17 Facts About Isabel Granada

Isabel Granada was the daughter of Humberto Ortiz Granada, a Filipino chief marine engineer and Isabel Villarama, a Spanish homemaker.

Isabel Granada served as an airwoman second class in the Philippine Air Force for two years.

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

Isabel Granada's career started after auditioning for That's Entertainment in 1986, where she became a member of the Tuesday group.

Isabel Granada 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.

Isabel Granada took a break from showbiz from 2004 to 2006 after giving birth to her son.

Isabel Granada resumed her acting career in 2007 with GMA Network and worked with Sine Novela: Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig and Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan.

In 2008, Isabel 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.

Isabel Granada appeared in the romantic comedy drama Philippine remake Lalola.

In 1998, Isabel Granada released the album Out Here on My Own and in 2000 she released In the Mood for Love.

Isabel Granada married Arnel Cowley in 2015, and was a stepmother to his daughters: Sarah, a young model and Abbey Cowley.

Around 2006, Isabel 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, Isabel Granada fell into a coma after experiencing six cardiac arrests during a meet and greet session with her fans in Doha, Qatar.

Isabel Granada had traveled to Doha with her husband to attend the Philippine Tourism and Trade Conference, where she was a guest speaker.

Isabel Granada was rushed to the Heart Hospital of the Hamad Medical Corporation and was later transferred to Hamad General Hospital.

Isabel Granada had suffered from a brain hemorrhage and aneurysm that affected her heart.

Isabel Granada was posthumously awarded a star on the Eastwood City Walk of Fame on November 21,2017.