Gretchen Castelo Barretto

Gretchen Barretto

  • Name: Gretchen Barretto
  • Native name: Gretchen Barretto
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 6, 1968
  • Age: 57
Gretchen Barretto is a Filipino actress. She was launched as one of the newest Regal Babies, and it features former child actress Janice de Belen and upcoming actress Nadia Montenegro. Barretto released her debut single entitled "Going Steady", which was also the official theme song of the movie "14 Going on Steady". The single was critically panned but became a radio hit in the Philippines.

Despite being launched as a singer-actress, Barretto never got the chance to record a studio album due to the annual movies lined up for her. She soon dropped out of high school to fully concentrate on her acting career.

In 1988, Barretto was signed by Robbie Tan to become a contract star of Seiko Films. In 1989, Barretto's image was revamped from being a teenybopper actress to a full-fledged sex siren. Due to the string of successful softcore films she starred in, Barretto, along with actresses Rita Avila, Cristina Gonzales and Rina Reyes, were tagged as the "ST Queens" (which stands for "sex trip") since they were among the most popular softcore actresses in Philippine cinema at that time.

In 1992, while shooting the movie Ako Ang Katarungan, Barretto was involved in a highly controversial relationship with married actor Bong Revilla, with whom she had an affair for four months. Barretto moved back to her home studio, Regal Films, in that same year.

In 1994, Barretto embarked on a hosting career. She joined Boy Abunda in the late-night talk show "Show & Tell". It was in that same year that she ended her contract with Seiko Films in an attempt to make her image more wholesome and commercial to the public. Barretto left "Show & Tell" after she became pregnant with Tonyboy Cojuangco's love child.

Throughout the late nineties, Barretto co-hosted the variety show "ASAP" in ABS-CBN, but her serious comeback to acting began in the drama "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan". 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.

In 2001, Barretto appeared with sisters Marjorie and Claudine in "Private Conversations with Boy Abunda", which became her first public interview together with her siblings.

In 2008, Barretto released her debut album, "Unexpected", to signal the launch of her music career. She released the single "Please Don't Ask Me" in support of the album. She finally won her first acting award, PMPC Star Awards for TV's Best Single Performance by an Actress in "Maalaala Mo Kaya".

In 2010, Bench launched Barretto's first perfume line called Greta. Barretto won the award for Best Drama Actress in the PMPC Star Awards for Television for "Magkaribal" a year later.

In 2013, Barretto debuted in her first Cinemalaya movie entry entitled "The Diplomat Hotel". Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2015 Nathaniel
Filipino Drama, 2015, 115 eps
Amy Russo (Guest Role)
115
Amy Russo
Guest Role
7.2
2013 Against All Odds
Filipino Drama, 2013, 50 eps
Eva Custodio [Attorney] (Guest Role)
50
Eva Custodio [Attorney]
Guest Role
7.8
2012 Princess and I
Filipino Drama, 2012, 210 eps
Ashi Behati Rinpoche (Main Role)
210
Ashi Behati Rinpoche
Main Role
7.5
2010 Magkaribal
Filipino Drama, 2010, 94 eps
Victoria Valera / Anna Abella (Main Role)
94
Victoria Valera / Anna Abella
Main Role
7.6
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2014 The Trial
Filipino Movie, 2014,
Amanda Bien (Main Role)
Amanda Bien
Main Role
7.6
2013 The Diplomat Hotel
Filipino Movie, 2013,
Victoria (Main Role)
Victoria
Main Role
6.1
1993 Ako ang Katarungan: Lt. Napoleon M. Guevarra
Filipino Movie, 1993,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1992 Bakit Ako Mahihiya
Filipino Movie, 1992,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
1995 ASAP
Filipino TV Show, 1995, 1335 eps
(1996–2002) (Regular Member)
1335
(1996–2002)
Regular Member
8.5
1979 Eat Bulaga!
Filipino TV Show, 1979, 11830 eps
(1993) (Guest)
11830
(1993)
Guest
8.2
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  • First Name: Gretchen
  • Family Name: Castelo Barretto
  • Native name: Gretchen Barretto
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 6, 1968
  • Age: 57

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