Janine Gutierrez, Charlie Dizon play lovers in mystery-thriller ‘Balaraw’

For the first time, actresses Janine Gutierrez and Charlie Dizon are teaming up for the mystery thriller Netflix original series “Balaraw.”

During the media conference held Tuesday, October 13, Gutierrez shared why it was an easy ‘yes’ for her to do this project. 

“When I heard that the team of ‘Balaraw’ was basically the same group of ‘Babae at Baril’, kahit ano pa ‘yan game na ako. And then when I saw the deck, when I saw the script, parang yung script even it was episodes of scripts tatapusin mo siya in one reading kasi sobrang exciting, super page-turner, napaka-epic nung kwento. All of that, easy yes!” said Gutierrez, who also starred in “Babae at Baril,” a 2019 neo noir crime drama directed by Rae Red.

In “Balaraw,” Gutierrez plays Sabina who goes on a quest to search for her missing mother. Together with her partner, Bulak (Charlie Dizon) and her godfather (Ronnie Lazaro), they sail through the seas to look for Babang Yawa, an island known to a few who believed no one survives the island and never comes back alive. 

“Yung mom ko kasi (Rebecca played by Agot Isidro) mysteriously nawala siya. Four years ko na siyang hinahanap. At lahat sumuko na sa paghahanap sa kanya. Susukuan na rin ako ng girlfriend ko at ng ninong ko sa paghahanap sa kanya, pero our search led us to the mysterious island of Balaraw,” Gutierrez said. 

Sabina then unravels the island’s mystery, her mother’s existence, and her connection to the island. 

“I play the role of Bulak, ang girlfriend ni Janine dito. Very stubborn pero very supportive. Iri-risk niya ang lahat para sa love niya,” said Dizon. 

Director Rae Red is reunited with Gutierrez after they teamed up in “Babae at Baril.” 

“Balaraw” will premiere on Netflix on October 29, worldwide.