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Richard Gutierrez is the son of former Philippine cinema matinee idol Eddie Gutierrez and former actress turned talent manager Annabelle Rama. His sister, Ruffa Gutierrez, is an actress and a former beauty queen (Miss World Second Princess), and Richard is the identical twin brother of Raymond Gutierrez. His half-brothers, Ton-ton Gutierrez & Ramon Christopher Gutierrez, are also notable actors in the 80`s. He had acted alongside his brothers in both film and TV.

He began acting as a child, with his twin brother Raymond Gutierrez. He has worked in many movies with his famous father and his brothers. Richard Guttierez first show in GMA-7 is Click where he was paired up with a Kapuso Star Chynna Ortaleza.

Gutierrez gained nationwide popularity through the TV fantasy series Mulawin which aired from August 2, 2004 until March 18, 2005, where he was paired with Angel Locsin. The series was so popular that a feature-length film was created, Mulawin: The Movie. Mulawin is about two races of winged humanoids, the Mulawin must fight the Ravenas to protect mortals from its wrath. It also tells the story of Aguiluz and Alwina, whose love for each other hinders their mission. The TV series was panned by critics for being too complicated. As to date, Sugo is the least celebrated by audience and critics with Gutierrez in the lead role. Gutierrez also starred in Codename: Asero opposite Heart Evangelista. Parts of this series were shot in Dubai. Gutierrez also choreographed the fight sequences.

It was confirmed that on 2009, he is set to play the role of a fictional Mexican character named "Zorro." To prepare for this role, he has to learn fencing and sword handling.

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