Mara Lopez Biography

Fast Facts

• Is of Filipino-Japanese descent
• Her father is Japanese
• Acting is in her genes
• Her mother Maria Isabel Lopez is a former actress and Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1982
• She nursed dreams of becoming an actress right from childhood
• Learnt to surf at age 6 and created history when she became the youngest Filipina champion
• Was coached by her surfer father
• Started her showbiz career at age 12 when she played the role of young Maria Isabel Lopez, her real-life mother, in a biopic on her
• Participated alongside her mother on GMA Network's surfing reality show Survivor Philippines in 2011
• Mara was the youngest castaway and reached the finals
• Posed in the nude for the cover of the Philippines 6th anniversary issue of Playboy magazine (May-June 2014)
• Is an exponent of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art form, and participated in the 2016 World Championships