HIS EFFORT and talent paid off sa sipag at galing na ipinamalas ng newbie na si LA Santos in last Sunday’s PMPC Star Awards for Music as this years’ Best New Male Recording Artist in the recent Philippine Movie Press Club music awards held at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre, Resorts World Manila last Sunday.
LA and Inigo Pascual tied in the same category na for us personally is not bad lalo pa’t may K (karapatan) din ang binata ni Piolo Pascual to be awarded in the same category.
Sa kanyang acceptance speech, dine-dedicate ng guwapong bagets ang award sa kanyang mommy Flor Santos sa unconditional love at suporta na ibinibigay ng ina sa kanya since LA decided to pursue a career in showbiz as a singer-performer kasabay ng pag-aaral niya sa UST.
In his short speech, he said: ”First of all, gusto ko pong pasalamatan si Lord na ibinigay sa akin itong award na ito. Gusto ko rin pong pasalamatan ang Star Music family ko po, sina Kuya Jonathan (Manalo), Kuya Rox (Santos?) po.
“And of course, ang taong parang I owe my all, my heart, my mother po (Flor Santos). Puwede bang palakpakan natin ang mother ko po? She’s not here with me po, pero I know, she’s proud of me po. Thank you.”
In fairness, sa mga nakarinig ng unang single ng binata, pinatunayan ni LA na may ibang brilyo at quality ng boses niya.
Recently, special guest si LA sa Davao concert ni Megastar Sharon Cuneta and will be the special guest of international singer Patti Austin on November 16 at the Theater at Solaire and November 17 at the Sta. Rosa Sports Complex in Sta. Rosa Laguna.
Reyted K
By RK Villacorta
