- Iwa Moto
Infobox actor
name = Iwa Moto
image_size = 170px
birthdate = birth date and age|1988|8|29
location =Las Piñas City ,Metro Manila ,Philippines
Boyfriend = xavier basti™
birthname = Aileen Quimapo Iwamoto
othername = Iwa Moto, Lynn, Ewa, Aiwa, Alien
website = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iwamotoAileen Quimapo Iwamoto (born
August 29 ,1988 ), popularly known by herscreen name Iwa Moto, is a Filipinaactress of Japanese descent. She is well known for playing "Rita" onKung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap which was played before by the award winning actressAmy Austria in the original film.Biography
Iwa was born in
Las Piñas City ,Metro Manila ,Philippines . HerJapan ese father left the family to go back to his native Japan when Iwa was still very young. Her family then moved toDavao due to her stepfather's job assignment there. She would later move back toManila to pursue her studies. It was then that a friend of hers convinced her to join the third season of the popular reality showStarStruck where she passed the auditions. She was one of the favorites among the finalists, eventually finishing First Princess (first runner-up). She currently appears in several GMA and Q shows.Personal life and controversy
She was linked to other alumni of the reality show like
Chuck Allie , Benj Pacia,Gian Carlos ,Marky Cielo andMark Herras . In early 2007,Katya Santos named her as the "Worst Actress" withMark Herras as the "Worst Actor" but Iwa chose to be quiet about the issue [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto shrugs off Katya Santos's comments about her | date=March 18, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://pep.ph/news/12546/Iwa-Moto-shrugs-off-Katya-Santos&] .She was the ex-girlfriend of Yexel Sebastian [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto says she has "moved on" after breakup with Yexel Sebastian | date=March 26, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://pep.ph/news/12643/Iwa-Moto-says-she-has-moved-on-after-breakup-with-Yexel-Sebastian] . Yexel Sebastian was also the ex-boyfriend of
Rochelle Pangilinan that according to rumors, was the cause of the fight of Iwa and Rochelle, but after her break-up with Yexel, they are already friends [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto is now friends with Rochelle Pangilinan | date=April 30, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://pep.ph/articles/12430/Iwa-Moto-is-now-friends-with-Rochelle-Pangilinan] . After her break-up with Yexel, Iwa said that she is not yet ready for a new relationship and she wants to focus on her career [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto wants to focus on career after break-up | date=May 3, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://pep.ph/articles/12458/Iwa-Moto-wants-to-focus-on-career-after-break-up] . Lately, Yexel Sebastian was involved in a pyramiding scam. Iwa said Yexel approached her to join, but she refused [ cite news | title=StarStruck princess Iwa Moto speaks against pyramid scam | date=July 27, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://pep.ph/news/14178/StarStruck-princess-Iwa-Moto-speaks-against-pyramid-scam] .In 2006, Iwa was voted as FHM's sixteenth sexiest woman in the Philippines. In 2007, she garnered the 10th place as the sexiest woman in the Philippines in the said publication. [cite news | title=Top 10 in FHM's 100 Sexiest 2007 | date=June 27, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://www.pep.ph/top/12948/Top-10-in-FHM's-100-Sexiest] . In 2008, she is voted seventh sexiest woman in the Philippines. [ cite news | title=Diana Zubiri makes a splashing comeback in FHM | date=July 1, 2008| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/18142/Diana-Zubiri-makes-a-splashing-comeback-in-FHM] .
In 2008, Iwa became the image model of the FHM Philippine standee. She is the third Filipina to hold that title after Asia Agcaoili and Katrina Halili. In September of the same year, Iwa graced the cover of FHM Philippines for the second time [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto goes topless in latest FHM issue | date=September 1, 2008| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/18972/Iwa-Moto-goes-topless-in-latest-FHM-issue] . She was a previous covergirl of FHM Singapore.
Actor
Prince Stefan said on "Balakubak" (a segment on Nuts Entertainment) that he had a crush on Iwa. Iwa and actor Edgar Allan Guzman had a short-lived relationship before but they broke-up after a month after Iwa discovered that the actor had a girlfriend [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto claims Mr. Pogi winner Edgar Allan Guzman is a "two-timer" | date=July 4, 2008| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/18168/Iwa-Moto-claims-Mr.-Pogi-winner-Edgar-Allan-Guzman-is-a-two-timer] .Her father was diagnosed with liver cancer and is currently in prison in Japan [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto visits ailing dad in Japan; guests in "Startalk" for an emotional interview | date=August 17, 2008 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/18775/Iwa-Moto-visits-ailing-dad-in-Japan;-guests-in-Startalk-for-an-emotional-interview] .
Acting career
The Runner-Up
After
StarStruck , she was premiered in the showSOP Gigsters , ,Nuts Entertainment onGMA Network and "POSH" onQTV .She was suspended for 6 weeks, along with
Jackie Rice . After the suspension, she came back toNuts Entertainment and joined in the cast ofBakekang , her first primetime show where she played "Jenny", the best friend of "Kristal" (played byLovi Poe ) and also on the last season ofLove to Love which is "Jazz Got Lucky". She also portrayed her own life story inMagpakailanman .In 2007, she appeared on the comedy show
Bitoy's Funniest Videos and hosted the segment "Just 4 Kikays/Kids". She played her first title role inMagic Kamison 's "The True Lindsay". She later joined the cast ofSuper Twins as the villain "Moshi Moshi Manika" which became her first villain role.The True Winner
From mid-2006, she changed her manager to
Rommel Gacho , the same manager of fellow-StarStruck survivorKatrina Halili [ [http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-04-29&sec=3&aid=57735 Katrina may banta kay Iwa] ] .She played "Rita" (Amy Austria in the original film) on
Sine Novela 's third installment "Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap " [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto plays her most daring role yet in "Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap" | date=July 29, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://pep.ph/news/14186/Iwa-Moto-plays-her-most-daring-role-yet-in-Kung-Mahawi-Man-ang-Ulap] . As she plays the role of "Rita", she gets a favorable response from the viewers of "Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap" [ cite news | title=Iwa Moto gets favorable responses for her contravida role | date=August 22, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/14499/Iwa-Moto-gets-favorable-responses-for-her-contravida-role] .She played as the black amazona in which became her tird villain role [cite news | title= GMA-7's "Pulis Pangkalawakan" replaces "Shaider" | date=July 13, 2007 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://pep.ph/news/14011/GMA-7s-Pulis-Pangkalawakan-replaces-Shaider] [cite news | title= "StarStruck 3" runner-up Iwa Moto plays villain again in "Zaido" | date=September 18, 2007| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/14817/StarStruck-3-runner-up-Iwa-Moto-plays-villain-again-in-Zaido] .
Straight after Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan, she is given a "bida"-role in
Robin Padilla 'sJoaquin Bordado [ [http://www.pep.ph/news/16315/Iwa-Moto-considers-sexy-role-in-Joaquin-Bordado-as-challenging Iwa Moto considers sexy role in "Joaquin Bordado" as challenging] ] , as "Diane" but her character was killed off for Iwa to focus onSine Novela 's eighth installment "Magdusa Ka " with Katrina Halili and Dennis Trillo. [ [http://abante.com.ph/issue/apr0908/ent_other02.htm “Katrina, ‘di bagay maging bida!” -- Iwa] ]Recently, she was included on the cast of
Luna Mystica . [cite news | title= "Luna Mystica" casting is almost complete | date=October 3, 2008| publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/19382/Luna-Mystica-casting-is-almost-complete] .Filmography
Television
References
External links
*imdb name|id=2209850|name=Iwa Moto
* [http://www.fhm.com.ph/fhm-babes/profile/643/iwa-moto Iwa Moto on FHM.com.ph]
* [http://www.textunli.com/2007/07/iwa-moto-text-unlimiteds-1st-weekend.html Iwa Moto Weekend Babe Photographs]
* [http://www.igma.tv/profile/iwa-moto Iwa Moto on iGMA.tv]
* [http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/latest/16960/Iwa-Moto-ready-to-do-more-daring-roles www.gmanews.tv/largevideo, Iwa Moto ready to do more daring roles - 01/19/2008]
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