - Kabalikat ng Mala Yang Pilipino - Christian Muslim Democrats ( Lakas -CMD ), who starred in nearly eighty films and other is Senator since 2004.

Life

After the completion of the Elementary School of Porac Central School in Pampanga Lapid visited 1968-1972 the local St. Catherine Academy and earned in 1972 his high school graduation.

Then Lapid, who was involved in 1961 as a child actor in the film Ikaw o ako began his career as a film actor and played 1974-2006 in ninety films, where he directed ten films. In 2003, he won the FAP Award for Best Actor in Lapu -Lapu (2002), a film about the eponymous folk hero.

Lito Lapid in 1992 began his political career in the Lakas - Kabalikat ng Pilipino - Christian Muslim Mala Yang Democrats ( Lakas -CMD ) and was first lieutenant governor and then governor in 2004 to his home province of Pampanga.

In the elections of May 2004, he was first elected to the Senate and was both Chairman of the Senate Committee on gambling, entertainment and sports ( Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports ). In elections in May 2010, he was eventually re-elected for another six -year term as senator. In the current for the years 2010-2013 reigning Lito Lapid 15th Congress is chairman of the Senate committees on cooperatives ( Committee on Cooperatives ) and tourism ( Committee on Tourism ).

His son Mark T. Lapid was between 2004 and 2007, his successor as governor of Pampanga.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

• 2003: FAP Award for Best Actor