The Women in Richard Gomez Life
Richard Gomez is one of the Pinoy celebrities who made his name through hard work and perseverance. A veteran actor, television host, commercial model, athlete and endorser, Richard just turned 45 this year. He is married to television host Lucy Torres, a celebrity turned politician.
The actor, fondly called Goma, was charged of tax evasion in 2005 for failing to pay his tax liabilities for the years 2000 through 2003. He filed a tax amnesty in 2010.
Richard filed his certificate of candidacy on November 30, 2009 for the 2010 May elections, but was disqualified to run as representative of the 4th District of Leyte after the Commission on Elections granted the petition for disqualification filed by Buenaventura Juntilla against the actor on the ground that the he did not meet the legal residency requirement of at least one year. He was replaced by wife, Lucy Torres, who won in the elections and is now the current congresswoman of the 4th District of Leyte. Husband Richard is the Chief of Staff.
Richard, whose real name is Richard Frank, was discovered while working at McDonalds.
Among Richard’s films are:
- Iisa pa Lamang
- Dahas
- Kapag Langit ang Humatol
- Walang Kapalit
He started his acting career with ABS-CBN in 1986 where he played the role of Goma in Palibhasa Lalaki. During his acting career, Richard was known to have been involved with women. His relationship with mega star Sharon Cuneta was highly publicized as well as his relationships with former girlfriends Dawn Zulueta and Snooky Serna. He was also involved with model Patricia Borromeo who passed away in 2002 due Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He married his wife Lucy Torres in 1998.
As an athlete, Richard Gomez is pretty active in sports. He won a Gold Medal during the 2005 Southeast Asian Games for Fencing. He also garnered various awards and nominations for his movie roles like Dahas at Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin.
Richard co-owned a restaurant in Greenbelt 5 Makati called “FELIX.” He is currently with TV5 in Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak where he plays the role of Apollo Ortega. Richard, who keeps his Pinoy celebrity status, is also set to do a reunion movie with mega star Sharon Cuneta, former wife of Gabby Concepcion now wife of Senator Francis Pangilinan.