Maria Isabel Lopez

Biography

Maria Isabel Pagunsan Lopez-Melrod is a Filipino actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Lopez won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1982 and represented the Philippines in the 31st Miss Universe Pageant in Lima, Peru.

She became known as the first beauty queen and actress appearing in Sex in film. Lopez was married to Hiroshi Yokohama, and then later married Jonathan Melrod in the United States. She is a mosaic artist and has appeared in various roles in Philippine cinema and television.

Known For

Isang Kumot, Tatlong Unan
Isang Kumot, Tatlong Unan
Unveiling The Horse Demon
Unveiling The Horse Demon
Kinatay
Kinatay
Working Girls
Working Girls
Room Service
Room Service
To Ken with Love
To Ken with Love
Daughters of Eve
Daughters of Eve
Captive
Captive
Curse
Curse
Molata
Molata

Filmography

2025 Awit Natin (Our Song)
as Lola Carla
2024 Diamonds in the Sand
as Minerva
2024 The Last Checkout
as
2023 To Ken with Love
as
2019 Lola Igna
as Nida
2017 Swipe
as
2017 Unveiling The Horse Demon
as Aning
2016 Ma' Rosa
as Tilde
2016 Siphayo
as Fely
2016 Barcelona: A Love Untold
as Belinda Alfaro
2016 Ordinary People
as Cess
2016 The Story of Love
as
2016 Just the 3 of Us
as
2015 Dahling Nick
as Anastacia
2015 Bahay Ampunan
as
2014 Lorna
as
2014 Three
as
2014 Ang Lihim ni Annasandra
as Rosario Salvador
2014 Maria, Leonora, Teresa
as Linda
2014 Wandering Butterflies
as