Chris Gutierrez (born Christopher Juno BalbinConstantino, Ronald: "Idol Dudes: 20 Most Popular Teen Actors." Tempo
on 9 May 1992"Stars born in the lusty month of May." The Manila Standard. June 9-10 2007
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actor. He is a member of

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Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., trade name, doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is the Talent agency, talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines t ...

Batch 13. He is a grandson of two

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showbiz greats,

Gloria Romero Gloria Romero may refer to: *Gloria Romero (actress) Gloria Anne Borrego Galla (born December 16, 1933), known professionally as Gloria Romero (), is a multi-awarded Filipino actress, regarded as the “Queen of Philippine Movies”, her care ...

and Juancho Gutierrez.

Biography

Family background

Christopher Gutierrez is a grandson of veteran

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and former movie queen

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His grandfather is actor Juancho Gutierrez, another

showbiz veteran actor.Showbiz blood in SCQ Batch 13
He is the only son of Maritess, a professional chef, the only daughter of Gloria and Juancho. Chris was born in

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on May 9, 1992. His parents divorced when he was young, and then moved to the Philippines with his mother, leaving behind his dad in Seattle. They now live together with his grandmother Gloria Romero.

Career

Until the offer from Star Magic came, Chris never considered entering showbiz. He was only 13 when he was contacted by

’s talent management arm. In 2006, he was launched as a member of

Batch 13 along with 23 other aspiring actors. The same year, he made guest appearances in

shows: Homeboy,

Wowowee ''Wowowee'' () is a Philippine noontime variety show that was broadcast by ABS-CBN from 2005 to 2010. The show premiered on February 5, 2005, and aired live on weekdays and Saturdays. The show was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The ...

and ASAP. He was later cast in ABS-CBN's show, Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv. He plays role of Rickson a love interest to Giselle, played by Zia Marquez. This is the start of the Chris-Zia team up. He and Zia later reprised their respective roles in the follow-up season, Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2. When Abt Ur Luv ended in 2008. He then starred in the new season of

Star Magic Presents ''Star Magic Presents'' is a weekly love anthology program that began airing on the ABS-CBN network in the Philippines from July 29, 2006 to May 10, 2008. The show features artists from Star Magic, the talent management agency of ABS-CBN. In an i ...

, Star Magic Presents: Astigs. The show only went on for two mini-seasons, '' Astigs in Haay...School Life'' and '' Astigs in Luvin' Lyf''. In Astigs in Luvin' Lyf, Chris was again paired with Marquez.

Filmography

Notes

References

External links

Chris Gutierrez Official Forum Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gutierrez, Chris 1992 births Living people 21st-century Filipino male actors Filipino male child actors Filipino male television actors Filipino television personalities Filipino people of American descent Star Magic