Tonton Gutierrez | |
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Born | Eduardo Antonio Winsett Gutierrez, Jr. March 20, 1968 |
Other names | Tonton |
Occupation(s) | Television and film actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Eddie Gutierrez Liza Lorena |
Relatives | Gutierrez family |
Eduardo Antonio "Tonton" Winsett Gutierrez, Jr. (born March 20, 1968)[1] is a Filipino film and television actor best known for his role as Governor Eduardo Buenavista in the original hit teleserye Pangako Sa 'Yo, it was topbilled by Kristine Hermosa, Jericho Rosales, Eula Valdez and Jean Garcia.
He was introduced in Viva Films' Sana'y Wala ng Wakas (1986) as Sharon Cuneta's leading man and became the film outfit's exclusive contract star. He starred in Viva Films movies -- Nakagapos na Puso (1986), Kung Aagawin mo ang lahat sa Akin (1987); Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (1987), Alabok sa Ulap (1987) and Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? (1987) as Val, the retardate husband of Estela played by Vilma Santos. From the aforementioned movie, he received best actor trophies from Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA), PMPC's Star Awards and Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) in 1987. In 1996, he was awarded best actor by the Gawad Urian for Reyna Films' Abot Kamay ang Pangarap.