Richard Gutierrez concentrates muna sa environmental advocacy

Richard Gutierrez concentrates muna sa environmental advocacy
Article posted November 27, 2008
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After Codename: Asero, Richard Gutierrez is taking a very short break from making television serials. However, while on vacation from acting, the young actor will be busy hosting GMA-7's newest program on "Bilib Ka Ba Nights" block, Full Force Nature, which will premiere on December 2 after GMA Telebabad.

The program immediately appealed to the young actor when the network presented to him the idea of the show. Although its original version in the United States shows original video clips of unbelievable weather moments, the Philippine version changes it a bit by choosing Richard, an advocate of environment, as the host.

As a Greenpeace celebrity spokeperson, the 24-year-old actor will now have a wider venue to fulfill his role of spreading awareness about problems and issues concerning the environment. In between the video clips that will be shown, Richard will give simple but very helpful tips in saving mother earth.

The young actor said that Full Force Nature will definitely show the other side of Richard Gutierrez.

"I'm an active environmentalist and I wanna help also the group of Greenpeace and the other environmental groups. I think this is my calling, to create awareness for the people regarding global warming and other environmental problem," said Richard during the presscon of Full Force Nature last night, November 25.

He added, "Full Force Nature, ang kaibahan nito is you really feel the wrath of nature and mga hindi natin nae-experience dito, mga puwede ring mangyari sa atin dito, makikita mo sa TV kung ano talaga ang nararamdaman ng mga taon nakaka-experience no'n. So, 'yon pa lang, entertaining and exciting na for the audience. At the same time, it cuts to me giving ideas and pointers on how we can avoid these matters."

GREENPEACE ADVOCATE. The young Gutierrez said that it was really his idea to help groups that supports environmental causes such as GreenPeace.

"'Yon ang naging calling ko, e," he said. "I mean, for me, maraming different problems na nangyayari sa mundo—number one is hunger, number two is overpopulation, number three is global warming. For me, global warming ang napili ko dahil talagang ever since I was a kid I love nature. Siguro, I just had a calling for it. Siguro kanya-kanya tayong purpose dito sa mundo and siguro 'yon ang purpose ko."

As a celebrity spokesperson, Richard said that he helps the group with its non-violent moves in saving the environment. One example of this is creating informative videos that will reach a lot of people around the country, like his past documentary Signos.

Within the next few weeks, Richard will go to Boracay to shoot a video for the tourists who visit the place. Then, by next year, GMA-7 will be doing another documentary similar to Signos.

He reiterated, "Ang goal ko talaga is to create awareness sa youth, sa kabataan. So we're gonna go to different schools, that's one of my projects next year. Signos was something informative. Signos, by the way, is now out on DVD. Hopefully, schools can watch that."

Keep your eyes open for Richard's latest show Full Force Nature when it airs on December 2, 2008 only on GMA.

SIMPLE lang ang magiging Christmas celebration ng Gutierrez family.

SIMPLE lang ang magiging Christmas celebration ng Gutierrez family.

Ito ang itsinika ni Richard Gutierrez sa presscon ng bagong
infotainment show niyang Full Force Nature, na mapapanood tuwing
Martes, pagkatapos ng GMA Telebabad, simula December 2.

Ayon sa aktor, gaya ng dati’y sa bahay lang sila magpa-Pasko’t
magkakaroon ng simpleng party para sa mga kasambahay.

“Every year naman, we try to give back to our helpers,” ani Chard.

Doubly meaningful daw ang Christmas ng buong pamilya this year, dahil
as we all know, kararaos lang nila sa krisis pangkalusugan ng ama’t ina.

Still recovering ang siney ni Chard nang kumustahin ng press ang mommy
niyang si Annabelle Rama, na nag-undergo ng hysterectomy sa Asian
Hospital nu’ng isang linggo.

Ang daddy naman niyang si Eddie Gutierrez, 20 years younger daw ang
pakiramdam mula nang sumailalim sa angioplasty.

Dagdag pa ni Chard, “Ngayon, healthy living na kaming lahat. Lahat ng
pagkain sa bahay, healthy na, hindi katulad dati.

Sa Dec. 2, sabay-sabay na lilipad sina Chard, Tita Annabelle at Tito
Eddie pa-Amerika para manood ng laban ni Pacquiao.

Pero bago ’yon, nag-tape muna siya ng ilang episodes para sa Full
Force Nature, na magpapakita ng maiikling kuwento tungkol sa actual na
natural disasters.

Greenpeace advocate si Chard, kaya bagay na bagay sa kanya ang format
ng programa.

Bukod sa personal accounts, magpapakita rin sila ng real-life footages
at eyewitness stories ng mga nagdaang natural disaster, gaya ng bagyo,
lindol, atbp.

Meron ding trivia portion, eco-friendly tips at payo kung paano
makaliligtas sa mga ganitong sakuna.

Sa pilot episode, muling bibisitahin ni Chard ang mapanganib na ilog
sa San Miguel, Bulacan, kung saan kinunan ang una niyang primetime hit
na Mulawin.

Excited nga ang actor sa bago niyang assignment, dahil feeling daw
niya, pagpe-preserve ng nature ang isa sa mga calling niya.

Sey ni Chard, “Bata pa lang ako, mahilig na ako sa nature.”

‘Kasal’ kay KC, tinawanan ni Richard

‘Kasal’ kay KC, tinawanan ni Richard




DAHIL okey na ang kundisyon nina Annabelle Rama at Eddie Gutierrez, magiging mas espesyal daw ang selebrasyon nila ng Pasko ngayon.


Sabi nga ni Richard sa presscon ng Full Force Nature (simula na sa Dec. 02), panay healthy food na ang ihahanda nila, at may party rin sila para sa mga helpers nila.


“Sa family kasi, buong taon naman kaming nagbibigayan, kaya tuwing Pasko, we try to give back to our helpers, at may party kami sa kanila,” sabi ni Richard.


Si Richard nga ang sumagot sa lahat gastos sa operasyon nina Tita Annabelle at Tito Eddie.


“Wala `yon. Kaya nga ako nagtatrabaho, para tumulong sa family ko, lalo na sa mga ganitong sitwasyon.”


Anyway, natawa lang si Richard sa pangyayari, na habang nasa ospital ang mommy niya at inooperahan, napanaginipan nito na ikinasal siya kay KC Concepcion.


“Oo nga, eh! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!” tumatawang sabi ni Richard.

RICHARD GUTIERREZ: Concentrates on His Environmental Advocacy While on break from Teleserye

Codename: Asero says farewell

Codename: Asero says farewell
Article posted November 11, 2008
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Sa pagtatapos ng 'Codename: Asero', balikan natin ang mga pinagdaanan ng cast at creative team ng show. Find out what you might have missed during the run of this action-packed series

Inabangan nating lahat ang mga eksena ng cast sa Dubai, at ang first time team up ni Richard Gutierrez at Heart Evangelista . Nadala tayo sa mga special effects ng big-budget series na ito, at ang mga kakilig-kilig na mga eksena ng ating mga bida. The show started its pilot week in Dubai, a move that caused quite a stir in the entertainment industry.

"[In Dubai] naging good friends kami ni Richard, tapos madami siyang mga advice na binigay sa akin," ayon kay Heart. This helped make the portrayal of their character to be more effective since they had to work with each other on several scenes.

Sa simula, sinundan nating lahat ang adventures ni Grecko Abesamis (Richard Gutierrez) mula Dubai hanggang siya ay bumalik sa Pilipinas, naging robot, na-in love kay Emily San Juan (Heart), bumaliktad sa mga kakampi at pinaglaban ang kanyang pag-ibig.

And throughout all this, Richard has played not just the lead role—naging parte rin siya ng creative team sa pag-conceptualize ng istorya at ng fight scenes.

"I always want to make it different every time, so I use any form of action, kahit na hand to hand [combat], minsan may guns, minsan we just use our environment. We have different choices, we don't limit ourselves." At kita naman natin ito sa mga eksenang lumabas sa show. Sabi rin ni Richard, nakatutulong ang pag-create ng fight sequences para mas mabuo ang character niya.

Ngayon sa pagtatapos ng Asero, ano pa nga ang mga dapat abangan? Maililigtas ba ni Grecko ang in distress na si Emily? Lalo na ngayo't hindi na siya nakararamdam ulit.

"Yung love story nila, pang-forever. Into the future, parang ganoon," teases Richard. Pero ibig sabihin ba nito ay makaliligtas si Emily? We'll see!

Sabi nga ni Direk Mark Reyes, dgpi, "Richard keeps on saying that Heart is the 'heart' of the show. You know, the drama is with the story of Heart, the action-adventure is with the story of Richard."

Pero hindi lang sina Richard at Heart ang may resolution. Dagdag ng ating bida, "Bawat character may closure na mangyayari, kaya kailangan abangan yun, aside from all the action sequences that we did, [and] kung paano [mangyayari doon sa war] ng Advocate vs. Empire."

Sa halo-halong genre ng show na ito, ipinatunayan na hindi lang sa story nakikita ang ganda ng show, kundi sa pagsasama rin ng mga artista nito.

-- Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco and Jason John S. Lim. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio.

RICHARD’S SHOW ENDS

RICHARD’S SHOW ENDS

RICHARD Gutierrez’s hard hitting action series, “Codename: Asero” is ending this week and he says its last few nights are guaranteed to excite all viewers as each episode is jampacked with slambang stunts and fight scenes never before scene on local TV. “Asero” is a cyborg, half man-half machine, and this is the first time we had such a hero in Philippine television. His enemies are from the camp of the mysterious Zeus (Richard Gomez.)

“The action-filled finale took us two straight days to shoot,” says Richard. “Kahit pagod na kami, sige pa rin just to make sure it’s going to be worth it for the viewers. Its be very tiring and taxing, pero proud ako dahil hindi kami mapapahiya sa audience as we offer first rate entertainment. Asero is one of the best and most difficult roles I’ve played dahil dual roles ako bale rito as Asero and also as Grecko Abesamis.”

He wants to thank all his co-stars in the show: Heart Evangelista, Richard Gomez, Carmina Villaroel, Janno Gibbs, Michael V, Francine Prieto, Bubbles Paraiso, Paolo Contis, Ehra Madrigal, Rhian Ramos, Chynna Ortaleza, Joko Diaz, Joanne Quintas, Sheree, Jenny Miller, Caridad Sanchez, Rainier Castillo, Marky Cielo, Ysa Villar, Martin de los Santos, Bobby Andrews and his brothers Ramon Christopher, Rocky and Elvis Gutierrez. “Lahat sila, nakatulong para sa ikagaganda ng show na talaga namang naging maganda ang rating during its entire run,” adds Richard. “I also want to thank our directors, Mark Reyes and Mike Tuviera, for allowing me to share my ideas with them, especially in staging and choreographing our action scenes. Pareho silang mahusay.”

In all fairness to Richard, he excels not only in the action scenes where he does his own stunts and gets to show his dexterity with guns and with the martial arts, but also in his dramatic scenes. After this, he’ll be playing the swashbuckling role of the legendary Zorro in his next series. He’s also starting the shooting of his new movie with KC Concepcion for GMA Films, titled “Save the Best for Last” written and directed by Joey Reyes, in which he’d be singing the theme song with KC. “But before anything else, sana huwag nilang kalimutan ang climactic conclusion ng ‘Asero’ this week and on its last day, November 14,” he adds. “I promise, hindi sila magsisisi.”


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Richard Gutierrez begins training for 'Zorro'

Richard Gutierrez begins training for 'Zorro'
Article posted November 04, 2008

'Codename: Asero' ends on November 14th, to be replaced by 'Luna Mystika,' where Richard Gutierrez's 'Asero' leading lady Heart Evangelista plays the title role. Richard, on the other hand, has three more projects to accomplish before February next year. Here's a peek at what's to come. Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio.

The last of Asero

Richard says people should watch out for the resolution of Asero's love story with Emily (Heart Evangelista). "Yung love story nila, pang-forever. Into the future, parang ganoon." Could this be related to the prosthetics we saw Heart wear during our last set visit? We'll see!

What can he say about his leading lady, especially since he was her first onscreen partner since she transferred to the Kapuso Network?

stars"She's unbelievably good and talented," Richard remarked with conviction. "Alam mo na talagang nag-mature siya, [also in] her craft."

He adds, "Wala na [rin] yung awkward stage namin. That was a good thing, that we got that out of the way and became good friends. And pag ka-eksena mo si Heart, talagang madadala ka sa kanya kasi magaling siya."

"Bawat character may closure na mangyayari, kaya kailangan abangan yun, aside from all the action sequences that we did, [and] kung paano [mangyayari doon sa] gera ng Advocate vs. Empire."

Richard admits that he had a difficult time portraying a robot. "It was actually hard for me, jumping from Asero [to the movie I was shooting]. Sa Asero, na-experience ko yung robot acting and siguro yung without emotions, which is also hard, kasi everyday, pag gising natin, may bago kang emotions—may bago kang nararamdaman, and once you come to the set, you're supposed to erase everything. You're supposed to not remember anything.

"And then I was doing that while I was [filming] a movie na sobra naman yung emotions, na kailangan, so it was tough for me to balance that." Richard is referring to first movie with KC Concepcion under Star Cinema, titled For the First Time.

Upcoming projects

"Well, right now, I'm preparing for something new again," Richard answered when asked about his upcoming projects.

He has a reality show based on an international franchise, which tackles various natural disasters across the world. "Mayroon din tips on what we can do as individuals to avoid these disasters and [how we can contribute] to nature."

As for his second movie with KC under GMA Films, Richard says he hasn't started filming yet. "We're still in the process of creating the storyline and discussing our characters." The movie is set to be released on Valentine's Day. It is also Richard's fifth V-day flick in a row!

From robotic to romantic

"Those two are my main projects which will be shown soon, but of course, for primetime, I'm preparing for something—I'm also training for another project," says Richard. This, of course, is Zorro, set to air in 2009.

stars"I started training for fencing, [and] I will start [horse back] riding soon. Fully booked lang yung riding school ngayon, kaya hindi pa ako nakakapag-start.

"Then I'll be doing an acting workshop with direk Peque Gallaga, because 1900s yung era na gagawin namin and we have to study how the Filipinos were back then, kung ano yung way of living natin, kung ano yung paniniwala [natin] noong 1900s [and] all of that."

Richard says that they're even going to invite a historian to brief the whole team on what actually happened at that point in Philippine history!

"It's gonna be something hardcore for all of us, and also very exciting, [because it'll be my] first time [to portray a] role in a period setting."

Has his leading lady been confirmed already?

"Wala pa."

Will it be a new face on primetime TV?

"Nandiyan na siya! Sa pali-paligid!" Richard answers with a laugh.

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