Toma Cruz is the movie produced by the Superstar Nora Aunor. It can be found on John Rendez’s YouTube channel, dated February 17, 2023. From what we can see, it seems that Nora Aunor hadn’t yet asked her children to give John Rendez a chance at that time, because it was during her 17th birthday celebration that she first expressed her true feelings.

Nonetheless, both Ian and Matet agreed to participate and be part of the cast of Toma Cruz. Toma Cruz is a film by John Rendez, produced by none other than Nora Aunor herself. What does “produced” mean in this context? It means that Nora Aunor covered nearly all the expenses of the film—including the talent fees of the cast such as Snooky Serna and Beverly Salviejo.

Anyway, there haven’t been many updates regarding the movie Toma Cruz. When we researched it, only one article surfaced providing any information—none other than from PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal), owned by GMA. According to PEP, the film Toma Cruz was purchased or is now under the care of GMA.

According to John Rendez, the original plan was for the movie to be shown on Netflix or another platform. However, that didn’t happen because it was apparently already bought by GMA. The question now is: Was Toma Cruz ever released? We looked into it, and as mentioned, only PEP has published anything about it.

There’s no clear update about the release date, even though the movie is now owned by GMA. That implies it has been paid for already. But was it paid fairly? Was the amount sufficient to cover the production costs? That’s what we don’t know.

Could this be one of the reasons why Nora Aunor’s children felt neglected—because of the extensive help she gave John Rendez? We can also see here that Ian and Matet still helped and supported their mother, and just for her sake, they participated professionally in the film Toma Cruz.

Could this be the reason why some properties were allegedly sold to fund the film and to give John Rendez a chance? Could this have caused a rift between the Superstar, John Rendez, and her children?

Well, whatever the reason may be, as people say, the Superstar is gone—but netizens still wonder what really happened and why the film was never released. And if it is truly under GMA’s care, they hope it will be shown so fans can finally watch a movie produced by the Superstar.

Of course, this includes the performances of Ian, Matet, and John Rendez. What are your thoughts on this? Share your opinions in the comment section. Images are all credited to their rightful owners.