Agot Isidro was born on July 20, 1966 in Marikina, Rizal, where she was raised. She is fourth among six children of Jose Isidro, an architect, and Palestinian mother Edwarta Fteha, and is their youngest daughter. Her grandfather, Narciso G. Isidro, was a Marikina businessman, film producer and former municipal councilor.
She considered herself as "daddy's girl", and growing up, she never saw herself as beautiful because of her ethnic features as a child. Isidro was skinny, dark-skinned (brown), black hair, and has knobby knees compared to her siblings who were light-skinned and brown-haired. Because of her looks, she was teased a lot by her siblings and relatives, which left her emotionally scarred.[1]
After graduating college in UP Diliman, she left home and pursued a degree in Fashion Buying and Merchandising in the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. New Yorkers were fascinated by her ethnic features, which gave Isidro a boost of confidence and self-esteem. Living alone, she felt homesick and struggled to make ends meet with her allowance given by her parents. However, Isidro was determined to prove that she could live alone in the Big Apple. She focused on school and graduated magna cum laude.[2]
When she entered show business at age 25, she was like a breath of fresh air to the Filipino audience. Her beauty and talent stood out and was given the title as "crush ng bayan" or "people's crush" because of her girl-next-door persona. Isidro continued to rise as a talent and was given numerous projects including recording albums, movies, television, and theater. Up to this date, she is considered to be one of the most beautiful women and best dressed celebrities in the Philippines.
Isidro made her theatrical debut in August 2003 with Honk!, a musical inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling." Isidro played Ida, the mother of the "ugly duckling" played by Rajo Laurel.[21] The musical was under Trumpets Production and was directed by Chari Arespacochaga. Honk! was held at the Meralco Theater on August 1 till September 7, 2003.[22]
After her Honk! debut, Isidro starred in Atlantis Production's "Baby The Musical" in August 2004. She played Pam Sakarian, a basketball coach in her 30s opposite Jett Pangan, who played her husband Nick Sakarian. The story involves the couple's struggle to conceive after being married for two years. The couple found out that Pam was pregnant but later realized that it was the wrong Mrs. Sakarian, Nick's sister-in-law.[23] The play was directed by Bobby Garcia and was held at the Meralco Theater.[24]
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↑ Federizo, J. Gi (April 17, 2014). "Agot Isidro". The End Justifies the Journey. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
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