Ruffa Gutierrez has this reaction when she was called “legend”
Actress Ruffa Gutierrez, who came from a well-known showbiz family, entered show business in 1987.
She quickly gained mass popularity as a member of Mr. Showman German Moreno’s popular youth variety show, That’s Entertainment, representing the Tuesday group.
Aside from being an actress, Ruffa also had her shining moment on the pageant stage. She won Second Runner-Up (2nd Princess) at the Miss World 1993 pageant held in Sun City, South Africa. In that pageant event, she was also crowned Miss World Asia & Oceania.
Ruffa Gutierrez took a break from showbiz in 2003 when she married Turkish businessman Yilmaz Bektas and moved abroad. After their separation, Ruffa returned to the Philippines, and she had her showbiz comeback.
Her most recent acting project is the movie Red Crown. The film is about what happened during the star-studded 25th anniversary of the fictional “Queen of the Islands” beauty pageant.
Pageant aspirants compete with each other for a record-breaking cash prize, but this quickly turns into a deadly fight for survival.
Also included in the cast are former beauty queens katulad nina Michelle Dee, Ahtisa Manalo, Ara Arida, Gazini Ganados, MJ Lastimosa, Bianca Manalo, and many more. This is directed by Dominic Zapata.
Based on the article in Abante, during the presscon of he movie, the cast members were teasing each other.
Ruffa Gutierrez shared, “Ang tawag kay Michelle Dee, veteran beauty queen. Tawa kami nang tawa.” With this, she asked, “So kung veteran si Michelle, ano ako???!!!”
The actress had a funny reaction. “Legend daw. Hahaha. Naloka ako, ha!” Ruffa said.
Most of the cast members of “Red Crown” are former beauty queens, while others, like Faith da Silva, also aspire to become beauty queens. “Red Crown” hits theaters on October 28.