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Luis Manzano recalls doing more than one kissing scene with John Lloyd Cruz for movie

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Rhea Manila Santos

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<p>It may have been almost eight years since he last appeared on film, but actor and content creator Luis Manzano looked back on one of the most unforgettable big screen projects in his career in a social media post. On his Instagram account last February 4, Luis posted a montage reel from his 2009 drama film <em>In My Life</em> which also starred his real-life mom Vilma Santos.</p><div><br/></div><p>In the film by acclaimed director Olivia M. Lamasan, Luis played the role of Mark Salvacion, a gay man living in New York City. <em>In My Life</em> also marked Luis’s first time to be partnered onscreen with John Lloyd Cruz, who played the role of his lover, Noel Villanueva. In the caption, Luis reintroduced his multi award-winning film to his followers. He wrote, “Alam niyo ba na may movie kami ni Lloydie at Mommy na gay characters kami ni brother Lloydie ! Kakaproud ! ❤️❤️❤️”</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUHyLyyk8RM/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A416277.3000000119%2C%22ls%22%3A415855.10000002384%2C%22le%22%3A415859.90000000596%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/12/12/luis-manzano-pitches-a-humorous-project-to-abs-cbn-featuring-kapamilya-leading-men-0909"><strong>READ: Luis Manzano pitches a humorous project to ABS-CBN featuring Kapamilya leading men<br/></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>In his IG reel, Luis also included a commentary as he looked back on one of the most challenging roles onscreen which won him multiple Best Supporting Actor awards from award-giving bodies like the Gawad Suri Awards, Gawad Tanglaw Awards, and the PMPC Star Awards for Movies. “Alam niyo ba, nagka-movie kami ni Llloydie dati kung saan mga gay characters ang ginawa namin. At shinoot pa namin ito sa New York na under direk Olive Lamasan ito. Tapos kasama din namin si mommy dito,” he said. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2025/11/3/vilma-santos-says-john-lloyd-cruz-refused-to-slap-her-in-in-my-life-1810"><strong>WATCH: Vilma Santos says John Lloyd Cruz refused to slap her in &#x27;In My Life&#x27;</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Luis also revealed that they had originally shot more than one kissing scene with John Lloyd, but only one scene made it to the theatrical run of the film. “May dalawang kissing scene dito at yung unang kissing scene na napanood ng mga tao, may sakit kasi ako dito eh. Yung part na yan may kissing scene yan, pero hindi pinalabas kasi parang mawawala yung moment diyan sa kiss namin na yan ni Lloydie. So na-dead-o ako dito, pero ang galing ni Lloydie at saka ni mommy sa movie na ito. Sobrang galing nila. So nakakatuwa na nakagawa ako ng isang movie na ganitong character, complex yung gay characters namin. So nakaka-proud. Sana kinilig din kayo sa amin ni Lloydie!”</p>

<p>Luis Manzano looks back on his 2009 award-winning film with co-star John Lloyd Cruz and explains why their second kissing scene didn’t make it to the final cut.</p>

Luis Manzano looks back on his 2009 award-winning film with co-star John Lloyd Cruz and explains why their second kissing scene didn’t make it to the final cut.