YES! Magazine Special Issue featuring 100 Most Beautiful Stars
August 2007
On John Lloyd Cruz
The almond-eyed John Lloyd Cruz has many of the physical features that Filipo fans look for in a leading man, says director Lauren Dyogi: "Maputi sya, 'Yong height nya, hindi siya maliit. Soft ang features ng mukha niya, maamo. Most of all, maganda ang mga mata ni John Lloyd. Nagsasalita ang mga mata niya."Direk Lauren, who handled John Lloyd in the movie All About Love and the soap opera Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay, adds that the actor's personality contribute to his appeal: "Enigmatic kase ang personality nya. He's very quiet. Tahimik lang siya, so hindi mo talaga alam kung ano ang nasa isip niya."
John Lloyd may not have the hunky build of other make stars. In fact, he looks like he still has his baby fat, Lauren points out. "But what puts him in the heartthrob category, first and foremost, ako ang paniwala ko--para siyang si Aga Muhlach. Being a leading man, dalang-dala niya 'yong being in a romantic lead in a dramatic mode...Hindi siya 'yong pa-cute lang. Hindi teenybopper ang appeal niya. May intensity at saka may lalim ang portrayals niya."