Isabel Granada

Isabella Villarama Granada (; March 9, 1976 – November 4, 2017) was a Filipino actress and singer.

Early life and education

Isabel Granada was the daughter of Humberto ortiz Granada, a Filipino chief marine engineer, and Isabel Villarama, a Spanish homemaker. Her father died in 1995.

Granada attended the Philippine Air Transport and Training Services College, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering in 2001 and secured her private pilot license. She served as an airwoman second class in the Philippine Air Force for two years.

Career

Granada was a commercial model prior to starting a career in acting.

Acting

Granada's career started after auditioning for '' That's Entertainment'' in 1986, where she became a member of the Tuesday group. She was part of the cast of the film, ''Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin'' which starred Rosanna Roces, and was given the FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1998 for her role in the film. After joining the cast of ''Ikaw Na Sana'' Granada became part of the drama series on ABS-CBN entitled ''Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka'' co-work with Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual.

Granada took a break from showbiz from 2004 to 2006 after giving birth to her son. She resumed her acting career in 2007 with GMA Network and worked with '' Sine Novela: Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig'' and '' Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan''.

In 2008, Granada played the role of Elena Valderama in the remake of ''Kaputol ng Isang Awit'' with co-star Glaiza de Castro and Lovi Poe, recently shown on the GMA Network. She also appeared in the romantic comedy drama Philippine remake ''Lalola''. In 2009, she was one of the guest stars in the Philippine adaptation of ''Zorro''. During her final years in 2013, she joined It's Showtime's ''Bida Kapamilya Celebrity Round'' with her Kapamilya's and she was working again on ABS-CBN's ''Got to Believe'' as Tessa Zaragosa, along with Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, among others.

In 2017, she played the challenging role of Jessica in ''Wish Ko Lang'' wherein she portrayed a woman disguised as a man just to feed her kids. No one knew that the new carpenter was a woman.

Music

In 1998 Granada released the album ''Out Here on My Own'' and in 2000 she released ''In the Mood for Love''.

She recorded a self titled album under Dyna Records with songs like “Crush Na Crush Kita” (You are Really My Crush), Classmate Dear Classmate, and “Di Na Bale” (Never Mind).

Personal life

Granada's first marriage was to Geryk Genasky, a councilor in Pampanga in 2002. They eventually separated after twelve years, but their relationship produced one son, Hubert Thomas Jericho Granada Aguas. She married Arnel Cowley in 2015, and was a stepmother to his daughters: Sarah, a young model and Abbey Cowley.

Around 2006, Granada underwent oophorectomy of her right ovary after a cyst had developed; she again had to undergo the operation in 2008 after two cysts had grown on her left ovary, which were accidentally discovered during a removal of a benign tumor in her uterus.

Death

On October 25, 2017, Granada fell into a coma after experiencing six cardiac arrests during a meet and greet session with her fans in Doha, Qatar. Granada had traveled to Doha with her husband to attend the Philippine Tourism and Trade Conference, where she was a guest speaker. She was rushed to the Heart Hospital of the Hamad Medical Corporation and was later transferred to Hamad General Hospital.

Granada had suffered from a brain hemorrhage and aneurysm that affected her heart. On October 27, 2017, she was declared brain dead. Granada died on November 4, 2017, at age 41. Her body laid in state on November 10–11 at Santuario de San Jose in East Greenhills, Mandaluyong, and was cremated on November 12.

Legacy

Granada was posthumously awarded a star on the Eastwood City Walk of Fame on November 21, 2017.

In December 2017, actress Kim Rodriguez portrayed Granada and actor Benjamin Alves as Granada's husband, Arnel Cowley for their love story on the drama anthology, ''Wagas''.

Filmography

Television

Feature films

References

External links

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