It has never really, definitively
been confirmed that John Lloyd Cruz is now officially a Kapuso. For starters,
he is currently under contract with Crown Artist Management, an agency founded
by fellow former Kapamilya talent Maja Salvador who now headlines a primetime
soap opera on TV5. Aside from his June 6 appearance at the GMA7-broadcast “Shopee
6.6 Midyear Sale” event, Lloydie has yet to be announced as part of an upcoming
project on that network. Yes, there is talk of it being a sitcom. There is also
speculation that his potential leading lady is Kapuso actress Andrea Torres.
But what does she say about it?
As Inquirer.net tells it, Andrea Torres is erring on the side of
caution with regards to the rumor mill that she will be cast alongside John
Lloyd Cruz in a future GMA7 comedy. The actress had renewed her
contract as a Kapuso last July, and answered some questions regarding her next projects during
a virtual con. “I have to see an official announcement from the network
regarding that. I have heard of the talks and seen the news items,” says
Torres. “But it’s hard to claim something until a story conference or taping
actually happens.”
That is not to say however that
Andrea is not up to working with John Lloyd, who has been one of the
heavyweight Kapamilya stars for years prior to his lengthy sabbatical from
showbiz starting 2017. She was actually pleased to hear the sitcom talk, being
a Lloydie fan herself. As Torres explains, “I hope it materializes because you
don’t get an opportunity like this often.” She adds that working with Cruz in
comedy will be a prime learning experience. He is equally at home with sitcoms
as he is in dramas, while Andrea’s comedy experience so far is in gag shows
like “Bubble Gang.”
While she waits for further
developments in that speculated sitcom with John Lloyd Cruz, Andrea Torres can
focus first on her current Kapuso drama, the sprawling cultural epic “Legal
Wives” which premiered on GMA7 Telebabad last July 26. She plays Diane, a Roman
Catholic woman who finds herself becoming the second wife of Ismael, a wealthy Muslim
man of Maranao royalty already married to one, and will later wed another.
Image courtesy of GMA News
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