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 two Philippine showbiz greats, Gloria Romero and Juancho Gutierrez.
Biography
Family background
Christopher Gutierrez is a grandson of veteran Filipino actress and former movie queen Gloria Romero.[4] His grandfather is actor Juancho Gutierrez, another Philippine showbiz veteran actor.[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 now live 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.
