Coco Martin confesses he got scared of John Lloyd Cruz

Having done many daring love scenes in his past independent films, Coco Martin was teased by members of the media during the press conference of Sa ‘Yo Lamang if he also had a love scene in the Star Cinema offering. Coco answered with a laugh, “Bagong bago po. Meron, ha ha ha!” His character in Sa ‘Yo Lamang will be involved in a case of teen pregnancy with Shaina Magdayao.

Coco added that since he has done love scenes before, he felt it was his responsibility to take care of Shaina. “Actually napaka-thankful ko na kasi nagtiwala sa akin si Shaina. Ito kasi ‘yung kauna-unahang love scene niya. Para sa akin nakakatakot ‘yun kasi since ito ‘yung first, baka after ayaw na niyang gumawa.”

He further confessed that when told about the love scene, he was worried how Shaina’s boyfriend John Lloyd Cruz would react. “Respeto na lang kay John Lloyd kasi nahihiya ako, ha ha ha! Baka mamaya ma-offend siya. Sa una nga nagtataka ako bakit tinanggap ni Shaina ‘yung role kasi masyadong mature. Pero sa tingin ko naman, pagkatapos ng love scene, okay naman ang nagawa namin ni Shaina.”

Sa ‘Yo Lamang marks Coco’s very first mainstream film. He began starring in ABS-CBN teleseryes in 2008, and his much-raved-about performance as the rebellious brother of Jake Cuenca and Gerald Anderson in Tayong Dalawa earned him the Star Awards Best Actor trophy. Coco thanked the Kapamilya network and Star Cinema for including him in Sa ‘Yo Lamang which gave him the opportunity to star alongside acclaimed actors Lorna Tolentino and Christopher De Leon.

Coco will return to primetime teleserye via Idol which is also top-billed by Sarah Geronimo and Sam Milby. By next year, he will start shooting a new indie film which will pair him with French actress Isabelle Huppert which will be directed by Brilliante Mendoza. Direk Brilliante has worked with Coco in the indie movies Masahista (2005), Tirador (2007), Serbis (2008), and Kinatay (2009) which earned Brilliante the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival.