Agot Isidro

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Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro (born 20 July 1966), known professionally as Agot Isidro, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in several telenovelas including Tayong Dalawa, Tanging Yaman, Nasaan Ka, Elisa?, FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, and Can't Buy Me Love.

Isidro started as a back-up singer alongside her sisters Olive Cruz and Tina Isorena in The Sharon Cuneta Show. She was urged by Johnny Manahan or Mr. M to fill-in for then pregnant Melissa de Leon in the noontime show 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila.

Isidro grew up in Marikina along with her parents and siblings. She is the fourth of the six children of Jose Isidro, an architect, and Palestinian mother Edwarta Fteha. She is the youngest among the girls and considered herself as "daddy's girl". Growing up, she never saw herself as beautiful because of her ethnic features as a child. Isidro was skinny, dark-skinned, black hair, and has knobby knees compared to her siblings who were light-skinned and brown-haired. Because of her looks, she was teased a lot by her siblings and relatives, which left her emotionally scarred.^[1]

After graduating college in UP Diliman, she left home and pursued a degree in Fashion Buying and Merchandising in the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. New Yorkers were fascinated by her ethnic features, which gave Isidro a boost of confidence and self-esteem. Living alone, she felt homesick and struggled to make ends meet with her allowance given by her parents. However, Isidro was determined to prove that she could live alone in the Big Apple. She focused on school and graduated magna cum laude.^[2]

When she entered show business at age 25, she was like a breath of fresh air to the Filipino audience. Her beauty and talent stood out and was given the title as "crush ng bayan" or "people's crush" because of her girl-next-door persona. Isidro continued to rise as a talent and was given numerous projects including recording albums, movies, television, and theater. Up to this date, she is considered to be one of the most beautiful women and best dressed celebrities in the Philippines.

She graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a bachelor's degree in interior design. Isidro also pursued Fashion Buying and Merchandising at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, where she graduated as magna cum laude. She also has a master's degree in communication from the Ateneo de Manila University.

Isidro made her theatrical debut in August 2003 with Honk!, a musical inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling." Isidro played Ida, the mother of the "ugly duckling" played by Rajo Laurel.^[20] The musical was under Trumpets Production and was directed by Chari Arespacochaga. Honk! was held at the Meralco Theater on August 1 till September 7, 2003.^[21]

After her Honk! debut, Isidro starred in Atlantis Production's "Baby The Musical" in August 2004. She played Pam Sakarian, a basketball coach in her 30s opposite Jett Pangan, who played her husband Nick Sakarian. The story involves the couple's struggle to conceive after being married for two years. The couple found out that Pam was pregnant but later realized that it was the wrong Mrs. Sakarian, Nick's sister-in-law.^[22] The play was directed by Bobby Garcia and was held at the Meralco Theater.^[23]

• 1993: Sa Isip Ko
• 1995: Hush
• 1996: The Best of Agot Isidro
• 1997: Winds Of Change
• 1999: Best in Me
• 2006: The Island
• 2006: Silver Series
• 2009: White Lace and Promises
• 2015: Ikaw Pa Rin

• "Everyday" (1994)^[24]
• "Sa Isip Ko"
• "Beginning Today"
• "Sandali na Lang"
• "Loving You"

• Agot Isidro at IMDb