''Growing Up'' is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...

series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. The series served as a sequel to the Philippine television series '' T.G.I.S.'' Directed by

Mark A. Reyes Marciano Antonio "Mark" Reyes V is a Filipino film director, television director, music video director and film writer known for his multi-stranded storylines. He is a resident director and writer of GMA Network. His work include the film ''Mome ...

, it stars

Angelu de Leon Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera (born August 22, 1979), better known as Angelu de Leon, is a Filipino actress and politician. Early and personal life Angelu de Leon is the youngest daughter of Luis and Flora de Leon. She attended St ...

Bobby Andrews Robert Riu Andrews (born November 30, 1976), popularly known as Bobby Andrews, is a Filipino actor, TV host and former matinee idol. Starting out as a commercial model, he rose to fame when he teamed up with Angelu de Leon in the famous teen-o ...

and

Onemig Bondoc Juan Miguel Rivera Bondoc (born May 12, 1977), professionally known as Onemig Bondoc, is a Filipino actor and television host. He was known for his roles in shows like '' T.G.I.S.'' and its spin-off '' Growing Up'' shown on GMA Network. He later ...

. It premiered on June 2, 1997. The series concluded on February 12, 1999 with a total of 88 episodes.

Cast and characters

as Ma. Patrice "Peachy" Real *

as Joaquin "Wacks" Torres III *

as Jose Mari "JM" Rodriguez * Red Sternberg as Francisco Martin "Kiko" Arboleda de Dios * Michael Flores as Miguel "Mickey" Ledesma * Donna Cruz as Stephanie Enriquez * Jake Roxas as Noel Sta. Maria *

Raven Villanueva Raven Villanueva (born October 7, 1979) is a Filipina actress in movies and television shows in the Philippines. Career Villanueva played as Cris in T.G.I.S. (''Thank God It's Sabado''), youth-oriented drama series aired on GMA Network from 19 ...

as Cristina "Cris" de Guzman *

Rica Peralejo Rica Peralejo (; born March 7, 1981) is a Filipina former actress, singer, and television host. Career Television Peralejo started out as a child star and was part of ABS-CBN's popular youth oriented variety show '' Ang TV''. Peralejo appear ...

as Michelle "Mitch" Ferrer * Ciara Sotto as Regina "Rain" Abrera * Mariel Lopez as Angel Buena * Diego Castro as Anton Villanueva * Bernadette Allyson as Beatrice Santillan *

Ryan Eigenmann Ryan Richard Alatiit Eigenmann (; born July 22, 1977) is a Filipino actor. Early life Ryan Richard Alatiit Eigenmann was born on July 22, 1977. He is one of the third generation of the Mesa-Gil clan of actors. His grandparents are musician Edd ...

as Iñigo Escaler Torres *

Lindsay Custodio Lindsay Custodio-Cale (born 22 October 1978) is a Filipino actress and singer. Career Custodio was cast in the youth-oriented variety show “Ang TV.” in 1992. In 1995, she was cast in the romantic dance film '' Hataw Na''. Custodio appea ...

as Melissa Valenzuela

References

External links

* 1997 Philippine television series debuts 1999 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine teen drama television series Television series about teenagers Television series by Viva Television Television shows set in Manila {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub