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<p><em>&quot;Kung walang Sharon, walang VIVA</em>.&quot; These were the words of VIVA Chairman and CEO Vic Del Rosario as he presented the first-ever VIVA Icon Award to Megastar Sharon Cuneta.</p><p>At the #VIVAcon2019, Sharon Cuneta received the VIVA Icon Award for her invaluable contribution to television, film, recording, and concerts among others.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0vv8e2H1HQ/" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div 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style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"> </div></div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0vv8e2H1HQ/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Congratulations to @reallysharoncuneta for being the recipient of the first-ever VIVA Icon Award. #VIVACON2019 #PUSHGanaps</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pushalerts/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Push</a> (@pushalerts) on <time dateTime="2019-08-04T14:52:00+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Aug 4, 2019 at 7:52am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" src="~//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Sharon went on a trip down memory lane as she received the award, recalling how VIVA paved the way for the success that she has earned through the years.</p><p>&quot;In 1981, I did <em><u><strong>Dear Heart </strong></u></em>for Sining Silangan. And after that, Sining Silangan was committed to do a movie starring Ate Vi. So they couldn&#x27;t do a follow-up to <em><u><strong>Dear Heart</strong></u></em> - which we didn&#x27;t really expect to be so well-received. And then, I was already a recording artist for VICOR which was Boss Vic&#x27;s already,&quot; she told the crowd at the #VIVAcon2019.</p><p>Recalling how VIVA came into reality, she stated: &quot;And then, my father picked up the phone kasi nung una hesitant siya. I think more than anything, he was afraid that I would be disappointed. So when he saw that the people liked me and my partner and the kind of movie that we did at the height of the &#x27;bold&#x27; trend, we dared to do a wholesome movie and it was the kind that had never been done before.&quot;</p><p>&quot;So my father picked up the phone and called Boss Vic. He said &#x27;Vic, produce tayo ng pelikula&#x27; kasi being good businessmen, they knew timing was everything. And to not have a follow-up to Dear Heart would have been a very big mistake. So then, VIVA was established,&quot; she added.</p><p>The 53-year-old singer-actress thanked VIVA for molding her to become the megastar that she is today and for treating her as a family after all these years.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve been blessed to work with the best. They&#x27;ve always said that VIVA is Sharon and Sharon is VIVA. But truly, VIVA made me. After Dear Heart and VICOR, VIVA made me. And I will forever be grateful even if I don&#x27;t see so many other people I grew up with in VIVA anymore when I bump into them, it&#x27;s still the same,&quot; she said.</p><p>While Sharon Cuneta believes that the glory days of VIVA aren&#x27;t over yet, she believes nothing would compare the kind of grandeur that she has experienced back in the days.</p><p>&quot;And then backstage kanina, when this whole [Del Rosario] family joined me, I couldn&#x27;t help but really cry kasi it felt like family all over again. The glory days of VIVA are not over. I think VIVA will just be more glorious in the future,&quot; she said.</p><p>She then went on: &quot;But the kind of glorious that I experienced and the kind of glory days in the very beginning when it felt like Christmas every time we had a premiere night or when a movie was about to open in the theatres, I don&#x27;t think I can ever feel that glory again. But congratulations VIVA,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>Before she received the award, Janine Tenoso, Kim Molina, and Katrina Velarde first serenaded her with renditions to some of her classic hits in an awe-inspiring vocal showdown.</p><p>On the other hand, Robin Padilla and Cherie Gil, whom she has worked with on several films, gave her messages as well.</p><p>Meanwhile, Sharon Cuneta teased that she has an upcoming film with VIVA coming out soon.</p><p>&quot;I have a movie coming up with VIVA. Please wait for it,&quot; she said.</p>

Actress Sharon Cuneta shares that without the entertainment company, there would be no Megastar today.