Teen Gen is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a spin-off of the 1990s television series T.G.I.S. Directed by Mark Reyes and Albert Langitan, it stars Angelu de Leon and Bobby Andrews. It premiered on December 16, 2012, on the network's Sunday afternoon line up. The series concluded on June 30, 2013, with a total of 28 episodes.
Cast and Characters[]
Main cast[]
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- Angelu de Leon as Ma. Patrice "Peachy" Real-Torres nee da Silva – A main character from TGIS and Growing Up, Peachy was originally slated to marry Wacks during the initial season of Growing Up, but eventually bailed. By the time of the events of Teen Gen, Peachy is a widowed single mother.
- Bobby Andrews as Joaquin "Wacks" Torres III
- Dianne Hernandez as Ma. Lyca da Silva
- Juancho Triviño as Luis Joaquin "Lucho"
- Jeric Gonzales as Santiago "Tiago" Torres – Wacks' nephew and Lucho's cousin, Tiago is TG's resident musician. He is depicted as the son of a shipping magnate, but does not let his rich-kid status go to his head. Wacks often calls on him to rein in Lucho's bad behavior.
- Thea Tolentino as Angela "Angge" Parahinog
- Gianna Revilla as Madison Avenida – One of the more popular girls in school, Madison is every bit a trendsetter and claims to have followers on Twitter and Instagram. She is one of the campus A-listers, but gradually hangs out with the other female characters.
- Abel Estanislao as Jose Vicente "JV" Cortez - One of the four TG boys, JV is a young man from the province. He often has a penchant for romantic gestures.
- Sunyee Maluche as Andrea "Drew" Remulla
- Seth Isay as Carlitos "Itos" Buenavidez Jr. – Lucho's best friend and one of the four TG boys, Itos is the athletic type and tries to have his way with women. Isay left the show in late 2012, citing personal reasons. His character was written off as having signed up for a soccer league in the US.
- Mikoy Morales as Xavier "Xavi" de Leon - Itos' "replacement" in the TG quartet, Xavi is depicted as a suave, debonair young man. He was dumped from the clique years before because of differences with the other members (especially Lucho), but they patch things up. Over the course of the show, he gradually works with Madison to try getting JV and Drew together.
Guest cast[]
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- Gab de Leon as Jeffrey "Jeff" Buenavidez
- Isabel Granada as Mrs. Parahinog
- Robert Ortega as Mr. Parahinog
- Rica Peralejo as Czarina
- Arkin Magalona as Mackenzie Parahinog
- Michael Flores as Miguel "Migs" Ledesma
- Bernadette Allyson as Beatrice "Bea" Santillan
- Ara Mina as Violet Bernardo
- Bubbles Paraiso as Sophie Torres
- Alden Richards as Inigo Bermudez
- Neri Naig as Selena Ramirez