On a smooth manifold M , generalized complex (generalized paracomplex) structures provide a notion of interpolation between complex (paracomplex) and symplectic structures on M .Given a complex manifold (M, j), we define six families of distinguished generalized complex or paracomplex structures on M . Each one of them interpolates between two geometric structures on M compatible with j, for instance, between totally real foliations and Kähler structures, or between hypercomplex and C-symplectic structures. These structures on M are sections of fiber bundles over M with typical fiber G/H for some Lie groups G and H. We determine G and H in each case.We proceed similarly for symplectic manifolds. We define six families of generalized structures on (M, ω), each of them interpolating between two structures compatible with ω, for instance, between a C-symplectic and a para-Kähler structure (aka biLagrangian foliation).2000 MSC: 22F30, 22F50, 53B30, 53B35, 53C15, 53C56, 53D05