Iwa Moto

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Iwa Moto
Birth name	Aileen Quimapo Iwamoto
Born	August 29, 1988 (age 18) Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Other name(s)	Iwa Moto Lynn Ewa Aiwa Alien
Official site	Yahoo Group
Notable roles	See Filmography

Aileen Quimapo Iwamoto, better known by her screen name Iwa Moto, is a Filipina actress of Japanese-Filipina descent.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Awards 4 Trivia 5 External Links

[edit] Biography

Iwa was born on August 29, 1988 in Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Her Japanese father left the family then went back to his native Japan when Iwa was still very young. Her family then moved to Davao due to her stepfather's job assignment there. She would later move back to Manila to pursue her studies. It was then that a friend of hers convinced her to join the third season of the popular reality StarStruck where she passed the auditions. She was one of the favorites among of the finalists, eventually finishing First Princess (first runner-up). She currently appears in several GMA and Q shows.

[edit] Filmography

Television:

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2007	Super Twins	Monica/Moshi Moshi Manika	GMA Network
2007 (defunct)	Magic Kamison: The True Lindsay	Lindsay/Lora	GMA Network
2006	Bitoy's Funniest Videos	co-host	GMA Network
2006 (defunct)	Bakekang	Jenny	GMA Network
2006 (defunct)	Love to Love: Jass Got Lucky	Max	GMA Network
2006	Nuts Entertainment	co-host	GMA Network
2006 (defunct)	Magpakailanman: The Iwa Moto Life Story	Herself	GMA Network
2006 (defunct)	Love to Love: Young At Heart	Denisse	GMA Network
2006 (defunct)	SOP Gigsters	host/performer	GMA Network
2006 (defunct)	POSH	Herself	QTV
2005-2006 (defunct)	StarStruck: The Nationwide Invasion	First Princess	GMA Network

Film:

Year	Title	Role	Playdate	Producer
2006	Pitong Dalagita	Tisha	November 29, 2006	Canary Films
2006	White Lady	Mimi	July 19, 2006	Regal Films

[edit] Awards

Year	Awards/Critics/Contest	Result
2006	HI Magazine's one of the most beautiful faces in Philippine Showbiz	Rank 20
2006	FHM Philippines Top 100 Sexiest Women in the World	Rank 16

[edit] Trivia

• She posed on FHM on its December 2006 issue, making her the first StarStruck 3 alumnus to pose for the magazine.
• Her screen name is derived from her family name Iwamoto, which was split into two.
• Her life story was dramatized on Magpakailanman where Iwa portayed herself.
• Thus far, she has won twice on All Star K!.
• Together with fellow StarStruck 3 alumnus Jackie Rice, she was suspended for six weeks due to cigarette smoking.
• Prince Stefan, from StarStruck 4 cited when he guested in Nuts Entertainment (with other finalist) that he wants to be paired with Iwa Moto if ever he will be paired to celebrities.
• She was previously linked to co-StarStruck 3 survivors Marky Cielo, Chuck Allie, and Gian Carlos and Benj Pacia of StarStruck 2.
• She and Yexel Sebastian are dating but now they are break but Iwa cited that they were still friends.
• Originally, her role in Bakekang which is "Jenny" is the evil third wheel in the love story of Michael (Marky Cielo) and Charming (Yasmien Kurdi) but due to that the original story was destroyed, she just played as the bestfriend of Kristal.

[edit] External Links

• Iwa Moto at the Internet Movie Database
• Iwa Moto Blog
• Iwa Moto on iGMA.tv

StarStruck v • d • e
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4
Hosts
Dingdong Dantes | Nancy Castiglione | Jolina Magdangal | Raymond Gutierrez
Council
Joey de Leon | Joyce Bernal | Ida Hinares | Christopher de Leon | Louie Ignacio | Lorna Tolentino | Douglas Quijano
Winners	Runners-up
Mark Herras | Jennylyn Mercado | Mike Tan | Ryza Cenon | Marky Cielo | Jackie Rice | Aljur Abrenica | Jewel Mische	Rainier Castillo | Yasmien Kurdi | CJ Muere | LJ Reyes | Gian Carlos | Iwa Moto | Mart Escudero | Kris Bernal
Spin-offs
StarStruck Kids | Stage 1: The StarStruck Playhouse and Stage 1: LIVE! | Lovestruck