Aileen Quimapo Iwamoto, better known by her screen name Iwa Moto, is a Filipina actress of Japanese descent.She got her biggest break when she played Rita on Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap which was played before by the award winning actress Amy Austria in the original film.
Iwa was born on August 29, 1988 in Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines. 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.
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.
Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap has just finished, where 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[18]. As she plays the role of Rita, she gets a favorable response from the viewers of "Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap".
She is recently appearing in 2 shows of GMA Network: Nuts Entertainment and Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan. In Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan , she plays as one of the Amazonas and it's her third villain role.
She will be part of the upcoming show of GMA Network which is Joaquin Bordado. Rumors have spread that she will play as Carol/Black Darna on the upcoming Captain Barbell Meets Darna.