Gladys Guevarra-Navarrete (born February 22, 1977) is a

Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other ...

actress, singer and comedienne, and a former housemate in ''

Pinoy Big Brother ''Pinoy Big Brother'', more popularly known by its abbreviated title ''PBB'', is the Philippine version of the '' Big Brother'' reality game show franchise. The word ''Pinoy'' in the title is a colloquial term for the Filipino people. Is a Phil ...

''.

Early life

Gladys Guevarra is a comedian and voice impersonator who previously worked in

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, and was also the former lead vocalist of the band Gladys and the Boxers with K in which they were noted for their hit song Sasakyan Kita (''I'll ride With You''). She rose to prominence during her stint in

's noontime show ''

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''. She eventually left the show citing health reasons stemming from a bulging disk and scoliosis. But there were some rumors that she and co-host Janno Gibbs were removed from the show because of brewing a secret relationship. The former vehemently denies the allegations. She entered the Pinoy Big Brother House on Day 46 to fill one of the gaps left behind by Ethel and Mcoy with the other reoccupied by Gaby. To add further confusion and mystery to her identity before her entrance, she imitated the voices of

Annabelle Rama Annabelle Rosales Rama-Gutierrez (born October 31, 1952), commonly known as Annabelle Rama, is a Filipino actress and talent manager with Spanish and Chinese descent. She is a native of Cebu and the wife of the 1960s Philippine cinema matinee id ...

and midget actress Mahal. She then left the house on Day 58 due to depression.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guevarra, Gladys 1977 births Living people Filipino women comedians Pinoy Big Brother contestants People from Olongapo Actresses from Zambales Singers from Zambales Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities Star Magic 21st-century Filipino singers 21st-century Filipino women singers