# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gretchen-barretto
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:38:45.416Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gretchen-barretto"
name: "Gretchen Barretto"
slug: "gretchen-barretto"
description: "Gretchen Castelo Barretto is a Filipino former actress, socialite, and businesswoman. She 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. In the late eighties, Barretto rose to prominence after gaining success in skin flicks produced by Seiko Films like Tukso, Layuan Mo Ako!, Ang Bukas Ay Akin, Ama, Bakit Mo Ako Pinabayaan?, Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin and Bakit Ako Mahihiya?. She has released two studio albums under Star Records. Her debut album, Unexpected, was released in 2008, and her second album Complicated was released a year after. Her two younger sisters, Marjorie and Claudine, and niece Julia are also actresses. She has been a contract star of ABS-CBN since 2010."
tagline: "Filipino actress"
image: "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/AjJOPB3iJq01RjGJ3cVxSJgLoGZ.jpg"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1970-03-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.08
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.234277333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1291071/"
    handle:    "nm1291071"
sources:
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/59de503d-9d4e-4aa1-8983-e07210c479aa"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88"
    title: "غريتشين باريتو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جريتشين باريتو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Barretto"
    title: "Gretchen Barretto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Barretto"
    title: "Gretchen Barretto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Barretto"
    title: "Gretchen Barretto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Barretto"
    title: "Gretchen Barretto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Barretto"
    title: "Gretchen Barretto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gretchen_Barretto"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5607686"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1193513"
    title: "Gretchen Barretto"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump