{{Short description|Filipino columnist and screenwriter (1943-2006)}} {{Use Philippine English|date=March 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Jojo Lapus | image = | caption = | birth_name = Canuto M. Lapus | birth_date = {{birth date|1945|7|5}} | birth_place = Iloilo, Philippines | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|9|20|1943|4|12}} | death_place = Manila, Philippines | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = {{Hlist |Screenwriter |columnist }} | years_active = 1970–1999 | spouse = Sally S. Lapus | children = 2, including John Lapus }}
'''Canuto''' "'''Jojo'''" '''M. Lapus''' (April 12, 1943 – September 20, 2006), was a Filipino showbiz columnist and screenwriter. He was known for directing ''Pepeng Shotgun'' (1981), ''Kahit Buhay Ko...'' (1992), and ''Leonardo Delos Reyes: Alyas Waway''. He was the father of John Lapus.<ref name="IMDb bio">{{cite web|title=Jojo Lapus – Biography|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1802669/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|website=IMDb.com|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}</ref>
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