 In 2000, she earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for the movie "Deathrow", an official entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival.She also played the lead in the action-drama movie "Hari Ng Selda" alongside Robin Padilla and the comedy film "S2pid Luv" with rapper Andrew E. Both were under Viva Films.After her contract with GMA expired in 2003, dela Cruz moved back to ABS-CBN and teamed-up with her former on-and-off screen partner Jericho Rosales in the TV series "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas" with Diether Ocampo and Kristine Hermosa.