Tony Calvento
{{Short description|Filipino journalist and columnist}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tony Calvento
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Antonio A. Calvento
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|02|01}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|10|09|1954|02|01}}
| death_place = Muntinlupa, Philippines
| resting_place =
| other_names =
| occupation = TV host, radio host, columnist,
| years_active = 1977–2017
| nationality = Filipino
| spouse = Carmen de la Rosa
| children = 3
}}
Antonio Alberto Calvento (February 1, 1954 – October 9, 2017) was a prominent Filipino broadcast journalist and columnist. He was the host of Calvento Files, a crime and investigative documentary show which aired on ABS-CBN (together with ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs) from 1995 to 1998.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=CMFR |date=2017-10-18 |title=Tony Calvento, 63 |url=https://cmfr-phil.org/chronicle/obit/tony-calvento-63/ |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=CMFR |language=en}}
Personal life
Calvento was married to Carmen de la Rosa with three children.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
Death
Calvento died of stage 4 pancreatic cancer on October 9, 2017, at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center at the age of 63.{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ph/entertainment/celebrity/veteran-journalist-and-former-tv-hosttony-calvento-passes-away/ar-AAtbPD5?li=BBr8Mkn|title=Veteran Journalist and former TV hostTony Calvento passes away|website=www.msn.com|access-date=October 18, 2017}}
Filmography
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=Screenplay=
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| Year
! Title |
|---|
| 1983 |
| rowspan="3"| 1984
| Sigaw ng Katarungan |
| Basag ang Pula |
| Kumander Cobra |
| rowspan="3"| 1985
| Ulo ng Gapo |
| Perfumed Garden |
| Partida |
| 1986
| Cordillera |
| rowspan="3"| 1987
| Amanda |
| Target: Sparrow Unit |
| Anak ni Zuma |
| rowspan="2"| 1988 |
| Stomach In, Chest Out |
| rowspan="2"| 1989 |
| Moises Platon |
| rowspan="3"| 1995
| Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa |
| The Lilian Velez Story: Till Death Do Us Part |
| Jessica Alfaro Story |
| rowspan="2"| 1997 |
| Boy Chico: Hulihin si Ben Tumbling |
=Story=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title |
|---|
| 1987
| Amanda |
=Advertising and Promotions Manager=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title |
|---|
| 1985
| Zuma |
| 1985
| Isa-Isa Lang |
| 1988 |
=Advertising Manager=
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| Year
! Title |
|---|
| 1988
| Moises Platon |
=Production manager=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title |
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| 1981
| Pepeng Shotgun |
| 1988
| Moises Platon |
| 1989 |
=Actor=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Role ! Year |
|---|
| Calvento Files: The Movie
| Himself/Judge (segment "Balintuwad") | 1997 |
=TV show=
=Radio show producer=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Station |
| 2005
| Hustisya para sa Lahat | DWIZ 882 kHz |
| 2011
| Pari Ko | DWIZ 882 kHz |
Awards, honors and recognition
References
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Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure
Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in the Philippines
Category:Filipino screenwriters
Category:Journalists from Manila
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