Tween Hearts
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Tween Hearts is a Filipino drama series created by GMA Network featuring an ensemble cast. The series premiered on September 26, 2010. It is the first episode of Reel Love
. The show has been renewed three times and starting September 11, 2011, the show will be on its fourth season until next year. Over its course, the cast has been growing and extending compared to the original main cast.
Barbie Forteza
as Barbara "Bambi" Fortes (Sweet Heart)
Bambi is the all-around sweetheart who is finally reunited with her mom and older sister Belinda after many years of separation. She starts to develop feelings for Josh. She is a good influence on Josh. She later realizes that when he is gone from her life it will hurt, so she agrees to be his girlfriend. But they are later forced to break up since she is not allowed to date yet. She later gets hurt after finding out he has a new girlfriend.
Bea Binene
as Belinda Fortes (Tough Girl)
Belinda is the tough chick and the total opposite of her younger sister Bambi. Her differences with her younger sister trigger a competition for their mother’s attention. After having a heart-to-heart talk with her dad, she finally learns to accept him and Bambi. She is into Wushu
which her dad taught her when she was very young. Belinda hasn't realized that Jacob like her yet. When Angel arrives, Belinda gets very jealous because she feels like she is being replaced as the advice giver in the group. She later joins Lucy's group but feel uncomfortable because they are the complete opposite of her old group. Lucy later convinces her to shoplift which gets her in a lot of trouble. She later gets a secret admirer unknown to her that it is Rick. Jacob later finds out the truth about her secret admirer and makes her choose between him and Rick. She later chooses to be with Jacob and becomes his girlfriend.
Joshua Dionisio
as Joshua "Josh" Diones (Rebel)
Josh is an over-achiever but is rebellious toward his older sister Rose’s rules. Nothing can get in his way, except for Bambi who has a way of softening his heart and strong personality. He develops a crush on her after spending time with her at the camp. He becomes jealous of Mack because Bambi spends all her time with. He later tells Bambi about his true feelings and they become a couple. Bambi is later forced to break up with Josh. Josh then gives her 2 choices; run away with him or to stay at home and not fight for their relationship. Josh is later saved by Alexa after he gets stabbed during a robbery. Josh tells his friends that he is going to America. He later comes back with Alexa as a couple after meeting her at the airport again.
Jake Vargas as Jacob Vergara (Musician)
Jacob is known to be the outcast in school; he loves music. He supports Belinda and helps her with her problems to get close to her. He is the person that Belinda trusts the most. He also is also acts as leader of the group, which leads him to run for student body president.
Joyce Ching
as Ligaya "Aya" Chan (Nerd/Environmentalist)
Aya is a nerd who’d rather talk to plants than to people in a belief that this will keep problems away. She has weird views on things that will eventually catch Kris’ attention. She has a hard time dealing with the fact that her dad left her mom and her, which leads to her running away from home. Chris finds her and they later go out again. She later finds out that he accidentally kissed Eunice and gets mad at him, but gets back together with him
Kristofer Martin as Chris Soriano (Jock)
Kris is the famous jock and the ex-boyfriend of Leslie. Aya becomes the apple of his eye. He has a secret: He works to earn money and that he's not that rich as everybody thinks he is. He later accidentally kisses Eunice and Aya gets mad at him, but gives him another chance
Louise delos Reyes
as Louisa (Over-Achiever)
Louisa is the achiever, straight A student, and valedictorian of her batch. She is set to be the top student of the school, creating a battle between her and Rick but then moves to London to study for a year.
Derick Monasterio as Rick Montano (Class President)
Rick is the best friend of Chris and always supports him. He eventually develops feelings for Luisa, but she leaves for London before he can tell her. Instead he falls in love with his childhood frienemy Heidi. But when she moves back to Australia he is heart broken. He later develops feelings for Belinda and becomes her secret admirer. When Jacob finds out that he is Belinda's secret admirer they both get into a fight. Belinda later chooses to be with Jacob not Rick.
Lexi Fernandez
as Leslie Fernan (Cheer Leader)
Leslie is the ex-girlfriend of Chris and will do anything to win him back. She is known as the campus drama queen. In the later part, she and Uno become close and romantically involved. She is currently in Australia.
Joshua Dionisio
as Ross
Ross is Bambi's new friends that resembles Josh a lot. Babmbi befriends him after he returns her lost wallet. Bambi has a hard time seeing Ross looks like Josh. Ross also helps Bambi forget Josh by spending time with her. He later leaves Bambi alone since she later sees that he does look a lot like Josh.
Supporting Cast
Hiro Magalona as Bayani "Ian" Sta. Ana (Environmentalist)
Ian is Aya's "soul mate" in every sense except romantically. He was courting Aya when he joined a writing seminar. When he came back, Aya seems to have patched things up with ex-boyfriend Kris. Ian is now courting Angel. He is very supportive of his friends.
Yassi Pressman
as Eunice Malone (Sport Enthusiast)
Eunice is as much a sports enthusiast as Chris is, and she thinks she has found the perfect guy in him — except having Aya as a friend is just as important for her. Aya becomes jealous of how close she and Chris are. But they later become good friends. It is later revealed that she still loves Chris leading her to kiss him. She later dates Mack, but breaks up with him upon learning that he likes Aya more.
Ken Chan as Mackenzie "Mac" Santos (the college guy)
Mac was Rick's best friend until a fight ruined their relationship. They have started to patch things up, especially after Ken's mother redeveloped cancer. He developed feelings for Bambi which caused a fight between him and Josh. He later tried to express his feelings for Bambi but was disappointed when he found out she didn't feel the same for him. He later goes out with Eunice to get revenge on her group, but gets dumped later.
Kim Komatsu as Angela "Angel" Villavicencio (the new girl)
Angel, with her sister Lucy, has just moved into the community. A peacemaker, Bel feels threatened by her inclusion in the group, especially now that she remains as the only female senior. She later becomes good friends with Belinda and stays in the group.
TeeJay Marquez as Nataniel Antonio "Nathan" Dimagalpok (the promdi)
When Nathan first met the group, he had to pretend that he was Aris, a smooth-talking Casanova who had swept Heidi off her feet — except he's more geek than chic. Since Heidi confessed to her friends that Aris is really Nathan, he has since been accepted as part of the group. He is not very athletic.
Rhen Escaño as Lucy Villavicencio (the enemy)
There is only one thing more important to Lucy than fame and fortune: her sister. So when Angel starts hanging out with other people and stops worshiping her every step, Lucy is livid — she promises to bring down the Tween Hearts group one by one. She later develops a crush on Rick leading her to become nicer and hang out more with her sister and her friends.
Kylie Padilla
as Heidi Rivera (the ugly duckling)
Heidi is someone from Rick's past who he used to dislike because she was ugly and annoying; but now that Heidi's all grown up, Rick seems to have changed his mind about her. When she and Rick start to patch things up her mom announces they will go back to Australia to reunite with her dad.
John Miguel as Uno Abad
Bambi's best friend in Cagayan. He becomes romantically involved with Leslie.
Krystal Reyes
as Mallory Santos
Sister of Mackenzie who has been romantically involved with Rick. But was forced to break up with him after her brother found out.
Special Participation
Emilio Garcia as Ted Fortes
Ted is the ill father of Belinda and Bambi. He is the one who taught Belinda Wushu
.
Sylvia Sanchez as Irene Fortes
Irene is the caring mother of Bambi and Belinda. She's always trying to get the two sisters to get along. She later forces Bambi to break up with Josh upon learning about their relationship. Bambi later gets mad at her after learning that she let Belinda date Jacob, but not let her date Josh.
Roxanne Barcelo
as Miss Rose Diones
Miss Rose is the caring and bossy sister of Josh. She always tries to keep Josh out of trouble which irritates Josh a lot, leading him to run away from home. She later develops a better relationship with her brother to help him out.
Elmo Magalona
as himself
He guest stars as himself as a friend of Jacob's to help him win the election as student body president.
Alden Richards as Dennis
He is the cousin of Rick.
Guest Cast
Gabby Eigenman as Coach A
Keith Thompson
as Keith Villanueva
Ynna Asistio as Yza Fortes
Princess Snell
as Vanessa Sanchez
Jhoana Marie Tan
as Tracy Santiago
Jao Mapa
as Jacob's father
Tina Monasterio as Josephine "Josie" Montano/Rick's mother
Pinky Amador
as Liwayway Baltazar-Chan/Aya's mother
Richard Kwan as Emerson Chan/Aya's father
Rochelle Barrameda as Maila Rivera/Heidi's mother
Julian Marcus Trono
as Young Rick
to be adapted by GMA Films
. The cast is shooting their first full-length movie officially titled Tween Academy: Class of 2012, topbilled by the love teams of Barbie Forteza
–Joshua Dionisio
and Bea Binene
–Jake Vargas. This will be directed by Mark Reyes. Also in the cast are Kristofer Martin, Joyce Ching
, Lexi Fernandez
, Derrick Monasterio, Yassi Pressman, plus Louise delos Reyes
and Alden Richards from Alakdana with the up-and-coming music tandem of Julie Anne San Jose
and Elmo Magalona
.
Reel Love
Reel Love is a Philippine drama anthology and romantic television show produced by GMA Network. It premiered with its first episode "Tween Hearts" on September 26 on GMA Network ,.-Tween Hearts:...
. The show has been renewed three times and starting September 11, 2011, the show will be on its fourth season until next year. Over its course, the cast has been growing and extending compared to the original main cast.
Plot
The story revolves around teenagers Bambi, Joshua, Belinda, Jacob, Chris, Aya, Louisa, Rick, and Leslie as they go through a boot camp and learn to accept others for who they are.Cast and characters
Main CastBarbie Forteza
Barbie Forteza
Barbara Ambas Forteza, , is a Filipina actress and commercial model. She played the young Jodi in GMA Network's remake of the Koreanovela Stairway To Heaven and Cyndi Gomez in First Time....
as Barbara "Bambi" Fortes (Sweet Heart)
Bambi is the all-around sweetheart who is finally reunited with her mom and older sister Belinda after many years of separation. She starts to develop feelings for Josh. She is a good influence on Josh. She later realizes that when he is gone from her life it will hurt, so she agrees to be his girlfriend. But they are later forced to break up since she is not allowed to date yet. She later gets hurt after finding out he has a new girlfriend.
Bea Binene
Bea Binene
Beanca Marie Landero Binene , is a Filipina actress. She was a finalist in StarStruck Kids and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan in First Time...
as Belinda Fortes (Tough Girl)
Belinda is the tough chick and the total opposite of her younger sister Bambi. Her differences with her younger sister trigger a competition for their mother’s attention. After having a heart-to-heart talk with her dad, she finally learns to accept him and Bambi. She is into Wushu
Wushu (sport)
The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...
which her dad taught her when she was very young. Belinda hasn't realized that Jacob like her yet. When Angel arrives, Belinda gets very jealous because she feels like she is being replaced as the advice giver in the group. She later joins Lucy's group but feel uncomfortable because they are the complete opposite of her old group. Lucy later convinces her to shoplift which gets her in a lot of trouble. She later gets a secret admirer unknown to her that it is Rick. Jacob later finds out the truth about her secret admirer and makes her choose between him and Rick. She later chooses to be with Jacob and becomes his girlfriend.
Joshua Dionisio
Joshua Dionisio
Ralph Joshua Dela Cruz Dionisio, better known as Joshua Dionisio, is a Filipino child actor working in television.Born on December 14, 1994 in Quezon City, he has a younger brother, Jacob, his co-star on Super Inggo. Joshua Dionisio began his career as a commercial model at the age of 8. He was...
as Joshua "Josh" Diones (Rebel)
Josh is an over-achiever but is rebellious toward his older sister Rose’s rules. Nothing can get in his way, except for Bambi who has a way of softening his heart and strong personality. He develops a crush on her after spending time with her at the camp. He becomes jealous of Mack because Bambi spends all her time with. He later tells Bambi about his true feelings and they become a couple. Bambi is later forced to break up with Josh. Josh then gives her 2 choices; run away with him or to stay at home and not fight for their relationship. Josh is later saved by Alexa after he gets stabbed during a robbery. Josh tells his friends that he is going to America. He later comes back with Alexa as a couple after meeting her at the airport again.
Jake Vargas as Jacob Vergara (Musician)
Jacob is known to be the outcast in school; he loves music. He supports Belinda and helps her with her problems to get close to her. He is the person that Belinda trusts the most. He also is also acts as leader of the group, which leads him to run for student body president.
Joyce Ching
Joyce Ching
Joyce Giselle Ching, better known as Joyce Ching , is a Filipina actress and commercial model...
as Ligaya "Aya" Chan (Nerd/Environmentalist)
Aya is a nerd who’d rather talk to plants than to people in a belief that this will keep problems away. She has weird views on things that will eventually catch Kris’ attention. She has a hard time dealing with the fact that her dad left her mom and her, which leads to her running away from home. Chris finds her and they later go out again. She later finds out that he accidentally kissed Eunice and gets mad at him, but gets back together with him
Kristofer Martin as Chris Soriano (Jock)
Kris is the famous jock and the ex-boyfriend of Leslie. Aya becomes the apple of his eye. He has a secret: He works to earn money and that he's not that rich as everybody thinks he is. He later accidentally kisses Eunice and Aya gets mad at him, but gives him another chance
Louise delos Reyes
Louise delos Reyes
Mary Grace Perido, better known as Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was 15 years old when she start acting in the show Lipgloss. She also won beauty contests including Ms. Lyceum of the Philippines University — Cavite 2010, Ms. Teen Philippines...
as Louisa (Over-Achiever)
Louisa is the achiever, straight A student, and valedictorian of her batch. She is set to be the top student of the school, creating a battle between her and Rick but then moves to London to study for a year.
Derick Monasterio as Rick Montano (Class President)
Rick is the best friend of Chris and always supports him. He eventually develops feelings for Luisa, but she leaves for London before he can tell her. Instead he falls in love with his childhood frienemy Heidi. But when she moves back to Australia he is heart broken. He later develops feelings for Belinda and becomes her secret admirer. When Jacob finds out that he is Belinda's secret admirer they both get into a fight. Belinda later chooses to be with Jacob not Rick.
Lexi Fernandez
Lexi Fernandez
Alexia Maria Moynihan Fernandez Alvarez, better known by her screen name Lexi Fernandez , is a Filipina actress...
as Leslie Fernan (Cheer Leader)
Leslie is the ex-girlfriend of Chris and will do anything to win him back. She is known as the campus drama queen. In the later part, she and Uno become close and romantically involved. She is currently in Australia.
Joshua Dionisio
Joshua Dionisio
Ralph Joshua Dela Cruz Dionisio, better known as Joshua Dionisio, is a Filipino child actor working in television.Born on December 14, 1994 in Quezon City, he has a younger brother, Jacob, his co-star on Super Inggo. Joshua Dionisio began his career as a commercial model at the age of 8. He was...
as Ross
Ross is Bambi's new friends that resembles Josh a lot. Babmbi befriends him after he returns her lost wallet. Bambi has a hard time seeing Ross looks like Josh. Ross also helps Bambi forget Josh by spending time with her. He later leaves Bambi alone since she later sees that he does look a lot like Josh.
Supporting Cast
Hiro Magalona as Bayani "Ian" Sta. Ana (Environmentalist)
Ian is Aya's "soul mate" in every sense except romantically. He was courting Aya when he joined a writing seminar. When he came back, Aya seems to have patched things up with ex-boyfriend Kris. Ian is now courting Angel. He is very supportive of his friends.
Yassi Pressman
Yassi Pressman
Yasmin Isabel Pressman better known as Yassi Pressman is a Filipino British Actress and TV Personality born in Hongkong. She is called the "Dancing Babe" of Party Pilipinas. She is part of the GMA Artist Center.- Career :...
as Eunice Malone (Sport Enthusiast)
Eunice is as much a sports enthusiast as Chris is, and she thinks she has found the perfect guy in him — except having Aya as a friend is just as important for her. Aya becomes jealous of how close she and Chris are. But they later become good friends. It is later revealed that she still loves Chris leading her to kiss him. She later dates Mack, but breaks up with him upon learning that he likes Aya more.
Ken Chan as Mackenzie "Mac" Santos (the college guy)
Mac was Rick's best friend until a fight ruined their relationship. They have started to patch things up, especially after Ken's mother redeveloped cancer. He developed feelings for Bambi which caused a fight between him and Josh. He later tried to express his feelings for Bambi but was disappointed when he found out she didn't feel the same for him. He later goes out with Eunice to get revenge on her group, but gets dumped later.
Kim Komatsu as Angela "Angel" Villavicencio (the new girl)
Angel, with her sister Lucy, has just moved into the community. A peacemaker, Bel feels threatened by her inclusion in the group, especially now that she remains as the only female senior. She later becomes good friends with Belinda and stays in the group.
TeeJay Marquez as Nataniel Antonio "Nathan" Dimagalpok (the promdi)
When Nathan first met the group, he had to pretend that he was Aris, a smooth-talking Casanova who had swept Heidi off her feet — except he's more geek than chic. Since Heidi confessed to her friends that Aris is really Nathan, he has since been accepted as part of the group. He is not very athletic.
Rhen Escaño as Lucy Villavicencio (the enemy)
There is only one thing more important to Lucy than fame and fortune: her sister. So when Angel starts hanging out with other people and stops worshiping her every step, Lucy is livid — she promises to bring down the Tween Hearts group one by one. She later develops a crush on Rick leading her to become nicer and hang out more with her sister and her friends.
Kylie Padilla
Kylie Padilla
Kylie Nicole Padilla, , is a Filipina actress. The daughter of Filipino action star Robin Padilla, she is a GMA Network contract star known for playing the role of Erenea in Joaquin Bordado...
as Heidi Rivera (the ugly duckling)
Heidi is someone from Rick's past who he used to dislike because she was ugly and annoying; but now that Heidi's all grown up, Rick seems to have changed his mind about her. When she and Rick start to patch things up her mom announces they will go back to Australia to reunite with her dad.
John Miguel as Uno Abad
Bambi's best friend in Cagayan. He becomes romantically involved with Leslie.
Krystal Reyes
Krystal Reyes
Jolina Marie B. Reyes, better known by her screen name Krystal Reyes , is a Filipina child actress who currently appears on GMA Network shows.-Biography:...
as Mallory Santos
Sister of Mackenzie who has been romantically involved with Rick. But was forced to break up with him after her brother found out.
Special Participation
Emilio Garcia as Ted Fortes
Ted is the ill father of Belinda and Bambi. He is the one who taught Belinda Wushu
Wushu
Wushu may refer to:* Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China* Wushu , a modern exhibition and full-contact sport based on traditional Chinese martial arts, created in the People's Republic of China...
.
Sylvia Sanchez as Irene Fortes
Irene is the caring mother of Bambi and Belinda. She's always trying to get the two sisters to get along. She later forces Bambi to break up with Josh upon learning about their relationship. Bambi later gets mad at her after learning that she let Belinda date Jacob, but not let her date Josh.
Roxanne Barcelo
Roxanne Barcelo
Anne Roxanne "Roxie" Jordan Barcelo is a Filipino-American actress, model and singer.In 2006, she became one of the 14 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition...
as Miss Rose Diones
Miss Rose is the caring and bossy sister of Josh. She always tries to keep Josh out of trouble which irritates Josh a lot, leading him to run away from home. She later develops a better relationship with her brother to help him out.
Elmo Magalona
Elmo Magalona
Elmo Moses Arroyo Magalona, better known as simply Elmo Magalona is a Filipino actor and singer. He is the sixth child of Francis Magalona.-Personal life:...
as himself
He guest stars as himself as a friend of Jacob's to help him win the election as student body president.
Alden Richards as Dennis
He is the cousin of Rick.
Guest Cast
Gabby Eigenman as Coach A
Keith Thompson
Keith Thompson
Keith Thompson is a veteran figure in the British far right who has been active in a number of movements down the years.- Biography :An Odinist,, Thompson was a leading member of the Union Movement, which he joined in the 1960s whilst completing his National service. In 1973, following pressure...
as Keith Villanueva
Ynna Asistio as Yza Fortes
Princess Snell
Princess Snell
Princess Tinkerbell Cristina Marjorie Pedere Snell, better known simply as Princess Snell , is a Filipina actress and was one of the finalists in the fifth season of StarStruck....
as Vanessa Sanchez
Jhoana Marie Tan
Jhoana Marie Tan
Jhoanna Marie Ramilo Tan is a Filipina Teen actress. She played the role of young Eunice in GMA Network's remake of the Koreanovela Stairway To Heaven.-Television:-Other television guestings:...
as Tracy Santiago
Jao Mapa
Jao Mapa
Jose Vicente P. Mapa III, who is better known by his screen name Jao Mapa , is a popular actor in the Philippines. He is also an accomplished painter known by the name Jao Mapa.-Acting career:...
as Jacob's father
Tina Monasterio as Josephine "Josie" Montano/Rick's mother
Pinky Amador
Pinky Amador
Pinky Amador is an award winning Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host.She was in the original London cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit Miss Saigon.She is seen most on GMA Network....
as Liwayway Baltazar-Chan/Aya's mother
Richard Kwan as Emerson Chan/Aya's father
Rochelle Barrameda as Maila Rivera/Heidi's mother
Julian Marcus Trono
Julian Marcus Trono
Julian Marcus D. Trono is a Filipino child actor and television personality. A contract artist of GMA Network, he played the role of Hadji in the telefantasya Panday Kids. He currently hosts the weekly show Tropang Potchi. He played the role of Hero in the sport show "Futbolilits"...
as Young Rick
Movie adaptation
A movie is currently being produced, based on the show, to be released in cinemas on August 24, 2011. The movie adaptation will be the second television series created by GMA NetworkGMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
to be adapted by GMA Films
GMA Films
GMA Network Films, Inc. is a film production company and a film studio established in 1995 by GMA Network, Inc. in the Philippines....
. The cast is shooting their first full-length movie officially titled Tween Academy: Class of 2012, topbilled by the love teams of Barbie Forteza
Barbie Forteza
Barbara Ambas Forteza, , is a Filipina actress and commercial model. She played the young Jodi in GMA Network's remake of the Koreanovela Stairway To Heaven and Cyndi Gomez in First Time....
–Joshua Dionisio
Joshua Dionisio
Ralph Joshua Dela Cruz Dionisio, better known as Joshua Dionisio, is a Filipino child actor working in television.Born on December 14, 1994 in Quezon City, he has a younger brother, Jacob, his co-star on Super Inggo. Joshua Dionisio began his career as a commercial model at the age of 8. He was...
and Bea Binene
Bea Binene
Beanca Marie Landero Binene , is a Filipina actress. She was a finalist in StarStruck Kids and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan in First Time...
–Jake Vargas. This will be directed by Mark Reyes. Also in the cast are Kristofer Martin, Joyce Ching
Joyce Ching
Joyce Giselle Ching, better known as Joyce Ching , is a Filipina actress and commercial model...
, Lexi Fernandez
Lexi Fernandez
Alexia Maria Moynihan Fernandez Alvarez, better known by her screen name Lexi Fernandez , is a Filipina actress...
, Derrick Monasterio, Yassi Pressman, plus Louise delos Reyes
Louise delos Reyes
Mary Grace Perido, better known as Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was 15 years old when she start acting in the show Lipgloss. She also won beauty contests including Ms. Lyceum of the Philippines University — Cavite 2010, Ms. Teen Philippines...
and Alden Richards from Alakdana with the up-and-coming music tandem of Julie Anne San Jose
Julie Anne San Jose
Julie Anne Peñaflorida San Jose in Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines is a Filipina singer and actress who is a contract artist of GMA Network. Currently, she is a regular freshman student at Angelicum College – Quezon City...
and Elmo Magalona
Elmo Magalona
Elmo Moses Arroyo Magalona, better known as simply Elmo Magalona is a Filipino actor and singer. He is the sixth child of Francis Magalona.-Personal life:...
.
Awards
- 2011 PMPC Star Awards for Television's "Best Youth-Oriented Program"
- 2011 PMPC Star Awards for Television's "Best Male New TV Personality" - Derick Monasterio & Teejay Marquez (tied)