Jean García

Jean García is a Filipina television and film actress who hails from Angeles City, Pampanga and her real name is Rosario Maitim.

Jean Garcia is the eldest of five (she has two younger brothers from her father's marriage to her mom, and three younger half-brothers from her father's second family). She has two children namely, Jennica with actor Jigo Garcia, and Angelo with a Japanese businessman.
She has appeared in numerous "telenovelas" (soap operas) and movies. She started her acting career at the age of 13 but managed to relatively keep her privacy.

Her most famous role was in the teleserye Pangako sa 'Yo where played antagonist Madam Claudia Buenavista. She also starred in the first musical fantaserye (fantasy/soap opera) Kampanerang Kuba, and the cooking show Makuha Ka Sa Tikim. She has moved to ABS-CBN's rival network GMA Network and she played supporting and villainous roles in primetime shows like La Vendetta, Impostora, Majika and others. She is recently in GMA 7's newest telefantasya, Dyesebel. She will be playing Abresia in Gagambino.

She is recently FHM Philippines October 2008 covergirl. Garcia is set to play Sister Maria Belonia in Shake, Rattle & Roll X, which is MMFF (Metro Manila Film Festival) entry.

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Iwa Moto

Aileen Quimapo Iwamoto (born August 29, 1988), popularly known by her screen name Iwa Moto, is a Filipina actress of Japanese descent. She is well known for playing Rita on Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap which was played before by the award winning actress Amy Austria in the original film.

She was linked to other alumni of the reality show like Chuck Allie, Benj Pacia, Gian Carlos, Marky Cielo and Mark Herras. In early 2007, Katya Santos named her as the "Worst Actress" with Mark Herras as the "Worst Actor" but Iwa chose to be quiet about the issue.

She was the ex-girlfriend of 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. 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. Lately, Yexel Sebastian was involved in a pyramiding scam. Iwa said Yexel approached her to join, but she refused.

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.In 2008, she is voted seventh sexiest woman in the Philippines.

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. 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.

Her father was diagnosed with liver cancer and was released from prison in Japan. Unfortunately, her father died last March 8, 2009.

After StarStruck, she was premiered in the show SOP Gigsters, Love to Love: Young At Heart, Nuts Entertainment on GMA Network and POSH on QTV.

She was suspended for 6 weeks, along with Jackie Rice. After the suspension, she came back to Nuts Entertainment and joined in the cast of Bakekang, her first primetime show where she played Jenny, the best friend of Kristal (played by Lovi Poe) and also on the last season of Love to Love which is Jazz Got Lucky. She also portrayed her own life story in Magpakailanman.
In 2006, she appeared in two films. The first one was "White Lady as Mimi and in "Pitong Dalagita" as Tisha.

From mid-2006, she changed her manager to Rommel Gacho, the same manager of fellow-StarStruck survivor Katrina Halili.

She played Rita (Amy Austria in the original film) on Sine Novela's third installment "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".

She played as the black amazona in Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan which became her third villain role.

Straight after Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan, she is given a bida-role in Robin Padilla's Joaquin Bordado, as Diane but her character was killed off for Iwa to focus on Sine Novela's eighth installment "Magdusa Ka" with Katrina Halili and Dennis Trillo.

She was included on the cast of Luna Mystika as Donita, the bad cousin of Luna.She's known for her villainess roles with the like of Katrina Halili, Nadine Samonte, Jean Garcia and among others.

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Iwa Moto

Aileen Quimapo Iwamoto (born August 29, 1988), popularly known by her screen name Iwa Moto, is a Filipina actress of Japanese descent. She is well known for playing Rita on Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap which was played before by the award winning actress Amy Austria in the original film.

She was linked to other alumni of the reality show like Chuck Allie, Benj Pacia, Gian Carlos, Marky Cielo and Mark Herras. In early 2007, Katya Santos named her as the "Worst Actress" with Mark Herras as the "Worst Actor" but Iwa chose to be quiet about the issue.

She was the ex-girlfriend of 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. 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. Lately, Yexel Sebastian was involved in a pyramiding scam. Iwa said Yexel approached her to join, but she refused.

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. In 2008, she is voted seventh sexiest woman in the Philippines.

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. 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.

Her father was diagnosed with liver cancer and was released from prison in Japan. Unfortunately, her father died last March 8, 2009.

After StarStruck, she was premiered in the show SOP Gigsters, Love to Love: Young At Heart, Nuts Entertainment on GMA Network and POSH on QTV.

She was suspended for 6 weeks, along with Jackie Rice. After the suspension, she came back to Nuts Entertainment and joined in the cast of Bakekang, her first primetime show where she played Jenny, the best friend of Kristal (played by Lovi Poe) and also on the last season of Love to Love which is Jazz Got Lucky. She also portrayed her own life story in Magpakailanman.

In 2006, she appeared in two films. The first one was "White Lady as Mimi and in "Pitong Dalagita" as Tisha.

From mid-2006, she changed her manager to Rommel Gacho, the same manager of fellow-StarStruck survivor Katrina Halili.

She played Rita (Amy Austria in the original film) on Sine Novela's third installment "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".

She played as the black amazona in Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan which became her third villain role.

Straight after Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan, she is given a bida-role in Robin Padilla's Joaquin Bordado, as Diane but her character was killed off for Iwa to focus on Sine Novela's eighth installment "Magdusa Ka" with Katrina Halili and Dennis Trillo.

She was included on the cast of Luna Mystika as Donita, the bad cousin of Luna.She's known for her villainess roles with the like of Katrina Halili, Nadine Samonte, Jean Garcia and among others.

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Diana Zubiri

Rosemarie Joy Garcia, better known by her stage name Diana Zubiri (born on April 15, 1985 in Bulacan, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. Zubiri was discovered by Seiko Films when she was 15 years of age soon after applying for work in Japan.She then started on sexy roles on various films by Seiko. In October 2002, Zubiri became widely known in the Philippines after posing on the EDSA-Shaw flyover in Mandaluyong City, for which she wore a two-piece bikini. That photoshoot for FHM Philippines sparked controversy and prompted the mayor of the city to file charges against Zubiri and FHM but it was later withdrawn after an apology.

In 2005, Zubiri slowly moved away from sexy films and focused on becoming a TV actress on the GMA Network. One of her notable roles was portraying Danaya in the Encantadia fantasy series. She is also a regular cast in the sketch-comedy program, Bubble Gang and starred on drama series like Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita and Danny Zialcita's Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan?.

When she was at about eight years old, together with her elder sister were left in the sole care of their mother when her father left them at Olongapo City. The family later transferred to a rented home in Fairview, Quezon City, where Diana spent her child life. Zubiri was a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo but she became a Roman Catholic during her early years in showbiz.

Zubiri started her showbiz career at the age of 15 after applying for work as an entertainer in Japan. She met Jimmy Mercado, a Seiko Films employee, who was working part-time as an interviewer for wannabe-performers for Japan. At that time, Assunta de Rossi had just finished the sexy film Sisid. In 2001 at the age of 17, she signed her Seiko contract and was launched in 2002 in the sexy film Itlog, opposite Rodel Velayo. She then returned to the Philippines and started to appear in sexy movies such as Bakat and Kasiping.

On October 29, 2002, she had a photo shoot wearing a two-piece bikini for FHM Philippines on EDSA-Shaw flyover in Mandaluyong City that became a major controversy. Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos filed charges of grave scandal against FHM Philippines and Zubiri but he later withdrew it after Zubiri and FHM Philippines' then-Editor-in-chief Eric Ramos and Jojo Gabinete, Zubiri's manager, apologized. Because of the "FHM Flyover" incident, Zubiri became popular.

After a few sexy flicks, Zubiri became a GMA Network artist, appearing as a regular cast in Bubble Gang, a sketch comedy television program. She also appeared in Encantadia as Danaya, the diwata that holds the Jewel of the Earth. She later reprised that role in Etheria and Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas.

Zubiri co-starred as Ingrid in the action-adventure-telefantasya series Asian Treasures alongside Angel Locsin, Robin Padilla, and Marvin Agustin.She is also a cast member on GMA7's Bubble Gang, and previously dated Bubble Gang co-star Wendell Ramos.

At this point, Diana is no longer categorized as a sexy actress but is now considered a full-fledged TV-movie celebrity. While Zubiri is a contract star of Seiko Films, she signed a contract in Regal Films and she will appear in the upcoming film Shake, Rattle & Roll X.

From her first appearance in the magazine in 2002, Diana Zubiri has consistently ranked at FHM Philippines' annual survey (FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World). Until 2008, Diana has constantly remained at the top ten of the list. She also appeared in FHM editions in Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.

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Katrina Halili

Maria Katrina Irene Pe Halili, or popularly known as Katrina Halili, is a Filipina actress and commercial model. She was born on January 4, 1986 in Quezon City but raised in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.

Katrina Halili is an alumna of the StarStruck talent search and the cover girl of leading magazines such as FHM Philippines and Maxim Philippines. She was voted as FHM Philippines' sexiest woman for the year 2006 and bagged the title yet again in 2007. She is the first StarStruck contestant to top the FHM Philippines' 100 Sexiest list and the only Filipina celebrity to have won the title twice in a row. She is a three-time FHM Philippines covergirl.With 123,000 votes, she placed 2nd to Marian Rivera in the 2008 Philippines' Finest (FHM 100 Philippines sexiest women list, cover girl).During the same year, she was chosen as the calendar girl for FHM Philippines for the second time. In addition, she also launched her own line of lingeries and swimsuits she called Playmates, and became an image model for the Belo Medical Group.

Halili during a shooting of GagambinoHalili was formally launched as a character actress on Philippine television by way of Majika and Darna, two fantasy-themed series, wherein she played the villain to the character portrayed by Angel Locsin. GMA 7, her home studio, once again tapped her to play another villain role, and it was in the Philippine version of Marimar that she became a household name.After her stint as villain on these TV programs, she finally starred on her first lead role in a daytime soap entitled Sine Novela: Magdusa Ka, where she was paired with her leading man Dennis Trillo. Before the last few episodes of this soap were shown, she began shooting for Obra, a primetime drama anthology where she showcased her versatility as an actress. In the October 2008, Katrina once again collaborated with Dennis Trillo in Gagambino.

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