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Richard Gutierrez admits feeling nervous about first project with Barbie Imperial

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Jemuel Tandoc

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<p>Following <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/incognito" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Incognito</em></a>, Richard Gutierrez stars in another action-packed primetime series, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/blood-vs-duty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Blood vs Duty</em></a>. And this time, it’s even personal as he shares the screen with someone special to him, Barbie Imperial.</p><p>In an exclusive interview with <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>PUSH ABS-CBN</strong></a>, Richard Gutierrez got real about how he felt about working together for the first time.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776125990218Screenshot 2026-04-14 081902.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>“We&#x27;re very thankful to Tita Cory (Vidanes), ABS-CBN, and JRB Group to be given this opportunity to work with Barbie. It&#x27;s great. Kasi nga, alam mo, to be honest, nervous pa kami pareho,” he expressed.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWbaBYMiZY7/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A203133.5%2C%22ls%22%3A145824.80000019073%2C%22le%22%3A146103.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1125" 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><div><br/></div><p>The premier leading man further shared that they have only just started shooting scenes together.</p><p>“Yung mga eksena namin, parang recently pa lang kinukunan. So nakakapanibago working with her on the series. But at the same time, we&#x27;re just very thankful and we want to really showcase our talents here sa <em>Blood Vs. Duty</em>,” he said.</p><p>Richard Gutierrez also teased what viewers can expect from their characters in the series.</p><p>“It&#x27;s going to develop as the story goes along. It&#x27;s a long-running series so maraming pwedeng puntahan yung mga characters. But that&#x27;s something that we want the audience to really wait for and look forward to,” he shared.</p><div><iframe width="815" height="458" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uMURDsQz2kg" title="Blood vs Duty - Official Trailer" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Meanwhile, Richard also expressed his gratitude to the whole team behind their action-packed series.</p><p>“Yeah, first time ko rin mapanood yung show namin. The team did really good. I really just want to like bow down and be grateful for this blessing, for this moment, na lahat nung pinaghirapan namin, we prepared, we shot it, talagang how many weeks namin pinaghandaan, and finally seeing it on the screen. It was something really special. Something that I&#x27;m really proud of. I&#x27;m honored to be part of it,” the actor said.</p><p>Catch <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/blood-vs-duty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Blood vs Duty</em></a><em>,</em> airing weeknights at 8 p.m. on ABS-CBN via ALLTV2, A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, and Kapamilya Online Live (KOL). Advanced episodes are also available for streaming on iWant and Netflix.</p>

<p>Richard Gutierrez admits feeling nervous working with Barbie Imperial for the first time in their series Blood vs Duty. The actor also teases what to expect from their characters.</p>

Richard Gutierrez admits feeling nervous working with Barbie Imperial for the first time in their series Blood vs Duty. The actor also teases what to expect from their characters.

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EXCLUSIVE: Richard Gutierrez admits feeling nervous about first project with Barbie Imperial

Jemuel Tandoc,

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Published April 14, 2026 08:24 AM PHT

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Updated April 14, 2026 09:13 AM PHT

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