Jorge Eduardo Pickett Gutierrez (born February 6, 1942), professionally known as Eddie Gutierrez, is a

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actor and former matinee idol.

Early life

Gutierrez was born at 4:50 AM on February 6, 1942, at the

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. He is the son of Antonio Atayde Gutierrez, Jr. (August 5, 1913 in

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– February 10, 1954 in Santa Mesa, Manila) and Mary Rufina Herranz Pickett (born November 24, 1916 in

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). His parents were married on April 14, 1939 in

. His paternal grandfather was Antonio Maria Rogelio Gutierrez del Campo (September 16, 1866 in

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– June 21, 1952 in

), while his maternal grandfather was John Thomas Pickett (February 17, 1868 in

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– March 8, 1939 in

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Personal life

He married

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 ...

on November 8, 1980, with whom he has six children; Ruffa, Rocky, Elvis,

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

Raymond Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ...

and Ritchie Paul. His wife serves as the talent manager for his children who are in the entertainment industry. He also had two children from previous relationships;

Tonton Gutierrez Eduardo Antonio Winsett Gutierrez, Jr. (born March 20, 1968), professionally known as Tonton Gutierrez, is a Filipino film and television actor best known for his role as Governor Eduardo Buenavista in the original hit teleserye '' Pangako Sa ...

with actress

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in 1968 and Ramon Christopher Gutierrez with singer

Pilita Corrales Pilar Garrido Corrales (born August 22, 1937) is a Filipino pop singer, songwriter, actress, comedian and television presenter. She is dubbed as "Asia's Queen of Songs" and is widely known for her rendition of "Kapantay ay Langit" which eventu ...

in 1971 who also known as "Asia's Queen of Songs" and grandmother of actress

Janine Gutierrez Janine Marie Elizabeth de Leon Gutierrez (born October 2, 1989) known professionally as Janine Gutierrez, is a Filipino actress, television host, commercial model, and singer. A graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Eu ...

daughter of Ramon Christopher Gutierrez. He has 14 grandchildren. 4 grandsons: Diego, David, Zion, and Kai; and 10 granddaughters: Janine, Jessica, Maxine, Lorin, Aneeza, Venice, Aneeka, Aria, Ezra, and Maia.

Career

A bit player in ''Prinsesang Gusgusin'' (1958), Gutierrez was introduced in ''Handsome'' (1959) and played the lead in films like ''Kaming Makasalanan'' (1960), ''Eddie Longlegs'' (1964), ''Portrait of My Love'' (1965) and ''Pogi'' (1967). He was under contract for Sampaguita Pictures for eight years. His other films include ''Hiram na Kamay'' (1962), ''June Bride'' (1962), ''Pitong puso'' (1962), ''Sabina'' (1963), ''Bird of Paradise'' (1963), ''Eddie Loves Susie'' (1964), ''Isinulat sa Dugo'' (1965), ''I'll Dream of You'' (1966), and ''All Over the World'' (1967). After living in the United States for several years, he came back to the Philippines with his family and resumed his acting career. He appeared in ''Katawang lupa'' (1975), ''Ursula'' (1976), ''Beerhouse'' (1977), ''Bontoc'' (1977), ''Balatkayo'' (1978), ''Bomba Star'' (1980), ''Sari-saring ibong kulasisi'' (1978), ''Lagi na lamang ba akong babae?'' (1978), and ''Lumakad Ka, Gabi'' (1979). In 1991, he was nominated Best Supporting Actor by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) for ''Uubusin ko ang lahi mo'' (1991). He received the FAP award for Best Actor and the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts & Sciences (FAMAS) for Best Supporting Actor for ''Ikaw pa lang ang minahal'' (1992). In 2004 and 2006, Gutiérrez joined the cast of the TV fantasy series, ''

Mulawin ''Mulawin'' is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez and Dode Cruz, it stars Richard Gutierrez, Angel Locsin and Dennis Trillo. It premiered on August 2, 2004 on the network's Tele ...

'' and ''

Majika ''Majika'' () is a 2006 Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mac Alejandre and Eric Quizon, it stars Angel Locsin and Dennis Trillo. It premiered on March 20, 2006 on the network's Telebabad line ...

'' in both series playing an elder with magical powers.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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