Coco Martin refuses to be compared with John Lloyd Cruz

It looks like Coco Martin is on his way to be a bankable star just like John Lloyd Cruz with the former’s growing number of projects to date. Like John Lloyd, Coco has the ability to express his emotions through his eyes alone during dramatic scenes. He can also make a love team work with different leading ladies. And with his romantic comedy movie Born To Love You, there’s a chance that his team-up with Star Power champ Angeline Quinto can be a box office success just like John Lloyd’s tandem with Pop Star Princess Sarah Geronimo.

But when told about such similarities, Coco said that he’d rather not be compared with the three-time Box Office King or any artist for that matter. “Hindi naman. Ako kasi yung tipo ng tao at artista na ayoko ikinukumpara sa kahit kanino kasi iba iba naman kami bilang tao at iba iba rin naman yung ginagawa naming proyekto.”

Coco also refused to be pressured about the fact that Born To Love You is his make or break mainstream movie. “Hindi ako nag-e-expect ng mataas. Kung ano man kinalabasan nito, happy ako kasi gumawa ako ng isang magandang pelikula. Pero yung sinasabi nila na [kung sakaling] hindi kumita, e yun yun e, negosyo naman ito. Basta ang responsibilidad ko, magawa ko ng tama yung trabaho ko. Pero yung bukod pa dun, ayoko ng isipin at problemahin kasi ayoko makadagdag sa alalahanin.”

In the meantime, Coco is very grateful because Walang Hanggan remains as the number one top-rating teleserye on primetime TV. It even scored 41 % based on the Kantar Media-TNS National Household Ratings. “Sobra akong nagulat kasi siyempre sa hirap ng ratings ngayon, madaming network, mataas ang competition. Pero para ma-achieve mo yung ganong kataas na rating, sobrang nagpapasalamat talaga ako sa sumusuporta at sumusubaybay sa amin. Sobrang sarap kasi sulit ang paghihirap at pagpupuyat. Magsisilbing inspirasyon ito para mas pagbutihan pa namin.”