Mara Isabella Yokohama (born May 20, 1991), known professionally as Mara Lopez, is a

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actress and surfer. She is a member of Star Magic Batch 13.

Early life

Mara Lopez was born on May 20, 1991 in

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, the daughter of beauty queen, Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1982 and actress

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with Japanese ex-husband Hiroshi Yokohama. She is the older of two siblings. Her younger brother is five years younger.

Career

Acting

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''. 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. Yokohama was one of the castaways of '' Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown'' in November 2011. In 2015, she was now a freelancer.

Sports

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. In 2002 she won the Surfing Championship-Ladies Division at 11 and became the youngest Filipina surfing champion. Aside from surfing, she also practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She first introduced the sport under the guidance of actor

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Filmography

Television

Film

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Mara 1991 births Living people Actresses from Metro Manila Filipina gravure idols People from Quezon City People from San Pablo, California Filipino practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Filipino martial artists Filipino surfers Filipino people of Japanese descent Actresses of Japanese descent ABS-CBN personalities Star Magic Participants in Philippine reality television series Survivor Philippines contestants GMA Network personalities