Eddie Gutierrez and his wife Annabelle Rama. Image: Instagram/@niceprintphoto via @iloveruffag
Eddie Gutierrez celebrated turning a year older in a gathering attended by his loved ones and friends in the showbiz industry.
Eddie’s daughter, actress Ruffa Gutierrez, made a video compilation of moments from the event held at a restaurant in Makati, as shown on her Instagram page on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
“Happy 81st birthday, Dad! We love you!” she greeted the veteran actor.
Among those who were in attendance at the party were Eddie’s wife Annabelle Rama; his children Ruffa, Ramon Christopher, Tonton, Raymond, Elvis; his grandchildren Janine and Venice; as well as his daughters-in-law Sarah Lahbati and Glydel Mercado.
Fellow celebrities who joined in the fun were Herbert Bautista, Tirso Cruz III, Cesar Montano, Phillip Salvador, Karla Estrada, Vina Morales, Robin Padilla, Mariel Padilla, Marjorie Barretto and Ciara Sotto.
“Karaoke nights during Dad’s birthday. All in the spirit of good fun,” Ruffa stated in a separate post showing Morales, Rama, Montano, Cruz, Padilla and Bautista singing the Carpenters “I Won’t Last a Day without You.”
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Image: Instagram/@niceprintphoto via @iloveruffag
Image: Instagram/@niceprintphoto via @iloveruffag
Eddie, affectionately dubbed as the Elvis Presley of the Philippines, was cleared of prostate cancer in 2021 after he underwent an operation. /ra