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KC Concepcion with mom Sharon Cuneta sign autographs during presscon. AJPress Photo by Andy Tecson

The Celebrity Center in Hollywood was packed with members of the Los Angeles FilAm media and other guests for the recent press conference of Sharon Cuneta and daughter, KC Concepcion. Promoting their June 12 concert at the Shrine Auditorium, Megathirthy, the megastar and KC, who arrived with Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, captivated the audience with their beauty, grace and brains.Celebrating Sharon’s 30 years as an entertainer, the Megathirty Concert is once again expected to be an SRO event at the Shrine Auditorium, which has been Sharon’s favorite concert venue in LA. "Shrine is home to me," said the megastar who was the first entertainer who performed to an SRO crowd at the Shrine, which has a seating capacity of 6300. For this, the megastar was consequently given a key to the city of Los Angeles by its former mayor, Tom Bradley, in 1988.

Jackie Regala, and husband Gerry Katigbak of Katz Entertainment, producers of the LA Megathirty Concert, proudly announced that the earlier concerts of Sharon & KC in Las Vegas and San Francisco, which they also produced, were all "mega-successful". In fact, Paris Las Vegas is interested in discussing future concerts of the Megastar.The Megathirty Concert Tour celebrates Sharon’s colorful years in showbiz. She has received 15

Best Actress Awards from different prestigious award-giving bodies, garnered more than 20 music awards, recorded over 40 hit albums, acted in about 58 films, received seven recognitions for TV hosting and is a holder of Box Office Queen Awards for several years.

In the question and answer portion of the conference, Sharon and KC bared their hearts to the press, endearing themselves to the audience with their sincerity and warmth.

What can people expect from the Megathirty concert?
Sharon: It will be fun, entertaining and touching. We have come prepared to give the audience a great show. It will be a look back on the past 30 years. People will love it.
After 30 years in showbiz, what else does she dream of having or doing?

Sharon: God has blessed me with so much. Ican’t ask for more. Ijust want peace, peace in heart and mind, and good health.
Does she plan to enter politics?
Sharon: No, my heart and my mind may be okay with that, but my spirit is afraid. Besides, Ithink Ican be more effective in my own way in show business. It’s actually a bigger stage. Like Oprah said about her job, she can reach out to more people from her seat. What will be her role when Kiko runs for higher office in 2010?
Sharon: There will be no change in my present roles – I will still be active in my career. For someone or something to take that away from me is very unwelcome. Of course, as his wife and the mother of his children, I will be where Kiko goes. I will be campaigning for him.
What makes her happy?
Sharon: My children. Reading, learning, watching movies on DVD. I don’t want to stop learning that’s why I am back in school –in UP Open University but I’m taking my time there. My TV show also makes me happy. Our operative word is to entertain, to inspire and to give hope.
How is she after thirty years in showbiz?
Sharon: I’m in a good place now. At this stage in my career, I can take whatever comes my way. There are very few detractors now. I know you can’t please everybody so I’d rather focus on those people who appreciate my work. Graduate na ako sa intriga.

After 30 years, I still get nervous before a show.

What does she consider her greatest success?
Sharon: My biggest success is being a mother three times over.

What are her future projects?
Sharon: I have just recently released my new album entitled Children’s Rhymes & Lullabies. It’s a 2 CD set album featuring a collection of English and Tagalog songs, which Filipino parents can play for their children and their children’s children. Children’s Rhymes & Lullabies features school and learning time songs such as Alphabet Song, and Sampung Mga Daliri, Magtanim Ay Di Biro, Pen Pen De Sarapen and sleep time songs like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and When You Wish Upon A Star. I will also be doing a love story project with StarCinema and will be recording an OPM album. I’m also writing a book on my life, and will soon have a regular column in a major daily newspaper. Was it hard getting out of her mom’s shadow?
KC: Yes, it was difficult. There was so much pressure and comparison to my dad and my mom. It was challenging but I think I was able to do it.
Besides her career in showbiz, KC has also been chosen by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to be the Philippines’ ambassador against hunger "In her heart, she chose the job, but the UNchose her," said KC’s proud megamom. KC joined Hollywood stars, Drew Barrymoore and Sean Penn, and other WFP celebrity endorsers who travel around the world to raise awareness about WFP operations and to address humanitarian needs and highlight the need for effective solutions to hunger. "Imagine, she got to meet Bill Clinton and Jet Li, who have been my crushes for the longest time!" added Sharon. Of KC’s accomplishments, Sharon said, " she did it all on her own. She will be a bigger star than me."
Best advice she has received from her mother?
KC: She has taught me, by example, to treat everyone equally. Hindi nangmamata ng tao. We treat our helpers at home like family. Also, to keep my feet on solid ground.
Besides her mom, who are her other role models?
KC: Vilma Santos, who "has been doing a great job in public service and entertainment" and Lea Salonga, who has "mentored me a lot".

Sharon Cuneta and daughter KC Concepcion with Katz Entertainment. AJPress Photo by Andy Tecson

Any other hidden talents?

Sharon: KC is a good writer and very creative. She’s been writing beautiful songs since she was a little girl. And she’s constantly writing journals, documents, blogs.
KC: My mom is a great cook and baker.
What are her plans for the future?
Sharon: Three times, I’ve thought of retiring but every time, something happens that shows it’s not God’s will yet. Ayaw pa niya. So, I just take my cue from what God throws in my way. I will be here for as long as my fans want me.
KC: "I take it day by day. I’m open to whatever God gives me. I really don’t plan what I’ll be doing next year. That’s what my managers do for me. I know I’ll still be busy in show biz and in my UNwork. But politics is not in my plans. Showbiz is politics enough. And of course, as a young woman, I also look forward to having a family of my own in the future."

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( Published on July 13, 2009 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. B1 )

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