Diego Gutierrez (Filipino entertainer)

Gutierrez is the third of the four children, and only son, of actors Lotlot de Leon and Ramon Christopher.^[1] His older sister is actress Janine Gutierrez while his grandmother is singer Pilita Corrales.^[2][3] His parents separated in 2010.^[4] Growing up, he and his siblings were spared from their conflict.^[5] In 2018, he earned a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) and was also the captain of their basketball varsity team.^[6][7][8]

Gutierrez first pursued a career in basketball.^[9] He joined the Quezon City Defenders, a NBL team which his mother and her husband Fadi El Soury later became the owners of.^[10]

In 2020, Gutierrez signed with to the same talent agency as his mother and sister Janine.^[7][11] On February 5, 2021, Gutierrez released his debut single "On A Dream", which he wrote during the COVID-19 pandemic with Erick Walls & Mark J. Feist and contains lyrics in both English and Filipino.^[12][13] He had previously been signed to the Los Angeles-based indie label Hitmakers Entertainment in 2019, but due to the pandemic, his time with them was cut short.^[9] He also joined the cast of the Sunday noontime variety show ASAP that year.^[3]

In 2022, Gutierrez released the single "Sino Na Tayo", his first song written in full Tagalog.^[14] The following year, he competed on Family Feud Philippines alongside his aunt Jackie Lou Blanco and her children. They won the P200,000 jackpot prize.^[15] Two years after releasing "Sino Na Tayo", he released "Hanggang Sa Dulo" on July 3, 2024, now under his new record distribution deal with Sony Music Philippines.^[16][17]

Gutierrez is in a relationship with Bea San Jose, who is also a UA&P alumna.^[18]