Mara Lopez | |
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 Lopez in July 2017 | |
| Born | Mara Isabella Yokohama [fn 1] May 20, 1991 San Pablo, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Agent(s) | Star Magic GMA Artist Center |
| Parent(s) | Maria Isabel Lopez (mother) Hiroshi Yokohama (father) |
Mara Isabella Yokohama [fn 1] (born May 20, 1991), known professionally as Mara Lopez, is a Filipino-American actress and surfer. She is a member of Star Magic Batch 13.
Mara Lopez was born on May 20, 1991, in San Pablo, California, the daughter of beauty queen, Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1982 and actress Maria Isabel Lopez with Japanese ex-husband Hiroshi Yokohama. She is the older of two siblings. Her younger brother is five years younger.[ citation needed ]
Lopez made her acting debut in 2003, playing a younger version of her real-life mother Maria Isabel Lopez, in an episode in GMA's Magpakailanman. [1]
In 2006 she was launched, along with 23 other aspiring actors and actresses, as a member of Star Magic Batch 13. She then starred in ABS-CBN's Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos? . In 2002, she played the lead role in the indie film Following Rosa, a Sundance Film Festival entry. [2]
Yokohama was one of the castaways of Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown in November 2011.[ citation needed ]
In 2015, she was now a freelancer.
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. [3] In 2002 she won the Surfing Championship-Ladies Division at 11 and became the youngest Filipina surfing champion.[ citation needed ]
Aside from surfing, she also practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She first introduced the sport under the guidance of actor Sid Lucero.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv | |||
| 2007 | Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba ang Dios | Tina Ramirez | ||
| 2007 | Love Spell Presents: Cindy-rella | Mona | ||
| 2008 | Star Magic Presents: Astigs in Haay...skul lyf | Mara | ||
| 2008 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Payang | Episode: "Notebook" | |
| 2008 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Lilac volunteer | Episode: "Journal" | |
| 2009 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Episode: "Boarding House" | ||
| 2009 | Shall We Dance: The Celebrity Dance Challenge | Herself | Episode: "Mama and Me" Guest, with Maria Isabel Lopez | |
| 2010 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Jenna's colleague | Episode: "Litrato" | |
| 2010 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Fe | Episode: "Bracelet" | |
| 2010 | Elena M. Patron's Momay | Stephanie | ||
| 2011 | Reputasyon | Sheila | ||
| 2011 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Daughter | Episode: "Bibliya" | |
| 2011-2012 | Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown | Herself - Castaway | Runner Up | |
| 2013 | Titser | Rosa | ||
| 2014 | Daybreak | Herself / Guest | ||
| 2015 | Pasión De Amor | Dinora Rosales | ||
| 2015 | Showbiz Unlimited | Herself / Guest | ||
| 2015 | Single / Single | Tricci | ||
| 2015 | Karelasyon | Selya | [4] | |
| 2016 | The Story of Us | Teresa | Supporting Cast | |
| 2017 | Wagas | Lauren | Episode: ‘’My Love From Baler’’ | |
| 2017 | Tadhana | Joana | Episode: “Hagod” | |
| 2018 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Marie | Episode: "Lason" | |
| 2018 | Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Los Bastardos | young Sita | ||
| 2019 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Dim | Episode: "MVP" | |
| 2019-2020 | The Killer Bride | Agnes Sagrado / Agnes Dimaguiba | Supporting Cast / Antagonist | |
| 2021-2022 | The World Between Us | Venus Libradilla | Supporting Cast / Protagonist |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2002 | Masarap Na Pugad | Young Koala | [5] | |
| 2008 | Sta. Mesa | Sel | Alternative title: "Following Rosa" Credited as "Maria Lopez" | |
| 2009 | Tulak | |||
| 2010 | Watawat | [6] | ||
| 2012 | Palitan | [7] | ||
| 2013 | Ang Kwento ni Mabuti | Lucia de la Cruz | ||
| Debosyon | Salome | |||
| 2014 | K'na, The Dreamweaver | K'na | ||
| Tres | "Tata Selo" segment | |||
| 2015 | Haunted Mansion | Teacher | ||
| Flotsam | Jamie | [8] [9] | ||
| 2018 | BuyBust |
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