Richard Gutierrez
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Richard Gutierrez | |
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| Born | Richard Kristian Rama Gutierrez |
| Occupation(s) | Actor , Commercial model |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Website | http://www.richardgutierrez.org |
Richard Kristian Rama Gutierrez, popularly known as Richard Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984 in Beverly Hills, California), is a Filipino film and television actor, and commercial model.
Biography
Gutierrez is part of the "Gutierrez Matriach". He is the son of acting legend and former matinee idol Eddie Gutierrez and former actress turned talent manager Annabelle Rama. His sister, Ruffa Gutierrez, is an actress and a Miss World runner-up, and his identical twin brother Raymond Gutierrez is a successful television host. His half-brothers, Tonton Gutierrez and Ramon Christopher Gutierrez, are also notable actors in the 80's. He is currently studying at De La Salle University.
Career
Gutierrez began acting as a child, with his twin brother Raymond Gutierrez. He has worked in many movies with his famous father and his brothers. Richard Guttierez first show in GMA-7 is Click where he was paired up with a Kapuso Star Chynna Ortaleza.
He is ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Curtis.
Gutierrez gained nationwide popularity through the TV fantasy series Mulawin which aired from August 2, 2004 until March 18, 2005, where he was paired with Angel Locsin. The series was so popular that a feature-length film was created, Mulawin: The Movie. Mulawin is about two races of winged humanoids, the Mulawin must fight the Ravenas to protect mortals from its wrath. It also tells the story of Aguiluz and Alwina, whose love for each other hinders their mission. The TV series was panned by critics for being too complicated. As to date, Sugo is the least celebrated by audience and critics with Gutierrez in the lead role. Gutierrez also starred in Codename: Asero opposite Heart Evangelista. Parts of this series were shot in Dubai. Gutierrez also choreographed the fight sequences.
It was confirmed that on 2009, Gutierrez is set to play the role of a fictional Mexican character named "Zorro." To prepare for this role, he has to learn fencing and sword handling. Richard has 3 leading ladies for Zorro. Rhian Ramos, Michelle Madrigal and Bianca King. Him and Rhian had worked before in Lupin and Captain Barbell.
Aside from acting Richard has also been an active supporter of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, where he helps the environmental group promote their energy efficiency advocacy called Simple Lang - Save the Climate. He was the narrator for a Global Warming documentary "Signos" and he starred in a show explaining Global Warming called "Full Force Of Nature". [1]
Richard filed a P25 million lawsuit against PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) for posting an article about him and Michael Flores at Direk Mark Reyes birthday party April 2009. The article says that him and Michael fought and there was a gun involved in the fight. PEP posted the article without investigating at the incident closely and had the article removed from the website.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2001 | Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin | Inyigo | |
| Click | Enzo | ||
| Beh Bote Nga | Peter | ||
| 2002 | Habang Kapiling Ka | Basilio Malvarosa | |
| 2003 | Love to Love: Maid for Each Other | Ralph | |
| Nuts Entertainment | Co-host | ||
| My 1, 2 Love | JM Rodriguez / Tomas | ||
| 2004 | Kakabakaba Adventures | Raffy | |
| Mulawin | Aguiluz | ||
| 2005 | SOP Rules | Co-host | |
| Sugo | Miguel / Amante | ||
| 2006 | Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell | Potenciano "Teng" Magtanggol / Captain Barbell | |
| 2007 | Lupin | Andre Lupin de Dios | |
| 2007-2008 | Carlo J. Caparas' Kamandag | Vergel / Kamandag | |
| 2008 | Codename: Asero | Grecko Abesamis / Agent Phoneix / Agent Asero | |
| Signos: Banta ng Kalikasan | Host / Narrator | ||
| Full Force Nature | Host | ||
| 2009 | Zorro | Antonio de la Cruz Pelaez / Zorro | |
| Full House | TBA |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | 'Company |
| 2002 | Bakit Papa | Dong | Regal Entertainment |
| 2003 | Mano Po 2 | Erickson Tan | |
| 2004 | Kuya | Ted | |
| I Will Survive | B.J. | ||
| Sigaw | Marvin | ||
| 2005 | Pinoy: Blonde | cameo | Unitel Pictures |
| Let the Love Begin | Eric | GMA Films | |
| Mulawin: The Movie | Aguiluz | ||
| 2006 | I Will Always Love You | Justin | |
| Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di | Nathaniel Ramirez | Regal Entertainment | |
| 2007 | The Promise | Daniel | GMA Films |
| 2008 | My Bestfriend's Girlfriend | Primitivo "Evo" Gonzales | |
| My Monster Mom | Young Waldo | ||
| For the First Time | Seth Villaraza | Star Cinema | |
| 2009 | When I Met U | Benjie | GMA Films |
| Maybe This Time[2] | William "Will" Serrano |