''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 "''telebi ...

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 S ...

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 la ...

. 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 Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal professionally known as Donna Cruz is a Filipina singer and actress. She is a member of the Philippine showbiz family Cruz. Her self-titled debut album ''Donna'' was well received by the general public and ear ...

as Stephanie Enriquez *

Jake Roxas Jake Roxas (born July 13, 1977) is a Filipino actor. He is mostly known for his role in Imortal as Magnus Imperial. He was a contract actor of ABS-CBN. Career Roxas started his showbiz career in the GMA Network. He was a cast member of the te ...

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 as Michelle "Mitch" Ferrer *

Ciara Sotto Ciara Anna Gamboa Sotto ( , born July 2, 1980) is a Filipina actress and singer. Personal life She is the youngest daughter of actress Helen Gamboa-Sotto and actor and Senator Vicente Sotto III. She is a first cousin of Sharon Cuneta (the ...

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 Ed ...

as Iñigo Escaler Torres * Lindsay Custodio 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