Mara Lopez

Mara Lopez
Mara Lopez
Born Mara Isabella Lopez Yokohama
May 20, 1991 (1991-05-20) (age 20)
Occupation Actress, Surfer
Years active 2007-present

Mara Lopez (born Mara Isabella Lopez Yokohama on 20 May 1991) is a Filipina actress and champion surfer. She is a member of Star Magic Batch 13.

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Biography

The daughter of beauty queen and former bold actress Maria Isabel Lopez with ex-husband Hiroshi Yokohama. Mara is the older of two siblings. Her younger brother is five years younger.

Career

Surfing

Her father Hiroshi Yokohama was the one who taught Mara how to surf. She learned how to surf at age 6 in the coastal barangay of Urbiztondo in La Union.[1] In 2002 she won the Surfing Championship-Ladies Division at 11 and became the youngest Filipina surfing champion.[2]

Showbiz

Mara's acting debut was when she appeared in an episode in GMA's Magpa-kailanman in 2003. The episode recounts her mom's life story. She played as the younger Maria Isabel (her mom).[3]

In 2006 she was launched, along with 23 other aspiring actors and actresses, as member of Star Magic Batch 13. She then starred in ABS-CBN's Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Dios?. She had a small role in ABS-CBN's Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv and had guest appearances in some shows in ABS-CBN. In 2002, she played the lead role in the indie film Following Rosa,[4] a Sundance Film Festival entry.

Though she played a small role, her acting in Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Dios? got the attention of critics and her co-workers in the project. A viewer, on seeing Mara’s performance, commented on what a promising actress the 16-year-old was. "If she can just make the right career choices, there’s no doubt that she’ll go far in this business.'[4]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv
2007 Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Dios Tina Ramirez
2007 Love Spell Presents: Cindy-rella
2008 Star Magic Presents: Astigs in Haay...skul lyf Mara
2008 Maalaala Mo Kaya Payang "Notebook" episode
2008 Maalaala Mo Kaya Lilac volunteer "Journal" episode
2009 Maalaala Mo Kaya "Boarding House" episode
2009 Shall We Dance: The Celebrity Dance Challenge Herself Guest, with her mom, Maria Isabel Lopez in a dance tandem. "Mama and Me" episode
2010 Maalaala Mo Kaya Jenna's colleague "Litrato" episode
2010 Maalaala Mo Kaya Fe "Bracelet II episode
2010 Elena M. Patron's Momay Stephanie Guest
2011 Reputasyon Sheila
2011 Maalaala Mo Kaya
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Masarap na Pugad[5] Young Koala
2008 Sta. Mesa Sel Alternative title: "Following Rosa"
Credited as "Maria Lopez"
2009 Tulak
2010 Watawat[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mara Isabella Lopez shares her fondness for surfing". star's FAB Summer. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. 2009-06-03. http://www.pep.ph/fab/28/Mara-Isabella-Lopez-shares-her-fondness-for-surfing. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  2. ^ "Mara Lopez". Star Magic Batch 13. ABS-CBN Community. http://forums.abs-cbn.com/thread/1507570.aspx. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 
  3. ^ "A Look at Other GMA-7 Shows New and Old". News Flash. Philippine Headline News Online. http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/sb/sb003092.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 
  4. ^ a b Aprylle Liabres. "Not Just Her Mother's Daughter". City Times. Khaleej Times Online. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/CityHome.asp?xfile=data/citytimes/2007/August/citytimes_August327.xml&section=citytimes&col=. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 
  5. ^ "Maria Lopez". Cast. http://santamesamovie.com/cast.html. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
  6. ^ "Watawat recalls the creation of the Philippine flag". Guide / Indie. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. 2010-01-18. http://www.pep.ph/guide/indie/5400/watawat-recalls-the-creation-of-the-philippine-flag. Retrieved 2010-06-05. 

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