Isabel Granada

• Name — Isabel Granada • Born — 9 March 1976 • Birth Name — Isabella Villarama Granada • Died — 4 November 2017 • Place of death — Doha, Qatar • Years Active — 1985–2017 • Occupation — Actress, singer, endorser • Children — 1 son, 2 stepdaughters

Isabel Granada was born on March 9, 1976, the daughter of Humberto Ortiz Granada, a Filipino chief marine engineer, and Isabel Villarama, a Spanish homemaker. Her father died in 1995. Granada attended the Philippine Air Transport and Training Services College, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering in 2001 and secured her private pilot license. She served as an airwoman second class in the Philippine Air Force for two years.

Granada was a commercial model prior to starting a career in acting.

Granada's career started after auditioning for That's Entertainment in 1986, where she became a member of the Tuesday group. She was part of the cast of the film, Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin which starred Rosanna Roces, and was given the FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1998 for her role in the film. After joining the cast of Ikaw Na Sana Granada became part of the drama series on ABS-CBN entitled Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka co-work with Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual. Granada took a break from showbiz from 2004 to 2006 after giving birth to her son. She resumed her acting career in 2007 with GMA Network and worked with Sine Novela: Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig and Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan. In 2008, Granada played the role of Elena Valderama in the remake of Kaputol ng Isang Awit with co-star Glaiza de Castro and Lovi Poe, recently shown on the GMA Network. She also appeared in the romantic comedy drama Philippine remake Lalola. In 2009, she was one of the guest stars in the Philippine adaptation of Zorro. During her final years in 2013, she joined It's Showtime's Bida Kapamilya Celebrity Round with her Kapamilya's and she was working again on ABS-CBN's Got to Believe as Tessa Zaragosa, along with Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, among others. In 2017, Granada played the challenging role of Jessica in Wish Ko Lang wherein she portrayed a woman disguised as a man just to feed her kids. No one knew that the new carpenter was a woman. She also appeared in the ABS-CBN show A Love to Last as Cris, which was Granada’s final role before her death.

Granada released her self-titled debut album under Dypro Records in 1990 with songs like "Crush na Crush", "Classmate Dear Classmate", and "My Inspiration". In 1998, Granada released the album Out Here on My Own and in 2000 she released In the Mood for Love.

Granada's first marriage was to Geryk Genasky Aguas, a councilor in Pampanga in 2002. They eventually separated after twelve years, but their relationship produced one son, Hubert Thomas Jericho Granada Aguas. She married Arnel Cowley in 2015, and was a stepmother to his daughters: Sarah, a young model and Abbey Cowley. Around 2006, Granada underwent oophorectomy of her right ovary after a cyst had developed; she again had to undergo the operation in 2008 after two cysts had grown on her left ovary, which were accidentally discovered during a removal of a benign tumor in her uterus.

On October 25, 2017, Granada fell into a coma after experiencing six cardiac arrests during a meet and greet session with her fans in Doha, Qatar. Granada had traveled to Doha with her husband to attend the Philippine Tourism and Trade Conference, where she was a guest speaker. She was rushed to the Heart Hospital of the Hamad Medical Corporation and was later transferred to Hamad General Hospital. Granada had suffered from a brain hemorrhage and aneurysm that affected her heart. On October 27, 2017, she was declared brain dead. Granada died on November 4, 2017, at age 41. Her body was laid in state on November 10–11 at Santuario de San Jose in East Greenhills, Mandaluyong, and was cremated on November 12.

• Year — Title — Role • 1986 — That's Entertainment — Herself • 1987–1990 — Hapi House! — Bimbim • 1995 — Villa Quintana — Rochelle • 1997–1998 — Ikaw na Sana — Luchi • 2001–2003 — Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka — Adelaine Enriquez • 2007 — Sine Novela: Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig — Ricca • 2007–2008 — Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan — Luna • 2008 — Sine Novela: Kaputol ng Isang Awit — Elena Valderama • 2008–2009 — Lalola — Tala Romina • 2008 — Obra — Guest Role • 2009 — Zorro — Minerva • Adik Sa'Yo — Doy • 2010 — Panday Kids — Tessa • Claudine — Laika Garcia • 2011 — Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown — Castaway • Daldalita — Demi • 2012 — Cielo de Angelina — Czarina • Teen Gen — Angge's mom • 2013 — It's Showtime — Bida Kapamilya Celebrity Round Grand Champion • Anna Karenina — Alona Villarama • It's Showtime — Herself/Guest Judge • Got to Believe — Tessa Zaragosa • 2014 — The Singing Bee — Herself/Celebrity Player • Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kuwento — Lilybeth Lopez • 2016 — Imbestigador: Mag-Ina — Emerald Bartolome • Maynila: Unrequited Love — Loreta • Karelasyon: Trip — Piper • Celebrity Bluff — Herself/player • Imbestigador: Loreta — Loreta • Eat Bulaga! — Herself/contestant • Mars — Herself/guest • Wansapanataym: Holly & Mau — Mariel Benitez • 2017 — Pinoy M.D. — Herself • Maalaala Mo Kaya — Alda • Wish Ko Lang! — Jessica • Tadhana — Natalia • Pop Talk — Herself • A Love to Last — Cris (Last TV appearance)