JOHN LLOYD CRUZ, who just won best comedy actor in the Golden Screen Awards for “It Takes a Man and Woman”, plays one of his dream roles as the mentally challenged lead character in Chito Rono’s “The Trial”. "Mahirap siyang gawin kasi ang dami nang ibang nakagawa, sa pelikula man or sa TV, so I want to give something different, malayo from what's already done,” he says. “Mas mahirap din ito sa ibang sinto-sinto role kasi mild lang ang case ng intellectual disability ng character ko, si Ronald. 'Yung mild kasi is only 5% to 10% away from the normal IQ. When you look at him, he looks normal. Doon talaga ako na-challenge. Pero salamat sa Star Cinema kasi marami akong hiningi na ibinigay naman nila. I asked for a doctor to guide me and, of course, with the help of Direk Chito, I think nagawa naman namin, nabuo namin ang character ni Ronald. I’m really excited to see how the viewers will take Ronald kasi ibang-iba ito sa romantic movies na nagawa ko na. I waited long for this kind of story na total departure from anything I’ve done before. Ang nagpalaki sa’kin dito as my parents are Sylvia Sanchez, a lesbian, at si Vince de Jesus, a gay comedy actor. Teacher ko si Jessy Mendiola who accused me of rape. Richard Gomez is my lawyer at si Gretchen Barretto is my psychologist. Best friend ko ang anak nilang si Enrique Gil at puro magagaling sila.”
It’s common knowledge he’s now on with Angelica Panganiban, who’s just been sued for concubinage by Christine Jolly, the estranged wife of Derek Ramsay. Jolly sued Angelica for living in with Derek for five years even if he was still legally married to her during that time. Wonder how John Lloyd is reacting to this. Too bad that “The Trial” presscon was held before this hot issue came up.
