 She obtained an important public recognition for her work as a portraitist of women of the high society of Valparaíso, according to what was reflected in the press of his time.She was the daughter of José Antonio Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, born in the city of San Fernando, in the province of Colchagua, in the middle of a middle class family, where her artistic gifts stood out as a child.At age 15 she moved to Santiago with his father.