She then starred in her first protagonist role as Rosela in Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man, with Argentinean actor Segundo Cernadas. She was cast in Kung Mawawala Ka as the drama's antagonist, Phoebe. JSTOR ( July 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īefore entering show business, Iza Calzado worked as a dubber for the Venezuelan telenovela Mis 3 Hermanas (known in the Philippines as All My Love).Ĭalzado started out as a guest teen star in the youth-oriented show, Click, which led to further roles.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. Throughout her career, Calzado has starred in multiple blockbuster films including: Starting Over Again (₱410 million), Etiquette for Mistresses (₱103 million), Ouija (₱120 million), Moments of Love (₱100 million) and One True Love (₱95 million). In 2012, Calzado signed an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN, and also signed a non-exclusive contract with Star Cinema. She was a former homegrown artist of GMA Network for ten years. Ĭalzado is best known for her role as the First Darna in the fantasy-action television series Mars Ravelo's Darna and as Sanggre Amihan in the fantasy drama television series Encantadia. Maria at the 3rd Laguna Excellence Awards.

The same year, she won 'Outstanding TV Actress of the Year' with Jodi Sta. In 2021, she won 'Best Performance by an Actress (TV Series)' at the 5th GEMS-Hiyas ng Sining Awards. In 2017, she won the prestigious Yakushi Pearl Award at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. She has won 'Best Actress' at the 34th PMPC Star Awards. She has won 2 Cinemalaya Film Festival Awards, 3 Golden Screen Awards, 3 PMPC Star Awards, 2 MMFF Awards, a Gawad Urian Award and 5 FAMAS Award nominations. She was a semi-finalist for a nomination at the International Emmy Awards.

Ĭalzado is regarded as one of the most versatile and successful women in Philippine show business. She is dubbed as the ' Goddess of Horror Films' by local media for her acting prowess and haunting portrayals in acclaimed Filipino horror films. Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado-Wintle ( Tagalog: born August 12, 1982), known professionally as Iza Calzado, is a Filipino actress, television host, dancer and model.

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