Sunshine Cruz

Birth Name: Sunshine Braden Cruz

Place of Birth: Philippines

Date of Birth: July 18, 1977

Ethnicity: Filipino [Kapampangan, Tagalog]

Sunshine Cruz is a Filipina actress and singer.

She is the daughter of Danilo “Danny” Velez Cruz and Alma Samano Braden. She has three children with her former husband, actor and director Cesar Montano. Sunshine’s second half-cousin, once removed, is actor and singer Tirso Cruz III.

Sunshine’s paternal grandfather was Cesar de Ocampo Cruz (the son of Tirso Cruz y Muñoz, or Tirso Muñoz Cruz, Sr. in Filipino, and of Josefa de Ocampo). Tirso was the son of Félix Cruz and Marcosa Muñoz.

Sunshine’s paternal grandmother was named Milagros Velez.

Sunshine’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Braden.

Sunshine’s maternal grandmother was named Samano.

Source: Birth record of Sunshine’s paternal grandfather, Cesar de Ocampo Cruz – https://familysearch.org

4 Responses

  1. Manila says:

    Sunshine’s Filipino ethnicity also includes Tagalog.

  2. Manila says:

    Tirso Cruz, Sr. -> Tirso Cruz y Muñoz, or Tirso Muñoz Cruz, Sr. in Filipino

  3. Manila says:

    I forgot to mention that Sunshine was married to actor Cesar Montano.

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