She is a native of Cebu and the wife of the 1960s Philippine cinema matinee idol, Eddie Gutierrez.
Her Spanish-Filipino father was a ship captain, while she never met her Chinese-Filipino biological mother due to family complications.
[3] After the death of her stepmother, Annabelle moved to her half-sister's residence in Barangay Zapatera, Cebu City where she stayed during her teenage years.
[4][5] She is a granddaughter of former Senator Vicente Rama, who was recognized as the Father of Cebu City.
[6][7] Annabelle Rama married actor Eddie Gutierrez[8] on November 8, 1980, in Los Angeles.