John Lloyd Espidol Cruz is a Filipino actor. Regarded as the "King of Contemporary Cinema" by the media, Cruz has top-billed several box-office successes. He has more than ten films with box office grosses of ₱100 million in the Philippines.

Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay is a Philippine soap opera, produced by ABS-CBN and Star Cinema. It premiered on July 8, 2002, and ended on November 14, 2003, replacing Your Honor and was replaced by Meteor Fever in Manila. The critically-acclaimed drama won the CMMA Best Drama Series and the PMPC Star Awards Best Primetime Drama Series. It is the first Philippine television series to be nominated in any program genre category at the International Emmy Awards.