LOOK: Sunshine Cruz, Cesar Montano reunite for daughter's 18th birthday celebration
In life, timing is everything—and it looks like ex-lovers Sunshine Cruz and Cesar Montano found the perfect moment to put their past aside and reunite for a special occasion: their daughter Sam’s 18th birthday.
The two were snapped in one frame alongside the birthday celebrant and their two other children Chesca and Angelina, giving Sam the sweetest present at her love-filled debut, which was also graced by her half-brother Diego Loyzaga.
Sunshine’s beau, San Juan councilor Macky Mathay and Cesar’s girlfriend Kath Angeles were likewise present at Sam’s birthday bash, showing that all is well and good now between the former couple.
Sunshine and Cesar tied the knot in September 2000. Their marriage was annulled in September 2018 after a legal battle that lasted for about four years.
In an interview with Star Magic Inside News on Aug. 24, Sam revealed that she and her sisters “have all started becoming very, very close” to their father. “Just this year din po, I got to meet my other siblings with dad’s new partner Tita Kath. She’s very nice. It’s just amazing how we’ve all gotten closer together and God has given us another chance to, you know, build a new, another relationship with our dad,” she said.
When asked about her biggest learning from it all, Sam highlighted the importance of being open to second chances. “That second chances should always be given and that people can change and you just need to bring the goodness out of them and there’s really goodness in each and every one of us. That’s what I’ve learned.”