Coco Martin admits he has a good relationship with Julia's grandmother

Juan Dela Cruz actor Coco Martin was so thankful after his movie with Julia Montes in Star Cinema entitled "A Moment In Time" had premiered last February 12 and became successful in the box office. He said all the hard work he made had been finally seen in the big screen.

“Sobrang sulit ang pinaghirapan, lahat ng effort at pagtutulungan para mapaganda ang pelikula. Kaya kita sa pelikula, lumabas po siya,” he said.

Coco admitted that he was so happy because they had a chance to get closer in shooting the film locally and in Europe. “Masaya kasi mas nakapag-bonding kami dun, mas nakilala namin yung isa’t isa. Kumbaga mas tumindi yung friendship namin dun sa Amsterdam. Kasi nga iba pag nag-shooting ka sa abroad, parang kayo-kayo lang. Walang ibang artista dun,” he said during the A Moment in Time red carpet premiere at SM Megamall.

When it comes to kissing scene with Julia, Coco admitted that he was not totally confident doing the scene because they had never done it before. Their fans (who eagerly waited for them in the venue from early morning) gone wild when they watched the kissing scene of the couple.

“Actually ako yung kinabahan eh! (laughs).Sabi nga namin, kung sa Walang Hanggan mabibitin ka, dito sasagad sagadin na namin(laughs). Siyempre sabi ko nga madami na akong mga experience na mga basta ganun. Kumbaga mas ginuide ko siya. Hindi ko naman siya sinamantala. Actually ako nasamantala eh (laughs),” he joked. The talented actor said he will always be there to support Julia. “Sa lahat ng aspeto siyempre. Bilang magkatrabaho kami, bilang leading lady,” he added.

The hunk actor said he has no complaints when it comes to their kissing scene. “Ay, liyamado kayanga tuwang-tuwa ako eh (laughs). Yung ngiti ko hindi mawala eh. Siyempre sabi ko nga, mula pa ang Walang Hanggan magkakilala na kami, nagkatrabaho na kami. Habang nagiging dalaga siya nasusubaybayan ko and then ito na, jackpot na (he laughs),” shares Coco.

The talented star said he already had an idea how Julia’s family would react to their romantic scene, especially Julia’s Lola Flory, “Yun nga eh, I’m sure umiiyak yun.” he said.

Meanwhile, Coco said he has a good relationship with Lola Flory (Julia's grandmother) as he knows how to deal with her because he also grew-up on his grandmother's side.

“Parang feeling ko, lola ko siya, ganun. Laking lola kasi ako eh, alam ko yung mga soft spot ng lola. Yun naman talaga ako, hindi ko kailangan um-effort or um-acting dahil para magpakitang tao. Ganyan talaga ako. actually dati pa kaibigan ko na si lola, kumbaga hindi dahil whatever kay Julia kundi mahal ko siya bilang tao, bilang kaibigan eh. Tuwing nagkikita kami kinakamusta ko kung kamusta siya, kumain na ba siya,” he shared.

The A Moment in Time star also admitted he really enjoyed making a romantic movie instead of doing heavy drama for a change. “Actually sabi ko nga tinodo ko na dito, pati kaluluwa ko sinangla ko na sa pelikulang ito. Kasi ang sarap palang gumawa ng light movie. Sabi ko, makapag-pa-in love,makapag-paiyak, lahat. kumabaga pinagsama-sama ko na dito sa pelikulang ito,” he said.

Catch Coco Martin and Julia Montes in Star Cinema’s A Moment in Time, now showing in over 100 theaters nationwide.