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"One More Chance" star John Lloyd Cruz with Roberto Bellini at the latter's birthday celebration in January 2024. Cruz/Instagram

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732769889843john-lloyd-cruz-01052024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=" &quot;One More Chance&quot; star John Lloyd Cruz with Roberto Bellini at the latter&#x27;s birthday celebration in January 2024. Cruz/Instagram"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"> &quot;One More Chance&quot; star John Lloyd Cruz with Roberto Bellini at the latter&#x27;s birthday celebration in January 2024. <em>Cruz/Instagram </em></span></span></span></div><p>Bellini&#x27;s is considered an iconic Italian restaurant and a pillar of the Cubao Expo community, but it reached an even wider market after it was featured in the box office hit &quot;One More Chance&quot; starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.</p><p>Cruz has since grown close to its owner, Roberto Bellini, with the actor spotted at the latter&#x27;s birthday celebration back in January.</p><p>Patrons of the Italian restaurant in Cubao, Quezon City were met with sad news earlier this week with the passing of Bellini, as confirmed by the restaurant on its social media pages. He died last November 24 at the age of 84.</p><p>His remains lie at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina until today, November 28, with the funeral scheduled the next day.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DC28m2GBeFT/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A10041674.700000048%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="587" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In his birthday post for Bellini earlier this year, Cruz thanked the Italian restaurateur for encouraging him to keep working as he struggled with lack of motivation and self-confidence. </p><p>&quot;Di ako huminto sa pagdalaw sa lugar kung saan pinanganak ni Popoy,&quot; the actor said, referring to his character in &quot;One More Chance.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Noong mga panahong walang-wala at sadsad sa kumpyansa at tiwala sa sarili at sa kapwa... siya lang marahil ang napili kong pakinggan at tunay na nagpaunawa ng halaga ng mayroon kang ginagawa,&quot; he added. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/01/05/24/john-lloyd-pays-birthday-tribute-to-owner-of-bellinis">John Lloyd Cruz pays birthday tribute to owner of Cubao restaurant Bellini&#x27;s</a></div><p>In &quot;One More Chance,&quot; Bellini&#x27;s is where Popoy (Cruz) emotionally confronts Basha (Bea Alonzo) over her officemate, Mark (Derek Ramsay), whom he mistakes as her new boyfriend only weeks after their breakup.</p><p>See the 3:30 mark in the video below for the scene:</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j0WlPOyywVQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Bellini's is considered an iconic Italian restaurant and a pillar of the Cubao Expo community, but it reached an even wider market after it was featured in the box office hit "One More Chance" starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.</p>

Bellini's is considered an iconic Italian restaurant and a pillar of the Cubao Expo community, but it reached an even wider market after it was featured in the box office hit "One More Chance" starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.

The owner of Bellini's, the popular restaurant in 'One More Chance,' has passed away

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The owner of Bellini's, the popular restaurant in 'One More Chance,' has passed away

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Published November 28, 2024 01:00 PM PHT

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