Growing Up (2011 Philippine TV series)

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Growing Up
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Title card
Genre Teen drama
Created by ABS-CBN Studios
Written by
  • Sigfreid Sanchez
  • Raymond Diamzon
Emille Joson (cont. writer)
Directed by Lino S. Cayetano
Starring
Opening theme"Growing Up" by Yeng Constantino
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producerMarissa V. Kalaw
Production locations
EditorJeffrey Panillio
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production company Dreamscape Entertainment Television
Original release
Network ABS-CBN
ReleaseSeptember 4, 2011 (2011-09-04) 
February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)

Growing Up is a Philippine television teen sitcom series broadcast by ABS-CBN. This is a revival of original Growing Up series that ran on GMA Network from June 2, 1997 to February 12, 1999. Directed by Lino Cayetano, it stars Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes, Diego Loyzaga, Kiray Celis, EJ Jallorina, Daniel Padilla, Neil Coleta and Yen Santos. [1] [2] [3] It aired on the network's Yes Weekend line up from September 4, 2011 to February 12, 2012, replacing Good Vibes and was replaced by Luv U .

Contents

The series is streaming online on YouTube. [4]

Synopsis

Ella (Kathryn Bernardo) and Tammy (Julia Montes) are childhood best friends who belong to a set of friends that treat each other as family. As such, they have a mother figure in the person of their favorite teacher, Lisa Ortega (Maricar Reyes), who guides their path in their fragile journey as teenagers. When Ms. Ortega is diagnosed with cancer, Ella and Tammy rally their friends to raise funds for their beloved teacher's expensive medical treatment. They join various contests in a big event in their community, aiming to seize the biggest prizes. But doing so proves to be no easy task, as each of them discover their respective strengths and weaknesses that challenge the way they think, dream, and love, and in so doing become obstacles to their objective. In the end, they manage to reap the reward they worked for, only to find out that it is better than they hoped for..

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Special participation

Reception

The show premieres strongly taking over the number 2 spot with a 12.3% behind ASAP Rocks' 12.7% and beating its rival youth program Tween Hearts. [5]

See also

References

  1. Buan-Deveza, Reyma (August 24, 2011). "Is Kathryn Bernardo ready to go solo?". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  2. Get to know the Growing Up barkada this September 4 retrieved via http://www.abs-cbn.com April 9, 2011
  3. Diego Loyzaga, Julia Montes, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla reveal their growing-up insecurities retrieved via http://www.pep.ph January 9, 2011
  4. Growing Up Full Episodes. YouTube . ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  5. Kantar Media-TNS National Household Ratings (Sept. 2-5): Kapamilya shows rule primetime race; 100 Days To Heaven leads ABS-CBN campaign retrieved via http://www.pep.ph June 9, 2011