Tootsie Guevarra (born Emma Theresa Pinga, August 17, 1980) is a Filipino former recording artist, actress, and television host.
Early life and education Tootsie Guevarra graduated in 2003 with a Hotel Restaurant and Management degree from TESDA.
Career On October 11, 2014, she appeared as a guest on ASAP's concert in Los Angeles to perform her hit songs while being accompanied by Toni and Alex Gonzaga. This marked her first television performance since her retirement from the entertainment industry. In 2018, she released a song titled "Iisa Lang" under composer Vehnee Saturno's music label marking her first music release since returning into the music industry.
Personal life Guevarra married Jansen Cunanan on August 8, 2005 at the Santuario de San Antonio in Makati City; the two had met in August 2001 during a taping of her ASAP performance in Olongapo City, where she was introduced to Cunanan by Geneva Cruz. They later moved to the United States where they went on to have a son but eventually separated. By 2012, she remarried to Mike Monaco, an Italian-American marketing executive in the healthcare industry; she revealed her new marriage during a 2013 interview with TFC's Balitang America, with the couple also expecting their first child by June 2013.
Guevarra is a relative of Jojo Pinga, a painter based in Marikina who collaborated with Mayor Bayani Fernando in creating the city's symbols in the 1990s.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleRef(s)2026Nurse the DeadZeny
Discography Albums YearTitleLabel 1990 Tootsie Sunshine Records 1992 Stranger Tiger Records 1997 Really Wanna Tell You Star Music 1999 Kaba 2000 Sa Puso Ko 2002 Sa Puso Ko (Deluxe Edition) 2013 Best of Tootsie Guevarra
Compilation appearances Year Album Song(s) Label(s) 1997 Sa Araw ng Pasko "Oh! Christmas Time" Star Music
References
External links Official Website of Tootsie Guevarra