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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ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...

Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is a Philippine talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Founded in 1992, Star Magic ha ...

Batch 13. He is a grandson of actors

Gloria Romero Gloria Anne Borrego Galla (December 16, 1933 – January 25, 2025), known professionally as Gloria Romero (), was an American-born Filipino actress. Regarded as the "Queen of Philippine Cinema", she appeared in over 250 motion pictures and t ...

and Juancho Gutierrez.

Biography

Family background

Christopher Gutierrez is a grandson of veteran Filipino actress

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

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, 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.

Career

Until the offer from Star Magic came, Gutierrez 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 the ABS-CBN shows '' Homeboy'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was later cast in the show '' Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv''. He played the role of Rickson, a love interest to Giselle, played by Zia Marquez. 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''. 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

Notes

References

{{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