''Trops'' () 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 ...
romance
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Common meanings
* Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings
* Romance languages, ...
comedy
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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 ...
. Directed by Linnet Zurbano, it stars
Kenneth Medrano
Kenneth Earl Gesulga Medrano (born May 9, 1991) also known as Bae Kenneth, KEM or popularly known as Kenneth Medrano as his screen name is a Filipino television personality, model, dancer and actor. He is best known for his viral Dubsmash videos ...
,
Miggy Tolentino
Luis Miguel Evangelista Tolentino (born April 20, 1996 in Caloocan, Metro Manila), popularly known as Miggy Tolentino as a screen name is a Filipino people, Filipino actor, Model (person), model and television personality. He is the one of the ...
, Joel Palencia,
Jon Timmons
Jonathan Mark Timmons (born February 21, 1991, in Los Angeles, California), also known as Jon Timmons as his screen name is a Filipino American actor, model and television personality. He is the oldest member of the home group That's My Bae and ...
, Tommy Peñaflor,
Kim Last
Kim Michael Last (born 20 January 1997) is a British actor and dancer. He is known as the youngest member of the all-male dance group That's My Bae on the noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!''
Early life
Kim Last was born in Kings Cross, Lon ...
and
Taki Saito
is a Filipina actress and singer of Japanese-Brazilian descent and a member of J-pop girl group Faky. She was born in Japan and was raised in France and the Philippines.
Career
Saito was an intro-acting student at Star Magic Workshops before. ...
. It premiered on October 24, 2016 on the network's afternoon line up replacing ''
Calle Siete
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''. The series concluded on September 22, 2017 with a total of 238 episodes. It was replaced by ''
The Lolas' Beautiful Show
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'' in its timeslot.
Cast and characters
;Lead cast
*
Taki Saito
is a Filipina actress and singer of Japanese-Brazilian descent and a member of J-pop girl group Faky. She was born in Japan and was raised in France and the Philippines.
Career
Saito was an intro-acting student at Star Magic Workshops before. ...
as Martha Tanya Kiera "Taki" Masson-Mercado
*
Kenneth Medrano
Kenneth Earl Gesulga Medrano (born May 9, 1991) also known as Bae Kenneth, KEM or popularly known as Kenneth Medrano as his screen name is a Filipino television personality, model, dancer and actor. He is best known for his viral Dubsmash videos ...
as Kenneth "Ken" Garcia-Mercado
*
Miggy Tolentino
Luis Miguel Evangelista Tolentino (born April 20, 1996 in Caloocan, Metro Manila), popularly known as Miggy Tolentino as a screen name is a Filipino people, Filipino actor, Model (person), model and television personality. He is the one of the ...
as Angelo Miguelito "Miggy" Tolentino
*
Kim Last
Kim Michael Last (born 20 January 1997) is a British actor and dancer. He is known as the youngest member of the all-male dance group That's My Bae on the noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!''
Early life
Kim Last was born in Kings Cross, Lon ...
as Kim Michael Park
* Tommy Peñaflor as Tommy "Taba" Fernando
* Joel Palencia as Joel "Jo" Santos
*
Jon Timmons
Jonathan Mark Timmons (born February 21, 1991, in Los Angeles, California), also known as Jon Timmons as his screen name is a Filipino American actor, model and television personality. He is the oldest member of the home group That's My Bae and ...
as Jonathan "Jon" Masson
;Supporting cast
* Toni Aquino as Joanna "Liempo" Santos
*
Krystal Reyes
Jolina Marie Bautista Reyes (born September 8, 1996), better known by her stage name Krystal Reyes, is a Filipino actress.
Career
She became famous for her role as the young Kristal in the teledrama '' Bakekang'', a role where she would eventua ...
as Zoey Sevilla
*
Shaira Diaz
Shaira Mae Dela Cruz (born May 3, 1995) is a Filipina actress. She is under GMA Network
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as Amanda "Mandy" Santiago-Tolentino
*
Benjie Paras
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as Fred Fernando
*
Irma Adlawan
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Adlawan is ...
as Sheena "Momskie" Tolentino
*
Rey "PJ" Abellana
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as Armando Santiago
*
Juan Rodrigo
José Dante P. Pascual, known professionally as Juan Rodrigo, is a Filipino stage, film and television actor, singer and model.
Personal life and career
Rodrigo was discovered by his former talent manager Boy De Guia. He started as a dancer, ...
as Kevin Mercado
*
Dexter Doria
Dexter Doria is a Filipino veteran actress. She has appeared in more than 175 films and several television programs from ABS-CBN and GMA Network.
Career
In 1977, she appeared in such movies as ''Elektrika Kasi, Eh!'', ''Tisoy'', ''Babae!'', ''I ...
as Armida Santiago
*
Ces Quesada
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ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Netw ...
as Aurora Agoncillo
*
Leo Martinez
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Personal life
He is married to Gina Valenciano (sister of Gar ...
as Eliseo "Lolo Eli" Agoncillo
* Allysa de Real as Sandra
* Archie Adamos as Bien
;Guest cast
*
Ai-Ai Delas Alas
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as Rosa Mystica "Rose" Carpio Vda. de Roxas
*
Ina Raymundo
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as Almalyn Macauba
* Glenda Garcia as Celia Garcia-Mercado
* Maureen Mauricio as Rebecca Silangkuan
* Gilleth Sandico as Zita Sevilla
*
Therese Malvar
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Personal life and acting career
Malvar is the third great-granddaughter of two Philippine heroes, General Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar y Carpio (September 27, 1865 ...
as Veronica "Roni / Nica" Sanchez
*
Jojo Alejar
Alfredo Rizalito "Jojo" P. Alejar (born June 19, 1966) is a Filipino TV host, actor-comedian, best known as the founding member of the dance group The Tigers and as the host and producer of '' The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A''.
Personal li ...
as Dindo Soterio
*
Empress Schuck
Empress Karen Carreon Schuck-Guingona (born 19 February 1993), also known mononymously as Empress, is a Filipino actress, model, singer, dancer and fashion designer.
Early life
Schuck was born on 19 February 1993 in Quezon City to a Filipino-Ge ...
as Monette Soterio
*
Yasser Marta
Yasser Marta (born July 28, 1996) is a Filipino actor, singer and model. He was one of the members of GMA’s all-male group One Up.
Personal life
Marta was born in Las Piñas to a Filipino mom and Portuguese father. He studies at Lyceum of t ...
as Drew
*
Phytos Ramirez
Neofytos Tuddao Kyriacou (Greek: Νεόφυτος Κυριάκου; born July 18, 1995), professionally known by his stage name Phytos Ramirez, is a Filipino actor, model, host, and entrepreneur. He is known for his involvement in the ''Encanta ...
as Diego
*
Jan Marini
Jan Marini Alano is an actress and singer from the Philippines. She started her showbiz career in Ang TV, ABS-CBN's teen-oriented gag/variety show in the early 1990s. As one of the resident singers of the show, Jan honed her talents resulting ...
as Ces
*
Super Tekla
Romeo Librada (born January 13, 1982), better known in his stage name Super Tekla or simply Tekla, is a Filipino actor, comedian and television host. He is best known for appearing in GMA Network's variety show, ''Wowowin'' as one of its hosts.
...
as Tiffany
Ratings
According to
AGB Nielsen Philippines
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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Trops'' earned a 15.5% rating. While the final episode scored a 4.1 rating in Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes.
References
External links
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2016 Philippine television series debuts
2017 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Television series by TAPE Inc.
Television shows set in Manila
Television shows set in Quezon City
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