Early Life
(born January 6, 1966) Her mother, Elaine Gamboa, hails from Santa Ana, Pampanga while her father is a former Mayor Cuneta of Pasay. She is half-Tagalog on her paternal side and one-fourth Kapampangan and one-fourth Spanish-American on her maternal side.
Cuneta grew up surrounded by music, listening to her dad's collection of 45s, 78s and 331⁄3s. Her aunt is '60s Shingaling Sweetheart Helen Gamboa. Cuneta during her early years made her first TV appearance in Kuya Ike Lozada's show, in the Bulilit portion, where she mimicked her Tita Helen's songs. Cuneta was just as young when she appeared in her first movie, the Rosanna Ortiz-George Estregan starrer Lovers for Hire. She played one of Roderick Paulate's playmates.
She attended International School Manila (Makati Campus), Boston University (USA) and the University of the Philippines Open University.
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