Maria Carla Helena Amado Guevara-Laforteza, professionally known as Carla Laforteza, is a premier, multi-awarded Filipino musical theater actress, singer whose exceptional career spans over three decades across local and international stages. Universally recognized as a powerhouse "triple threat," she first achieved global acclaim in the mid-1990s for her brilliant portrayal of both Kim and Gigi in the London West End production of Miss Saigon. Carla has balanced her time as one of the Kapamilya network's most reliable and versatile character actresses with her work as a dedicated talent manager and mother to global pop girl-group star Sophia Laforteza.
