Chris Gutierrez

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Chris Gutierrez
Born
Christopher Juno Balbin [fn 1]

(1992-05-09) May 9, 1992 (age 32)
Delaware, [1] U.S.
Other namesChristopher Gutierrez
Occupation Actor
Years active2006–2011; 2013

Chris Gutierrez (born Christopher Juno Balbin [fn 1] [2] on 9 May 1992 [3] ) is a Filipino actor. He is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic Batch 13. He is a grandson of actors Gloria Romero and Juancho Gutierrez.

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Biography

Family background

Christopher Gutierrez is a grandson of veteran Filipino actress Gloria Romero [4] and his grandfather is actor Juancho Gutierrez. [5] He is the only son of Maritess, a professional chef, the only daughter of Gloria and Juancho. [1] [4]

Gutierrez was born in Delaware, United States 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 lived together with his grandmother Gloria Romero. [5]

Career

Until the offer from Star Magic came, Gutierrez never considered entering showbiz. He was only 13 when he was contacted by ABS-CBN's talent management arm. [4] In 2006, he was launched as a member of Star Magic Batch 13 along with 23 other aspiring actors.

The same year, he made guest appearances in the ABS-CBN shows Homeboy , Wowowee and ASAP . [3] He was later cast in the show Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv . He played the role of Rickson, [3] a love interest to Giselle, played by Zia Marquez. [4] This was the start of the Chris-Zia team up. He and Marquez later reprised their respective roles in the follow-up season, Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2.

When Abt Ur Luv ended in 2008, he then starred in the new season of Star Magic Presents: Astigs . [6] The show only went on for two mini-seasons, Astigs in Haay...School Life and Astigs in Luvin' Lyf. In Astigs in Luvin' Lyf, Gutierrez was again paired with Marquez.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2007 Star Magic Presents : Abt Ur Luv Rickson
2007–2008Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2 Rickson
2008–2011 ASAP '08 : "Dynamite Dance Crew"Himself
2008Star Magic Presents: Astigs in Haay...School Life Sean
2008Star Magic Presents: Astigs: Luvin' Life Clay
2008 Maalaala Mo Kaya : "Popcorn"Jay Ar
2009-2011 ASAP '09 HimselfHost/performer, "Dynamite Dance Crew" segment
2009 Maynila : "Playback Time"Liam
2009 Your Song Presents: Boystown Brent
2009 Midnight DJ MarkGuest, 1 episode
2013 Wish Ko Lang Himself"Good Samaritan" episode

Notes

  1. 1 2 Chris Gutierrez was born in the United States. Thus, he does not possess his mother's maiden name which is Gutierrez.

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