death_date death_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
march 22 , 1992 march 15 , 1942 philippines joe cantada march 15 , 1942 joe cantada 1990.png joe cantada
 josé j. cantada tv host sports commentator lung cancer
joe cantada

josé maría cantada , better known as `` smokin ' '' joe cantada , -lrb- march 15 , 1942 - march 22 , 1992 -rrb- was a filipino tv host , anchor & commentator .
he died of lung cancer in march 1992 .
he distinguished himself with his smooth baritone voice and his flawless use of figures of speech and idioms in calling sports events .
together with pinggoy pengson , cantada was a senior anchorman for the `` vintage sports '' ' pba coverage in the 1980s .
he was previously a boxing and cycling commentator .
