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Chin-Chin Gutierrez

Carminia Lourdes Cynthia Arnaldo Gutierrez (born November 22, 1971), better known as Chin-Chin Gutierrez, is a Filipina actress and environmentalist.^[1][2][3]

Gutierrez starred in a number of films during the 1990s, among them are Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie (1994), Sa Aking Mga Kamay (1996) and April, May and June (1998) for Star Cinema.

Gutierrez is the daughter of botanist Dr. Hermes Gutierrez and painter Cecilia Arnaldo.^[4]

She earned her bachelor's degree in communication arts, graduated CumLaude from Miriam College and was enrolled in a combined MA/PhD program in organizational development (major in transformative spirituality) at the Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute (SAIDI), recently completing the same.^{[citation needed]}

In 2023, she completed a Master's in Pastoral Ministry with focus on Biblical Studies and is currently preparing for Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology.

Gutierrez endorsed Pantene Shampoo in 1995.^[5] She retired from acting in 2015.

She chose to live as a consecrated lay person, privately, with a private vow of chastity, renouncing marriage and without a community.

Gutierrez is the founding chair and president of the ecological foundation Alaga LAHAT, which she created in 2006. This organization was a member of the Eco-Waste Coalition. Previous to having her own group, she was also a founding member and officer of Mother Earth Foundation. ^{[citation needed]}

A vegetarian, she starred in an ad for PETA Asia-Pacific in which she said that "fish are friends, not food".^[6][7]

In late 2003, Gutierrez released, after two years in the making, an album of her versions of lullabies from around the Philippine archipelago, in around half a dozen languages and dialects, including Hiligaynon, Waray, Cebuano, Bicol, Tagalog and others. The album, UYAYI: A Collection of Philippine Lullabies, was the result of field research capturing sound recordings of elders around the country singing their traditional songs for the youth, then a process of laborious re-recording of the songs, accompanied by Pinoy musicians such as Bo Razon, Joey Ayala, Tots Tolentino, Malou Matute and Rachel Conanan.[1] The double CD includes one CD of her music, and one of the field recordings, plus a short video of the making. It has won several awards, received a National Commission for Culture and the Arts grant, and was the focus of a few music showcases.

2004

• Recipient of the TOWNS (The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service) Award for her environmental advocacy.^[10]