Ruffa Gutierrez

Ruffa Gutierrez

Beauty pageant titleholder
Gutierrez on her birthday party at the CBS Studios in California, June 2009
Born	Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutiérrez June 24, 1974 Manila, Philippines
Occupation	Actress , Model
Years active	1986, 1989-present
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Title(s)	Binibining Pilipinas- World 1993 Miss World 1993- 2nd Runner-up
Major competition(s)	Look of the Year 1992 Binibining Pilipinas 1993 (Binibining Pilipinas- World 1993) Miss World 1993 (2nd runner-up) (Miss World Asia & Oceania)

Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutierrez (born June 24, 1974) is a Filipino model, beauty queen and actress. She was the 1992 Look of the Year-Philippines, Binibining Pilipinas World 1993 and second runner-up to Miss World 1993.

Early life

Gutierrez began acting as a teen in the 1980s, under BMG Films. She became part of German Moreno's That's Entertainment in the early 1990s before becoming a beauty queen in 1993.

As the official representative of her country to the 1993 Miss World pageant held in Sun City, South Africa on November 27, Gutierrez won the title of Miss World Asia & Oceania and placed second runner-up to winner, Lisa Hanna of Jamaica.^[1]

Personal life

She is the only daughter of actor, Eddie Gutierrez and talent manager, Annabelle Rama. She has two half-brothers (Tonton Gutierrez and Ramon Christopher) from her father's previous relationships. She has five brothers: Elvis Gutierrez, Rocky Gutierrez Ritchie Paul Gutierrez and Raymond Gutierrez and Richard Gutierrez.

In 2003, she married Turkish businessman Yilmaz Bektas. They had two children, Lorin Gabriella and Venezia Loran. They announced their separation through a joint statement on May 8, 2007.^[2]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2016	Bakit Manipis ang Ulap?	Alicia	TV5
2015	Wansapanataym: Raprap's Wrapper	Connie	ABS-CBN
2015	Misterless Misis	Diana	TV5
2014	It Takes Gutz to Be a Gutierrez[3]	Herself	E! South East Asia The Filipino Channel
2014	The Ryzza Mae Show	Guest	GMA Network
2014	Home Sweetie Home	Cristina	ABS-CBN
2013	Toda Max	Susie	ABS-CBN
2012	Enchanted Garden	Diwani Valeriana	TV5
2011	Glamorosa	Naomi Malandrino	TV5
2011	Regal Shocker: Red Shoes	Karina	TV5
2011	Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak	Orchidia Ortega a.k.a. Ms. O	TV5
2010	Paparazzi	Herself / Host	TV5
2009	Ruffa & Ai	Herself / Host	ABS-CBN
2008	I Love Betty La Fea	Daniella Valencia	ABS-CBN
2007-2010	The Buzz	Herself / Host	ABS-CBN
2007	Philippines' Next Top Model	Host / Judge	RPN
2007	Kokey	Trining Calugdan	ABS-CBN
2006	Bahay Mo Ba 'To	Doktora Fanikera Grabe	GMA Network
2002	Habang Kapiling Ka	Venus Paraiso	GMA Network
1995-1998	Eat Bulaga!	Herself / Host	GMA Network

Film

Year	Title	Role	Producer
2014	Maybe This Time	Monica T. Valencia	Star Cinema, VIVA Films
2013	Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy	Marie	Star Cinema, VIVA Films
2012	Sosy Problems	Luca	GMA Films
	The Mommy Returns	Catherine Laurel-Martirez	Regal Entertainment
2010	Working Girls	Marilou Cobarrubias	GMA Films, VIVA Films
2009	Shake, Rattle & Roll 11	Kayla	Regal Entertainment
2008	Desperadas 2	Isabelle	Regal Entertainment
	My Monster Mom	Abby Gail Fajardo	GMA Films, Regal Entertainment
2007	Desperadas	Isabelle	Regal Entertainment
1996	Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa	Isabel	VIVA Films
1994	Shake, Rattle & Roll V	Laurie	Regal Entertainment
	Lab Kita Bilib Ka Ba?	Gema	Moviestars Films
1991	Underage Too	Ruffa	Regal Entertainment
1990	Tora Tora, Bang Bang Bang
	Last 2 Minutes	Ruffa	Regal Entertainment

References

1. "Miss Jamaica wins Miss World title". The Deseret News. November 28, 1993. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
2. http://blogphilippines.com/2010/03/turkish-newspaper-reports-wedding-of-yilmaz-bektas-and-former-miss-universe-zuleyka-rivera.html
3. "‘It Takes guts to be a Gutierrez’ on the E! channel". Yahoo! Philippines. Retrieved 2014-06-02.

External links

• Ruffa Gutierrez's Official Website
• Ruffa Gutierrez at the Internet Movie Database
• Filipino Model official website