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1.07.2006

Sharon Cuneta




Sharon Cuneta
AKA Sharon Gamboa Cuneta Pangilinan

  • 1st Filipina celebrity millionaire on game shows Game Ka Na Ba and Who Wants to be a Millionaire (2002)
  • 1st Filipina artist and 1st Asian to be included in the Hall of Fame of the MGM Grand Garden (1997)
  • 1st Filipina artist and 1st Asian to be included in the Hall of Fame of the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium (1990)
  • 1st Filipina artist to sell out in a concert at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium (1988)
  • 1st Filipina artist to have an enshrined poster in the Hall of Fame of the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
  • Award-winning motion picture actress and singer to become the 1st Filipina "Movie Soundtrack Star" in the Philippines
  • 1st and only Filipina actress to have been acclaimed the "Box Office Queen of Philippine Movies" for seven years
  • 1st Filipina TV Show host to have a record of 49 percent viewership, the highest rating in Philippine TV history (Sharon Cuneta Show, 1986)

QUOTE
“The Philippines is our country. If we don't support it, who's going to?”


ALIAS
"Shawie"
"The Megastar" or "Mega"
"D.J.'s Pet"


DATE OF BIRTH
January 6, 1966

BIRTHPLACE
Pasay City, Philippines


FATHER: Pablo Cuneta
MOTHER: Elaine Gamboa


HUSBAND: Senator Francisco (Kiko) Pangilinan
CHILDREN: Simone Francesca Emmanuelle (Frankie) and Mariel Daniella Sophia (Miel)

1ST HUSBAND: Gabby Concepcion
CHILD: Maria Kristina Cassandra (KC)


USEFUL LINKS

SharonCuneta.com
Sharon Cuneta, up close and personal
Money - Sharon Cuneta
Sharon, Heiress, Megastar
Wikipedia Article on Sharon Cuneta



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  • ...that Joy Rojas was the first Filipina to run across 3,107 miles across the United States?
  • ...that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was the first Filipino sports billionaire?
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