Ito Curata –a Filipino fashion designer who specialized in conceptualizing bridal gowns and Filipiniana clothing – succumbed to Covid-19 on 26 March 2020.
Among his notable clients were Hollywood actress Sharon Stone, former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and Filipino actress Bea Alonzo.
Curata died on March 26, 2020 due to pneumonia, a complication from COVID-19 infection. He and his partner Miller were admitted to a hospital due to COVID-19 symptoms.
Curata adopted a son with Miller in 2006.