Dante Gulapa

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Dante Gulapa
Born
Dante Santos Gulapa

(1980-01-20) January 20, 1980 (age 45)
Malabon, Philippines
Other namesBig Papa, Big Daddy, King Eagle
Occupation Dancer

Dante Santos Gulapa (born January 20, 1980) is a Filipino internet and television personality known for his viral " macho dance " videos posted online on Facebook in 2019. [1] He was nicknamed the "Big Papa" or "King Eagle" by his fan base "Gulapanatics" or "Daigonatics" for his signature dance move. [2] [3] [4]

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Personal life

Gulapa was raised by his grandparents as a child. [4] [5] When he was old enough, he visited night bars and started performing as a bar dancer. According to him, his struggle with financial issues pushed him to pursue erotic dancing.

He also took different jobs aside from being a performer. [6] He earned the moniker "Master Daigo" from Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken on PlayStation. The DJ at the bar where he worked dubbed him "Master Daigo" for his excellence at performing and showmanship. [7]

Filmography

Television

Television
YearShowRoleNetwork
2019 Minute to Win It (Philippines) Himself ABS-CBN
2019 The Boobay and Tekla Show Guest GMA Network
2019 Studio 7 Guest
2019 Daddy's Gurl Himself
2019 Magpakailanman: Viral Macho Dancer (The Dante Gulapa Story) Himself
2019 Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Himself

References

  1. ↑ "This Twitter thread reveals the true character of Dante Gulapa". InqPOP!. March 12, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "VIRAL: Meet the man who can rival Dante Gulapa". filipinotimes.net. March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Sevilla, Celestine; Macalalad, Nadine (March 31, 2019). "FTDANTE: Dante Gulapa to teach FTDANCE in DLSU". TheLaSallian. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Panaligan, Marisse (March 24, 2019). "Dante Gulapa: The Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Profile". GMA News Online. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ GMA Network (March 23, 2019). "Magpakailanman: Kuwento ng pag-indak ni Dante Gulapa (Full interview)" . Retrieved May 10, 2020– via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Dabu, Rose (March 28, 2019). "Dante Gulapa gets emotional as he looks back on his life before". Kami.com.ph. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "FAST FACTS: Who is Dante Gulapa?". Rappler.com. March 5, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.


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