First Time (TV series)

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.

First Time
Title card
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)

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Cast and characters

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

Principal photography concluded in May 2010.^[6]

Controversy

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

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

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