Chin-Chin Gutierrez
{{Short description|Filipina actress and model}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chin-Chin Gutierrez
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| birth_name = Carminia Lourdes Cynthia Arnaldo Gutierrez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|11|22}}
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| alma_mater = Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute SAIDI (Ph.D.)
| years_active = 1992–2010
| height = 163 cm
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| occupation = Actress and model
| other_names = Maria Jose Arnaldo
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Carminia Lourdes Cynthia Arnaldo Gutierrez (born November 22, 1971), better known as Chin-Chin Gutierrez, is a Filipina actress and environmentalist.{{Cite web |url=http://hello.pinoystop.com/chin-chin-gutierrez-has-not-become-a-nun/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208022458/http://hello.pinoystop.com/chin-chin-gutierrez-has-not-become-a-nun/ |url-status=dead }}
Gutierrez starred in a number of films during the 1990s, among them are Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie (1994), Sa Aking Mga Kamay (1996) and April, May and June (1998) for Star Cinema.
Personal life
Gutierrez is the daughter of botanist Hermes Gutierrez and painter Cecilia Arnaldo.{{Cite web|url=http://agimat.net/film/p_200162.php|title=Profile » Chin-chin Guttierez |website=agimat.net}} Cecilia was a former Franciscan nun who served in Italy.{{cite news |title=Chin-Chin Gutierrez after the fire: Tempered galvanized and unquenchable |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YZQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9ScMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1683%2C4685808 |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=The Manila Times |date=14 January 2007 |page=B2}}
She earned her bachelor's degree in communication arts, graduated CumLaude from Miriam College and was enrolled in a combined MA/PhD program in organizational development (major in transformative spirituality) at the Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute (SAIDI), recently completing the same.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
Career
Gutierrez was initially known for her television commercials. She had a break in televesion when she starred in the 1992 series Noli me Tangere by director Eddie Romero. Billed as Maria Jose Arnaldo, she played the role of Maria Clara.{{cite news |last=Caruncho|first=Eric|title=Chin-Chin Gutierrez |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vlM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=503%2C8949687 |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=Sunday Inquirer Magazine |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=5 March 2006}}
Gutierrez is noted for playing antagonistic roles in the ABS-CBN television series Dahil May Isang Ikaw and Maging Sino Ka Man. She also had roles in feature films. Her last television appearance was in 2010.{{cite news |last1=Gabinete |first1=Jojo |title=Chin Chin Gutierrez ganap na Carmelite nun; fake news? |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/cabinet-files/157625/chinchin-gutierrez-nun-fake-news-a734-20210403-lfrm?s=4j1al9glhkueid41jjgg8gkl87 |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=PEP.ph |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. |date=3 April 2021 |language=fil}}
She retired from acting in 2015.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
Advocacy
Gutierrez is the founding chair and president of the ecological foundation Alaga LAHAT, which she created in 2006. This organization was a member of the Eco-Waste Coalition. Previous to having her own group, she was also a founding member and officer of Mother Earth Foundation. {{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}
A vegetarian, she starred in an ad for PETA Asia-Pacific in which she said that "fish are friends, not food".{{Cite news |work=SunStar|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2004/07/15/life/chin.chin.gutierrez.says.fish.are.friends.not.food..html |title=PETA advertisement |access-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609224024/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2004/07/15/life/chin.chin.gutierrez.says.fish.are.friends.not.food..html |archive-date=June 9, 2008 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.petaasiapacific.com/feature-starsshine-petaphilippines.asp |title=PETA Asia-Pacific |access-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608073413/http://www.petaasiapacific.com/feature-starsshine-petaphilippines.asp |archive-date=June 8, 2009 |url-status=dead}}
Dahil May Isang Ikaw at Maging Sino Ka Man. Naging in-demand din siya sa mga pelikula at TV commercials.
Post-retirement
Filmography
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Network | ||||
| 1993 | Noli Me Tangere | Maria Clara de los Santos | Billed as Maria Jose Arnaldo | CCP ABC 5 |
| 1995 | Melinda | Melinda | GMA Network | |
| 1996 | Bayani | Teresa Magbanua | ABS-CBN | |
| 1997 | Desaparacido | rowspan="2"| GMA Network | ||
| 2002 | Habang Kapiling Ka | Helga Lamermoore | ||
| 2004 | Krystala | Super Z / Zora / Zorina | rowspan="11"| ABS-CBN | |
| 2005 | Komiks Presents: Valentina | Valentina's mother | ||
| 2006 | Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko | Minokawa | ||
| 2007 | Maging Sino Ka Man | Corazon Roxas vda. de Berenguer | rowspan="2"| Supporting role / antagonist | |
| 2008 | Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik | Corazon Roxas-Romualdez | ||
| rowspan=3|2009 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Tasa | Ellen | ||
| Dahil May Isang Ikaw | Patricia Aragon - Alferos | Lead role / antagonist | ||
| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Isda | Coring / Corita | Lead role | ||
| 2009–2010 | May Bukas Pa | Teresa Malimban | Guest role | |
| rowspan=2|2010 | Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Kristine | Kristine Esmeralda Lopez-Fortalejo | Special participation | |
| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Wedding Ring | Flor | Lead role | ||
| 2023 | Cattleya Killer | Camille dela Rosa | Archive footage | Amazon Prime Video |
Music
In late 2003, Gutierrez released, after two years in the making, an album of her versions of lullabies from around the Philippine archipelago, in around half a dozen languages and dialects, including Hiligaynon, Waray, Cebuano, Bicol, Tagalog and others. The album, UYAYI: A Collection of Philippine Lullabies, was the result of field research capturing sound recordings of elders around the country singing their traditional songs for the youth, then a process of laborious re-recording of the songs, accompanied by Pinoy musicians such as Bo Razon, Joey Ayala, Tots Tolentino, Malou Matute and Rachel Conanan.[http://www.chinchingutierrez.com.ph/uyayi.php ] The double CD includes one CD of her music, and one of the field recordings, plus a short video of the making. It has won several awards, received a National Commission for Culture and the Arts grant, and was the focus of a few music showcases.
Awards and recognition
2004
- Recipient of the TOWNS (The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service) Award for her environmental advocacy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinchingutierrez.com.ph/bio1.php|title=Chin Chin Gutierrez|website=www.chinchingutierrez.com.ph}}
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