Sharon Cuneta
BONGGA pala talaga ng nag-iisang Megastar na si Sharon Cuneta, no! Knows n’yo ba na sa edad na 15 ay isa na siyang certified milyonarya?
Yes, yes, yes mga ka-Marites! Kumita na agad ng milyones si Shawie noong kumakanta at gumagawa na ng pelikula pagsapit ng 15 years old.
Pahayag ng actress-singer sa isang panayam, “Siyempre exemption kasi kumakanta na ‘ko ng 12, nagmu-movie na ‘ko ng 15. I made my first million (sa Philippine peso) ng 15, 16.”
Kuwento ni Sharon sa naturang interview mula sa isang event, kumita siya ng P1 million noong 1981 nang gawin niya ang first movie nila ng kanyang ex-husband na si Gabby Concepcion.
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Ang yumao niyang amang si late Pasay City Mayor Pablo Cuneta raw ang nakipag-negotiate para sa kanyang talent fee.
“I did my first movie at 15 and at that time, it was the highest-paid movie. I was being paid for parang superstar at that time because my dad gave that price for singing for ‘Dear Heart,’ thinking they would say, ‘Sobra naman!’
“Eh kinol. So biglang napilitan, happily. So when I made it, tuloy-tuloy lang siya. So I really saved. My parents didn’t touch my money,” pagbabalik-tanaw ni Sharon.
Nabili naman ni Mega ang una niyang bahay sa Wack-Wack, Greenhills pagsapit niya ng 27 o 28 years old. Sa halip na limang taong bayaran, natapos niya ang house loan sa loob lamang ng tatlong taon.
“At 30, which was when I married (Kiko Pangilinan), I promised myself and wrote down that I would become a billionaire ASAP and had two witnesses to sign it.
“Then I hit my first billion in my early or mid-30s. Best as I could remember,” sey pa ni Mega.
Pagpapatuloy pa niya, “My father taught me this and he taught me how. It’s easier to make 10 million from 1 million than to make your first million.
“But I was in showbiz, so it was a lot easier for me. But the thing is, I listened so I grew and grew and grew, and I’m 58 now,” ang pagbabahagi pa ng Megastar.