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Janine Gutierrez pens touching birthday message for grandpa Eddie

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<p>Actress Janine Gutierrez turned to social media to pen a sweet tribute to her grandfather, screen veteran and former matinee idol Eddie Gutierrez, who recently celebrated his 81st birthday.</p><p>Janine is the daughter of Eddie’s son with Pilita Corrales, Ramon Christopher. In a post on February 13, the 33-year-old shared some of her fondest memories with her <em>lolo </em>when she was still a young child. </p><p>“’Yung preschool ko malapit sa bahay ni lolo and I used to visit him all the time when I was a kid. Makiki-swimming or dalaw lang tapos bibigyan niya ko ng pang-Mcdo ko pauwi. Favorite line niya ‘long time no see’ and always with the biggest smile,” she recalled.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CombHtFv8Vm/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A13447341.899999857%2C%22ls%22%3A1128694.5%2C%22le%22%3A1128698.7000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" 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><div><br/></div><p>“Today, he still always has the biggest smile, but now the conversation is about life lately. Here, he told me he watches <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/dirtylinen"><em><u><strong>Dirty Linen</strong></u></em><strong><u>.</u></strong></a> Nakangiting sinabi na magkasunod na Gutierrez daw ang nasa primetime,” she continued. “I never aimed to reach or surpass my family&#x27;s achievements because — hello, paano, imposible — but I have always hoped to make them proud. Sa smile ni lolo, mukhang okay tayo guys.”</p><p class="p1">Janine currently stars in the hit revenge-drama <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/dirtylinen"><em><u><strong>Dirty Linen</strong></u></em><strong><u>,</u></strong></a> which airs after <em>The Iron Heart</em> starring her uncle and Eddie’s son, Richard Gutierrez. Both shows are part of ABS-CBN’s <em>Primetime Bida</em> block and have scored high ratings, with <em>Dirty Linen</em> constantly clinching the No. 1 spot of Twitter trends in the Philippines, according to previous reports by ABS-CBN News.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1">Sharing her birthday message for her <em>lolo</em>, Janine told Eddie, “Love you, Lolo! I look up to you always. Happy birthday again.”</p><p class="p1">Earlier, Eddie celebrated his birthday in a star-studded gathering attended by his family, loved ones, and friends from the industry. The celebration was held at a restaurant in Makati last February 7, a day after Eddie’s actual birthday.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><div class="p2"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/2/12/look-eddie-gutierrez-celebrates-81st-birthday-with-karaoke-234"><strong><u>READ: Eddie Gutierrez celebrates 81st birthday with karaoke</u></strong></a></div><p>Among the stars present were Cesar Montano, Tirso Cruz III, Robin Padilla, Herbert Bautista, and Philip Salvador. Vina Morales, Mariel Rodriguez, Karla Estrada, Ciara Sotto, and Marjorie Barretto were also in attendance.</p>

<p>Actress Janine Gutierrez turns to social media to pen a sweet tribute to her grandfather, screen veteran and former matinee idol Eddie Gutierrez, who recently celebrated his 81st birthday.</p>

Actress Janine Gutierrez turns to social media to pen a sweet tribute to her grandfather, screen veteran and former matinee idol Eddie Gutierrez, who recently celebrated his 81st birthday.

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Janine Gutierrez pens touching birthday message for grandpa Eddie

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Published February 14, 2023 02:19 PM PHT

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