Maria Ysabel Ortega Lapid (born January 25, 1999), professionally known as Ysabel Ortega (), is a Filipino actress,

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, singer and dancer. She rose to fame for playing the main antagonist and villain Charlotte "Charlie" Quiñones in '' Pusong Ligaw''. She also appeared in several shows such as ''On the Wings of Love'', '' Maalaala Mo Kaya'', ''

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'' and '' Born for You''. After four years with

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, she transferred to

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Early life and education

Ysabel Ortega was born as Maria Ysabel Ortega Lapid in

Laoag Laoag, officially the City of Laoag ( ilo, Siudad ti Laoag; fil, Lungsod ng Laoag), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people. ...

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Lito Lapid Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid (; born October 25, 1955) is a Filipino actor and politician serving as a Senator since 2019, and previously from 2004 to 2016. He started his political career in Pampanga, serving as vice governor from 1992 to 1995 ...

and Michelle Ortega. Ortega graduated with a Political Economy degree from the University of Asia and the Pacific. She is keen on continuing her studies and is currently taking up law.

Career

Ortega first appeared as a main villain in '' Born for You'', and then played supporting roles in '' On the Wings of Love'', '' Maalaala Mo Kaya'', and others. Ortega also played a villainous and obsessed character, again, as the main antagonist Charlotte "Charlie" in '' Pusong Ligaw'', and she became well known because of that role. Ortega was also seen in '' Maalaala Mo Kaya''. Later, she became one of the main cast of ''

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'' as Nica Marcelo. In 2019, she moved to

. In 2020, she bagged the role of Jamie Robinson in the much-awaited live-action adaptation of the hit anime series ''

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'', '' Voltes V: Legacy''. She did a lot of research and training before auditioning for the role.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

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