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Janine Gutierrez gets candid about growing up with famous grandparents

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Janine Gutierrez opened up about her journey in the entertainment industry.  </p><p>In an interview with Karen Davila, Janine admitted that growing up, she was always expected to join show business as she comes from a family of entertainers.</p><p>&quot;I have to admit talagang sobrang privilege ko bilang anak ng artista. Kasi bata pa lang ako, tinatanong na ako kailan ka maga-artista? Hindi tinatanong kung gusto mo ba. Ang tanong is kailan. So talagang may advantage so tinry ko na lang talaga na maging deserving ako na talagang manatili,&quot; she said.</p><p>The Kapamilya star is the granddaughter of Philippine entertainment pillars Nora Aunor and Pilita Corrales. She shared that she first discovered that her grandmothers were superstars when she was in grade 2.</p><p>&quot;I found out na sikat &#x27;yung mga lola ko nung grade 2 ako na may Sibika [book] tapos nandun &#x27;yung picture nila sa chapter ng sining. Asia&#x27;s Queen of Song (Pilita), tapos Philippine Superstar (Nora) so that&#x27;s when I found out,&quot; Janine shared.</p><p>Meanwhile, Janine&#x27;s parents Ramon Christopher Gutierrez and Lotlot de Leon also work in show business.</p><div><iframe width="1899" height="773" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8jihm2ePrbk" title="Janine Gutierrez Steps Out Of Her Parents’ Shadow &amp; Opens Up About New Love | Karen Davila Ep85" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Janine admitted that initially she did not want to enter showbiz.</p><p>&quot;I guess dati ayaw ko talaga mag-artista kasi parang pakiramdam ko ano pa magagawa ko?&quot; she confessed.</p><p>In the same interview, Janine got candid about the struggles she encountered when she started in the entertainment industry. </p><p>&quot;When I was starting talaga, there were years na wala akong trabaho, wala akong teleseryes. May time rin na naisip ko baka nagkamali ako na nag-artista ako baka dapat nag-foreign service na lang ako, mag-trabaho na lang ako (she has a degree in European Studies in International Business),&quot; she said.</p><p>&#x27;&quot;Yung unang lead ko dapat na teleserye, akala ko sa akin na. Tapos nakita ko na lang &#x27;yung commercial ibang babae na. Hindi ako natawagan. Masakit talaga,&quot; she added.</p><p>Currently, Janine is headlining the ABS-CBN drama series, <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/dirtylinen" id="isPasted"><em><strong>Dirty Linen</strong></em></a> <em>.</em> Janine shared how she usually chooses her projects.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmN3LsZvtq3/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A692844.9000000954%2C%22ls%22%3A692534.9000000954%2C%22le%22%3A692545%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Parang sa mga projects ko kasi Ms. Karen medyo mapili po talaga ako sa script o sa kwento. Or parang mas naa-attract ako kapag merong paniniwala or may sinasabi itong script na ito and &#x27;yun din &#x27;yung paniniwala ko,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;And <em>Dirty Linen</em> parang at the core is about injustice eh na &#x27;yung mga makapangyarihan palaging nakakalusot samantalang &#x27;yung mahihirap, hirap na hirap makamit &#x27;yung hustisya and that&#x27;s the theme na very prevalent sa Pilipinas di ba? Hindi talaga maiiwasan,&quot; she added. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/17/janine-gutierrez-marks-2nd-year-as-a-kapamilya-1159"><strong>READ: Janine Gutierrez marks 2nd year as a Kapamilya: ‘Ang dami kong ipinagpapasalamat’</strong></a></div><p>Janine commended the team behind<em> </em><a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/dirtylinen"><em><strong>Dirty Linen</strong></em></a> for pushing the envelope and being at par with the stories of foreign TV shows.</p><p>&quot;So sobrang happy ako na ganun &#x27;yung tema namin at ang tapang ng show na may mga eksenang nagtataka kami pwede ba itong ipalabas sa TV? Pero pwede raw. We will push the envelope. If not now when? Sabayan na natin &#x27;yung mga palabas ng Korea, ng Hollywood. Happy talaga ako, as in ang ganda nung script,&quot; she said.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cny3OzaPcrC/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A692857.5999999046%2C%22ls%22%3A692534.9000000954%2C%22le%22%3A692545%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>When it comes to her goals in showbiz, Janine said that she wants to do more good projects.</p><p>&quot;Ang goal ko lang talaga Ms. Karen gumawa ng magagandang projects. &#x27;Yun na rin siguro &#x27;yung paraan ko para hindi masyado ma-pressure sa status nung mga lola ko kasi there is no way there will be another Nora Aunor,&quot; she stated.</p><p>When asked about her life motto or life verse, she shared, &quot;God always has a plan for you parang yan &#x27;yung lesson ng life ko in small moments na parang I&#x27;ve always wanted something pero di ko siya makukuha pero a year later or two years later parang babalik siya in another form.&quot;</p><p>&quot;So kung may gusto ka sa buhay at hindi mo makuha, just keep working towards it at babalik at babalik siya sa&#x27;yo,&quot; she added.</p>

<p>Janine Gutierrez opened up about her experience growing up in a family of entertainers. </p>

Janine Gutierrez opened up about her experience growing up in a family of entertainers.

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Janine Gutierrez gets candid about growing up with famous grandparents

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Published January 29, 2023 03:48 PM PHT

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