Aileen Quimapo Iwamoto (born August 29,1988) popularly known as Iwa Moto.Her Japanese father left the family then went back to his native Japan when Iwa was still very young. Her family then moved to Davao due to her stepfather's job assignment there. She would later move back to Manila to pursue her studies. It was then that a friend of hers convinced her to join the third season of the popular reality StarStruck where she passed the auditions. She was one of the favorites among of the finalists, eventually finishing First Princess (first runner-up). She currently appears in several GMA and Q shows.
Acting Career
After StarStruck, she was premiered in the show SOP Gigsters, Love to Love: Young At Heart, Nuts Entertainment on GMA Network and POSH on QTV.
She was suspended for 6 weeks, along with Jackie Rice due to smoking cigarette. After the suspension, she came back to Nuts Entertainment and joined in the cast of Bakekang, her first primetime show where she played Jenny, the bestfriend of Kristal (played by Lovi Poe) and also on the last season of Love to Love which is Jazz Got Lucky. She also portrayed her own life story in Magpakailanman.
In 2007, she appeared on the comedy show Bitoy's Funniest Videos and host the segment Just 4 Kikays/Kids. She gets her title role in Magic Kamison's The True Lindsay. She later joined the cast of Super Twins as the villain Moshi Moshi Manika, her first villain role.
In Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap, she played her second villain role as Rita (it was originally played by Amy Austria in the film) and it was said that this was her most daring role in television. As she plays the role of Rita, she gets a favorable response from the viewers of "Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap".
In Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan, she played as one of the Amazonas and it becames her third villain role.
She is recently appearing in 2 shows of GMA Network: Nuts Entertainment and Joaquin Bordado.
