Richard Gutierrez returns to acting mode after hosting Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown.

According to reports, the Kapuso top actor is set to star in the upcoming primetime teleserye “Rancho Paradiso” to be directed by award-winning actor Ricky Davao.

Richard’s leading lady in the upcoming teleserye is Kokak star and StarStruck V Ultimate Female Survivor Sarah Lahbati.

In an interview by the entertainment press, Lahbati admitted that she admires Gutierrez and she’s been longing to work with the Kapuso top leading man.

Other cast-members in the said teleserye are Gloria Romero, Mark Anthony Fernandez, TJ Trinidad, and Carla Abellana, who cancelled her supposed transfer to ABS-CBN and decided to stay with the Kapuso network.

Watch the interview with Richard Gutierrez and Sarah Lahbati here: