“MAS funny at mas comedian ako kesa kay Richard!”
‘Yan ang walang kagatul-gatol na sagot ni Raymond Gutierrez sa tanong namin kung sino ang mas cool, mas nakakatawa at kung sino ang mas seryoso sa kanila ng kakambal niyang si Chard.
Nagkaroon tayo ng chance na makakuwentuhan si Raymond kamakailan, at sinamantala na namin ang pagkakataon na maitanong sa kanya ang ilang personal na bagay about him, kabilang na diyan ang tungkol sa kanyang lovelife at…sexlife.
BANDERA: Ano’ng ginagawa mo kapag wala kang work?
RAYMOND GUTIERREZ (RG): Pag wala akong work? Well it’s funny because I don’t work only in television, I also work for a magazine, sa Preview magazine as a Society Editor. So, if I’m not busy with my TV work, I’m busy with my magazine work. If I have free time,. I’m usually out of the country, I travel, or I’m out with my friends.
B: Sa sobrang busy mo sa work, may time ka pang gumimik?
RG: I still go out with my friends, most of them are non-showbiz.
B: Kumusta ang relationship mo with your family?
RG: Okay naman. Actually, halos lahat kami sobrang busy talaga. Pero we make sure na once a week, magkikita-kita kami. Usually, kapag Sunday, after mass we have dinner at home. Yun na ‘yung bonding time namin together. I will have wine with my dad, with Chard (Richard Gutierrez), so, ‘yun na ‘yung bonding time namin. Kuwentuhan, tawanan.
Like this coming New Year, magbo-Boracay kaming pamilya.
B: Ano pa ‘yung mga places na gusto mong puntahan?
RG: I’ve never been to Tokyo, that’s one city that I really want to visit, and I’m sure magugustuhan ko du’n. And next year, I plan to go to South America, sa Brazil, Argentina, Mexico. Yan ang mga traget ko next year. Hopefully, matuloy lahat.
B: Seryoso ka rin ba off-cam? Kasi sa TV parang sobrang seryoso mong tao?
RG: Off-cam, hindi naman. Mukha ba akong seryoso? Kasi naman, ‘yung mga shows na naka-assign sa akin, I have to be taken seriously. Like sa Showbiz Central, malalaking issue sa show business ang nae-encounter namin every week, malalaking personalities, we’re talking about their personal lives, so I can’t naman be joking about that. Sa Starstruck naman, medyo serious din ‘yung attack ko du’n, kasi I talk about the tanggalan, the contestants’ emotions, so medyo seryoso rin ‘yung attack.
Pero I have my moments na nagpapatawa rin ako. Off-cam, I’m not that really serious, I’m very sarcastic, and people say I’m funny. Sarcasm can be funny.
B: Sino ang mas seryoso sa inyo ni Richard?
RG: Siya. Nagpapatawa rin naman siya, pero most of the times, serious siya. Feeling ko mas funny talaga ako sa kanya.
B: Sino ang mas nagmana kay Tita Annabelle Rama, sa pagiging vocal niya and brutally frank?
RG: Parehas lang naman kami. We say kung ano ang nasa puso namin, we’re not scared to voice out our opinion and ideas about something. Kung meron kaming mga suggestions, sinasabi namin.
B: Si Mommy pa rin ba yung may final say kapag may dapat desisyunan na isang bagay?
RG: Kami ni Chard, we’re both independent na, so they respect naman our decisions. Kung ano yung mga decision ko sa career ko, sa life ko, ako ang nasusunod. I value their opinion, though.
B: Independent ka na ba?
RG: Financially. Actually, I lived alone for two years, but when my parents moved to Makati, I had a room in the house. Sabi ko, sige, du’n na lang muna ako. For the past how many months now, doon na ako nakatira kila Mommy. I lived alone for how many years, so try ko muna yung sa poder ng parents ko. It’s very refreshing to move back with my family. Paggising mo, nandiyan yung mga anak ni Ate (Ruffa Gutierrez), takbuhan. Si Mommy, laging may kausap sa phone. It’s very different.
Actually, nu’ng unang-unang pagbalik ko sa bahay, na-shock ako. Alam mo yung parang sanay na kasi akong mag-isa, tapos, ganu’n ang makikita mo. I live kasi in the main house, so dinig ko lahat sa umaga. Hahahaha!
B: Mayaman ka na ba?
RG: You know what, I save naman talaga, pero kapag nakaka-save na ako, ayan na, plano na akong mag-travel. It’s really my luho. I wanna do it when I’m young. Like this year, I travelled a lot. But next year, pahinga muna, except for South America. Next year my goal is to save more.
B: Ano pa ang dreams mo na hindi mo pa natutupad?
RG: To lose weight again. Hahahaha! No, natupad ko na ‘yun dati, pero kailangan ko nang ulitin ngayon. But honestly, sa showbiz, I’m sure that I can do a lot more. If I challenge myself a little bit more, I can probably broaden my horizon a bit more. Nothing specific kung ano pa ‘yung gusto kong gawin sa showbiz. Pero right now, with the rate things are going, I haven’t really focused on that.
B: Pasukin ang artista?
RG: Alam mo, nakakatakot ang acting, e. Natatakot ako sa hours, hindi ko kaya ‘yung taping schedule. That’s why I salute ‘yung mga nasa primetime, kasi alam ko kung gaano kahirap ‘yung ginagawa nila. Hindi na sila halos natutulog. Siguro kung bibigyan ako ng acting project, gusto ko, horror. I don’t know why. Pero sabi ko, gusto ko talaga horror.
B: May love life o sex life ka ba?
RG: I don’t want to talk about that in public.
—interview ni eas
BANDERA Entertainment, 112309
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