Iza Calzado
Acting
Biography
Iza Calzado (born Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado on 12 August 1982) is a Filipina actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Milan (2004), Sigaw (2004), Moments of Love (2006), The Echo (2008), Barber's Tales (2013), Starting Over Again (2014), Etiquette for Mistresses (2015), and Bliss (2017).
Born: August 12, 1982
Place of Birth: Quezon City, Philippines
Known For
Kung Tapos Na ang Kailanman
A young man achieves success as a singer, affecting everyone around him.
The Kingdom
In an alternate, contemporary Philippines where the islands were never colonized, the Kingdom of Kalayaan sees a ruler’s favored child kidnapped, leading to a failed rescue and a deadly duel.
Wag Kukurap
Wag Kukurap is a horror television series hosted by Dingdong Dantes. The show is broadcast every Saturday and is divided into two shows, each containing a true paranormal story from the best selling horror books True Philippine Ghost Stories and Haunted Philippines. During the intermission, a photograph of ghostly figures is shown and later on the background revealed. Contests are sometimes held where participants must decide which of two pictures is real. At the end, footage of "real life ghosts" encountered by people is shown.
Slang/Along
"Slang Along" was an iflix Originals web series where celebrities like Karylle, Iza Calzado, and Yael Yuzon taught viewers about internet slang and meme culture. It combined entertainment with online language, focusing on memes, slang, and pop culture for a younger audience on the streaming platform. It was part of a slate of iflix Originals under a program called "Studio2:15," which featured various celebrity-hosted content, now owned by Tencent.
Deadma Walking
A Palanca-winning comedy about gay best friends for life John and Mark whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish. The result is a laughfest of "deadly" proportions.
Quezon
A historical drama focusing on Manuel L. Quezon years after the Philippine Revolution during the American occupation. When his fight for independence from the United States is put to the test, Quezon finds himself playing the brutal game of politics to outmaneuver his rivals — including Leonard Wood, Sergio Osmeña, and Joven Hernando. In Quezon’s relentless quest for power, he ultimately faces off with Emilio Aguinaldo in the 1935 presidential elections, using charm and favoritism as both weapons and currency, in a campaign that ultimately changes the face of Philippine politics and history.
I Heart You, Pare!
I ♥ You, Pare! is a Philippine romantic comedy directed by Andoy Ranay and Joyce E. Bernal for GMA Network. It premiered on February 7, 2011, starring Regine Velasquez and Dingdong Dantes. The love story contains pseudo-homosexuality elements, where a heterosexual man does not initially know of the woman pretending to be a homosexual man's true gender. The show premiered on February 9, 2011, two days after its original premiere, on GMA Pinoy TV. Some of the musical sequences, particularly songs sung in "Club Love" in the story are being dubbed out on GMA Pinoy TV. It ended in May 27, 2011, and was replaced by Amaya.
K-Love
As the story unfolds, K-Love is set to take on a journey filled with growing friendships, budding romance, inevitable chaos, and life-long lessons.
Barber's Tales
In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation.
Lolo and the Kid
A hustler and the child he took in routinely con the wealthy — but a life-changing opportunity could end their inseparable bond.
Filmography
as Wife
as Rosa
as Joanna
as Sandra
as Working Girl 1
as Ingrid Salvador (segment "Glitch")
as Ingrid Salvador
as Patricia San Juan / Tish
as Leonor Custodio / Zora / Darna
as Agnes
as Emily
as Ellice Ceñidoza-Villarosa
as Anna
as Elena
as as herself
as Adela
as Rebecca Marquez-Young
as Liza
as Eulogist
as Jane Ciego
as Grace
as Herself
as Vera Sanchez
as Amara
as Stella
as Faith Pardo
as Marga Castro
as Atty. Bianca Magpantay-Agustin
as Patty
as Doctor
as Cecilia
as Andrea San Jose-de Guzman
as Antonia "Tonya" Estrella / Tonette
as Stella / Black Lady / Ella
as Tere Villanueva
as Maria Makiling
as Maria
as Eve, The Lady Boss
as Dina
as Lead Actress
as Lady on the phone
as Stephanie
as Nurse Marcia Cunanan
as Bela
as Tina
as Gina
as Sofia Apacible / Carol Aguila
as Cassandra
as Stephanie
as Pam
as Sandra
as Belen
as Lara Carreon / Sara Carreon
as Cecille (segment "Yaya")
as Cecille
as Amaya / Cielo
as Milagros
as Divina
as Amihan
as Amihan
as Linda
as Yanni
as Amihan
as Anna
as Jenny
as Trisha
as Mary Grace
as Rosela Atilado
as Marissa