Gretchen Barretto was launched in Regal Films' 14 Going on Steady as a singer-actress, with the release of her debut single "Going Steady", which served as the soundtrack single to her debut film.
34 Facts About Gretchen Barretto
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Gretchen Barretto has released two studio albums under Star Records.
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Gretchen Barretto has been a contract star of ABS-CBN since 2010.
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Gretchen Barretto was launched as one of the newest Regal Babies together with former child actress Janice de Belen and upcoming actress Nadia Montenegro.
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Gretchen Barretto released her debut single entitled "Going Steady", which was the official theme song of the movie 14 Going on Steady in which she top-billed along with de Belen and Montenegro.
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Gretchen Barretto continued to star in films like Ang Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, Paalam, Bukas ang Kasal Ko, Life Begins at 40 and Goat Buster.
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Gretchen Barretto soon dropped out of high school to fully concentrate on her acting career.
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In 1988, Gretchen Barretto was signed by Robbie Tan to become a contract star of Seiko Films.
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In 1992, while shooting the movie Ako Ang Katarungan, Gretchen Barretto was involved in a highly controversial relationship with married actor Bong Revilla whom she had an affair with for four months.
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Gretchen Barretto moved back to her home studio Regal Films in that same year.
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In 1993 Gretchen Barretto was linked to the Brunei beauties affair.
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In June 1994, Gretchen Barretto stood as the whistleblower to the scandal in the Manila Film Festival.
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In that said event, Gretchen Barretto presented the award for Best Actress alongside Miss Universe Mauritius beauty queen Viveka Babajee and actor Rocky Gutierrez, where both announced actress Ruffa Gutierrez as the recipient of the award when it was Aiko Melendez who actually won the award.
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Gretchen Barretto revealed that it was Concepcion's agent, Lolit Solis and Gutierrez' mother, Annabelle Rama who masterminded the apparent fraud, and she told reporters that Solis promised her a Best Actress win, a year later if she kept quiet about this plan.
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Gretchen Barretto went public in announcing her relationship with billionaire business tycoon Antonio "Tony" Cojuangco Jr.
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Gretchen Barretto took a hiatus in showbiz to concentrate on her life as a mother, and partner to Cojuangco.
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Gretchen Barretto revealed that it was her sister Claudine who convinced her to return to acting after a long break from being away from the spotlight.
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In 2001, Gretchen Barretto appeared with sisters Marjorie and Claudine in Private Conversations with Boy Abunda which became her first public interview together with her siblings.
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Later that year, Gretchen Barretto finally accepted the lead role in the Metro Manila Film Festival entry Matakot Ka sa Karma released by Canary Films in December 2006.
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Gretchen Barretto was a no-show in the Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Ceremony as well as in the Parade of Stars several days prior to the event.
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Gretchen Barretto was set to reunite with former flame Bong Revilla in the movie Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso: Not Once, But Twice but backed out after a supposed feud arose between her and Revilla's wife Lani Mercado, during the film's pre-production.
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In 2007, a photo of Gretchen Barretto kissing actor John Estrada circulated and went viral causing controversy in the showbiz industry.
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In 2008, Gretchen Barretto released her debut album Unexpected to signal the launch of her music career.
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Gretchen Barretto released the single "Please Don't Ask Me" in support of the album.
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Gretchen Barretto promoted Unexpected through a series of mall shows around the country.
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In that same year, Gretchen Barretto returned to acting through an episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya where she played a mistress of a politician, opposite Phillip Salvador and Tonton Gutierrez.
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Gretchen Barretto was involved in a controversial relationship with Rodolfo "Dody" Puno, the Executive Director of the Road Board of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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In 2010, Gretchen Barretto returned to do another episode in Maalaala Mo Kaya portraying a widow who falls in love with a parish priest, which was portrayed by Jomari Yllana.
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Gretchen Barretto again won another the award for Best Single Performance by an Actress in the PMPC Star Awards for Television, marking her second win in this category.
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Gretchen Barretto embarked in her biggest television project in 2010 with the drama series Magkaribal, which originally featured Gretchen Barretto opposite sister Claudine the latter moved to rival network GMA during the show's pre-production.
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Gretchen Barretto won the award for Best Drama Actress in the PMPC Star Awards for Television for Magkaribal a year later.
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In 2013, Gretchen Barretto joined the cast of Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala at the request of the show's lead actress, Judy Ann Santos.
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Two months later, Gretchen Barretto debuted in her first Cinemalaya movie entry entitled The Diplomat Hotel.
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Gretchen Barretto has a daughter, Dominique with common-law partner and businessman Antonio "Tony Boy" Cojuangco Jr.