From waiter to celebrity magician: The magical journey of a Filipino expat in Dubai

Normando Macalinao has performed for celebrities like Ne-Yo, Jason Derulo & Manny Pacquiao

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Irish Eden Belleza, Senior Visual Editor ; Clint Egbert, Senior Visual Journalist and Anjana Kumar, Senior Reporter
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All it took was a deck of cards lying in his cupboard to change the course of his life. Meet Normando Macalinao, 27, a waiter in Dubai who turned a celebrity magician.

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