First Time (TV series)

2010 Philippine television drama series

First Time

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Genre| Romantic drama
Developed by| Kit Villanueva-Langit
Directed by| Andoy Ranay
Creative director| Jun Lana
Starring|

* Barbie Forteza
* Joshua Dionisio
* Jake Vargas

Opening theme| "First Love" by Rita Iringan
Country of origin| Philippines
Original language| Tagalog
No. of episodes| 77
Production
Executive producer| Joseph Buncalan
Camera setup| Multiple-camera setup
Running time| 19–30 minutes
Production company| GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network| GMA Network
Release| February 8 (2010-02-08) –
May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28)

First Time is a 2010 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Andoy Ranay, it stars Barbie Forteza, Joshua Dionisio and Jake Vargas. It premiered on February 8, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on May 28, 2010 with a total of 77 episodes.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.[1]

## Cast and characters

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Cast

Barbie Forteza

Bea Binene

Eugene Domingo

Michelle Madrigal

Ian Veneracion

Romnick Sarmenta

Lead cast

* Barbie Forteza as Cyndi Gomez[2]
* Joshua Dionisio as Lukas Ynfante[3]
* Jake Vargas as Sebastian "Baste" Luna

Supporting cast

* Bea Binene as Natalie Dimaculangan
* Jhoana Marie Tan[4] as Sara Santiago
* Lucho Ayala as Jimbo Dimaculangan
* Mark Elliot Castillo as Daniel Olivia
* Gracie Henson as Patty Montalban
* Joyce Ching as Bea
* Mac Castillo as Nathan
* Eugene Domingo as Barbarella Buncalan Jackson
* Michelle Madrigal as Valeria Gomez
* Joross Gamboa as Ted
* Ian Veneracion as Robert Gomez
* Ana Capri as Hilda Gomez
* Cris Villanueva as Ben Gomez
* Angel Jacob as Olive Ynfante
* Eric Quizon as Jaime Ynfante
* Manilyn Reynes as Laura Luna
* Romnick Sarmenta as Marcelo "Marcel" Luna
* Bayani Agbayani as Raffy Santiago
* Shiela Marie Rodriguez as Doris Santiago
* Alicia Mayer as fake Ms. Dimaculangan
* Mel Kimura as Ida
* Ricci Chan as Pete
* Roxanne Barcelo[5] as Berna
* Peter Serrano as Oh
* Harlene Bautista-Sarmenta as Teresa Chavez

Recurring cast

* Anna Vicente as Belle
* Carmi Martin as Ms. Dimaculangan
* Patrick Suelto as Josh Goretti
* Tricia Andrews as Hannah
* Emsi Nightmare as Mary Christine

## Production

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Principal photography concluded in May 2010.[6]

## Controversy

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On May 11, 2010, director of the series, Andoy Ranay reportedly insulted the cast member Jake Vargas during the production of the series.[7] Vargas' then-manager, German Moreno, went to the set of the series and confronted Ranay.[8]

## Ratings

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According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of First Time earned a 22.5% rating.[9]

## Home media release

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The series was released in DVD by GMA Records.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "First Time (Full Episodes) | Stream Together - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
2. ^ Godinez, Bong (February 5, 2010). "Barbie, Joshua and Jhake explore young love on First Time". PEP. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
3. ^ Mendoza, Ruel J. (December 17, 2009). "Barbie Forteza and Joshua Dionisio are too young for courtship in real life". PEP. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
4. ^ "First Time's Joanna Marie Tan doesn't find villain typecasting a burden". PEP. March 27, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
5. ^ "Roxanne Barcelo's advice to First Time youngsters: "O, mag-aral kayong mabuti."". PEP. April 3, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
6. ^ Garcia, Rose (May 19, 2010). "Barbie Forteza defends her young love team with Joshua Dionisio". PEP. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
7. ^ Garcia, Rose (May 23, 2010). "GMA-7 releases statement on Jhake Vargas-Andoy Ranay issue". PEP. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
8. ^ Navarro, Mell T. (May 27, 2010). "PEP Exclusive: Jhake Vargas's camp plans to sue director Andoy Ranay for "child abuse"". PEP. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
9. ^ Santiago, Erwin (February 10, 2010). "AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings (Feb. 8): Four new shows make strong impact on ratings game". PEP. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
10. ^ "First Time on DVD". The Philippine Star. June 6, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* First Time at IMDb

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