''Rebelde'' ( English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as

Las Estrellas Las Estrellas ("The Stars"; previously El Canal de las Estrellas, or "The Channel of the Stars") is one of the cornerstone networks of TelevisaUnivision, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TDT in Mexico City. Many of the ...

). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, '' Rebelde Way'', adapted for the Mexican youth audience, leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. ''Rebelde'' originally aired from Monday, 4 October 2004, to Friday, 2 June 2006. It was replaced with ''

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''. ''Rebelde'' is set in the Elite Way School, a prestigious

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on the outskirts of Mexico City, with a major plot line revolving around six adolescent students – Mía Colucci Cáceres ( Anahí), Roberta Pardo Rey ( Dulce María), Miguel Arango Cervera ( Alfonso Herrera), Diego Bustamante (

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), Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández ( Maite Perroni) and Giovanni Méndez López (

Christian Chávez José Christian Chávez Garza (, born August 7, 1983), most often known as Christian Chávez is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor, best known for his role as Giovanni Méndez López in the telenovela ''Rebelde'' and its spin-off pop group ...

) – forming a band. Additional subplots involve the school's faculty and the students' parents. One trademark of the telenovela is the random use of English words and phrases, often used by '' fresa'' characters. Another notable aspect is that the actors playing the band members are themselves in an actual group named

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and perform most of the music used on the telenovela, including the

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theme song, "

Rebelde ''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, ''Rebelde Way'', adapted for t ...

". The group achieved international success from 2004 until their separation in 2009 and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling Latin music acts of all time. Univision aired ''Rebelde'' weekdays afternoon at 3pm/2c from 21 March 2005, to 15 December 2006, replacing ''

Corazones al límite ''Corazones al límite'' (English: ''Hearts to the Limit'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa in 2004. On Monday, March 15, 2004, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Corazones al límite'' wee ...

''. The last episode was broadcast on Friday, 15 December 2006, with '' Las dos caras de Ana'' replacing it on Monday, 18 December 2006. In 2021, Netflix announced a reboot of the show, set for release the following year. The series, also titled ''Rebelde'', was released on January 5, 2022, and is set 16 years after the end of the soap opera.

Plot

The Elite Way School is a

with international prestige where high-class students receive a high level of education to be prepared for a great future. The school has a scholarship program for people with low financial resources who have an excellent academic level. However, few even graduate since they are persecuted by a secret society called "La Logia" ("The Lodge"), whose purpose is to conserve the purity of the privileged class. Among the students are Mía ( Anahí), Roberta ( Dulce María), Miguel ( Alfonso Herrera), Diego (

), Lupita ( Maite Perroni) and Giovanni (

). Six adolescents who, despite their differences, discover something that will unite them above all – their love for music.

Cast

Starring

* Enrique Rocha as León Bustamante *

Juan Ferrara Juan Ferrara (born Juan Félix Gutiérrez Puerta; November 8, 1943) is a Mexican actor. Family Juan is a son of Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the Mexican actress, Helena Rojo. He ...

as Franco Colucci * Ninel Conde as Alma Rey *

Patricio Borghetti Juan Patricio Borghetti Imérito (; born December 5, 1973, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actor and singer. Life At the age of fourteen, he formed his first rock band, which was called "Sur" ("South"). He later worked as a model and appear ...

as Enrique Madarriaga (seasons 1, 3) * Leticia Perdigón as Mayra Fernández * Anahí as Mía Colucci Cáceres * Dulce María as Roberta Alejandra Pardo Rey * Alfonso Herrera as Miguel Arango Cervera *

as Diego Bustamante *

Estefanía Villarreal Estefanía Villarreal (born ''Estefanía Villarreal Villarreal''; March 11, 1987) is a Mexican actress best known for her performance in the Mexican telenovela ''Rebelde ''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by P ...

as Celina Ferrer *

Karla Cossío Karla Cossío (; born June 22, 1985, in Cuba) is a Mexican actress. Born in Cuba and brought to Mexico when she was only three months ol Karla Cossío began performing very young. She studied acting at the age of 15 in the CEAI (Centro de Educac ...

as Pilar Gandía *

Zoraida Gómez Zoraida Virginia Gómez Sánchez (; born May 31, 1985 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress known for her performance in ''Rebelde.'' Biography She is the sister of actors Eleazar Gómez, Alizair Gómez and Jairo Gómez. Eleazar and Zoraid ...

as Jóse Luján Landeros *

Jack Duarte Robert Jack Duarte Wallace (born April 7, 1986, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor and singer. He is known for his acting performance in the Mexican telenovela '' Rebelde'' as "Tomas Goycolea" and as a member of the Mexican-Argentine pop ...

as Tomás Goycolea * Maite Perroni as Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández * Eddy Vilard as Teódoro "Téo" Ruiz Palacios * Angelique Boyer as Victoria "Vico" Paz * Rodrigo Nehme as Nicolás "Nico" Huber *

as Giovanni Méndez López *

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as Joaquín Mascaró (season 1) *

Grettell Valdez Grettell Valdez (; born July 7, 1976) is a Mexican actress and former model. Biography Born in Querétaro, Mexico, Valdéz's first acting role was in a telenovela called Sin ti between 1997 and 1998. In 1998 she made a special appearance in the ...

as Renata Lizaldi (season 1) * Miguel Rodarte as Carlo Colucci (season 1) *

Tony Dalton Álvaro Luis Bernat Dalton (born February 13, 1975), known professionally as Tony Dalton, is a Mexican-American actor and screenwriter. For much of his career, he acted in Mexican films, television shows, and stage plays. He is best known in the ...

as Gastón Diestro * Héctor Gómez as Hilario Ortiz Tirado (season 1) * Nailea Norvind as Marina Casares de Colucci (seasons 2–3) *

Derrick James Derrick James (born January 23, 1972) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Boxing Career James’ boxing record was 21-7-1 (12 TKOs). He is a two-time winner of Texas State Golden Gloves and won a Bronze Medal at the U ...

as Santos Echagüe Robles / Santos Echague (seasons 2–3) * Diego Boneta as Rocco Bezauri (seasons 2–3) * María Fernanda Malo as Sol De La Riva (seasons 2–3) * Antonio Sáenz as Iñaki (seasons 2–3) *

Allisson Lozano Allisson Marian Gutiérrez (née Lozano Núñez; born August 11, 1992), better known as Allisson Lozano or her artistic name Allisson Lozz, is a Mexican former actress, model and singer. She is best known for her roles in the Mexican telenovela ...

as Bianca Delight (seasons 2–3) *

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as Dolores "Lola" Arregui (seasons 2–3) * Ronald Duarte as Jack * Rafael Inclán as Guillermo Arregui (season 2) * Patsy as Inés (season 3)

Also starring

Felipe Nájera Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

as Pascual Gandía * Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" as Pedro / Peter *

María Fernanda García María Fernanda García (born September 17, 1967) is a Mexican actress best known as "Licha" in '' Una familia de diez''. She has also appeared in many telenovelas and won a Silver Ariel for "Best Actress in a Minor Role" for the film '' Bienven ...

as Alicia Salazar * Manola Diez as Pepa * Xochitl Vigil as Rosa Fernández *

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as Elena Cervera de Arango *

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as Damiana Mitre de Ferrer * Lourdes Canale as Hilda Acosta / Profesora Hilda Bernard *

Dobrina Cristeva Dobrina Liubomirova Stoylova Anguelova known as Dobrina Cristeva (; bg, Добрина Кръстева ; Sofia, Bulgaria, October 9, 1968) is a Bulgarian- Mexican actress. She immigrated to Mexico in 1976, when she was 8 years old. She starte ...

as Yolanda "Yoli" Huber * Abraham Stavans as Joel Huber *

Jorge Zamora Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius' ...

as Maurice *

Aitor Iturrioz Aitor Iturrioz (born Aitor Antonio Iturrioz Ortiz on April 9, 1970) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his roles in the Mexican telenovela ''Clase 406'' as Max Brouer, in ''Rebelde'' as Esteban Nolasco, and in ''Al diablo con los guapos'' ...

as Esteban Nolasco *

Tiaré Scanda Tiaré Scanda (; born Tiaré Scanda Flores on January 6, 1974 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the nor ...

as Galia Dunoff de Gandía * Roberto "Puck" Miranda as Cosme Méndez *

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as Luisa López de Méndez * Cynthia Coppelli as Mabel Bustamante * Salvador Julián as Carlos Velásquez * Liuba De Lasse as Catalina "Cata" *

Yessica Salazar Yessica Salazar (born Yessica Salazar González on December 28, 1973 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996 and represented her country at ...

as Valeria Olivier (seasons 2–3) *

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as Fernando Ferrer (seasons 2–3) *

Lisardo Lisardo (born Lisardo Emilio Guarinos Riera in Valencia, Spain, on October 7, 1970) is an actor and singer. From December 2008 to 2014, he was married to Mexican singer and actress Lisset Lisset Gutiérrez Salazar (born November 3, 1973), also ...

as Martín Reverte / Octavio Reverte (seasons 2–3) *

Lourdes Reyes Lourdes Reyes (born María Lourdes Reyes Barragán on June 15, 1972 in San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico) is a Mexican television actress and singer. She is the daughter of Jesus Reyes and Lourdes Barragan. Lourdes is active in te ...

as Julia Lozano (seasons 2–3) * Claudia Schmidt as Sabrina Guzmán (seasons 2–3) *

Alfonso Iturralde Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

as Héctor Paz (seasons 2–3) *

Roxana Martínez Roxana (c. 340 BC – 310 BC, grc, Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: ''*Raṷxšnā-'' "shining, radiant, brilliant"; sometimes Roxanne, Roxanna, Rukhsana, Roxandra and Roxane) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married ...

as Milagrosa (season 3) *

Miguel Ángel Biaggio Miguel Ángel Olivares Biaggio (born September 3, 1976, in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí), also known as Miguel Angel Biagio, Mike Biagio, Mike Biaggio, is a Mexican actor. Life Biaggio made his acting debut in the 1996 telenovela ''El ...

as Javier Alanis (season 3)

Recurring

Eleazar Gómez José Eleazar Gómez Sánchez (; better known as Eleazar Gómez born May 29, 1986, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He is noted for his performance in Mexican telenovelas. Gómez is the brother of actress Zoraida Gómez, Alizair Gomez ...

as Leonardo Francisco Blanco (season 2) *

Florencia del Saracho Florencia de Saracho (; born December 4, 1981 in Hermosillo, Sonora) is a Mexican actress. Biography She began her career in the soap opera, ''Las vías del amor'' (2002) in the role of Pamela Fernandez. Then she joined the cast of Piel de oto� ...

as Romina (season 2)

Special guest stars

* Hilary Duff as herself *

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as themselves *

Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...

as himself * Ricardo Montaner as himself * Tiziano Ferro as himself *

José Ron Édgar José Ron Vásquez (born August 6, 1981), is a Mexican television actor best known for his roles in telenovelas such as '' Juro que te amo'', '' Los exitosos Pérez'', ''La que no podía amar'', ''La mujer del Vendaval'' and '' Muchacha ...

as Enzo

Awards and nominations

Elite Way School uniforms

Casual

Both girls and boys wear red sport jackets with matching ties, and long-sleeved white dress-shirts. Boys wear blue jeans and black dress-shoes with their jackets and shirts, while girls wear blue denim miniskirts and black knee-boots. Moreover, girls often untuck and tie up their white dress-shirts, exposing their midriff. Girls also wear regulation underwear: full-cut black briefs with matching sport-bras, as demonstrated by Mia in the series' pilot. In the last season, girls wear denim blue skirts with blue knee boots.

Alternate casual

In later seasons, some girls wear a different ensemble with their white dress-shirts: ochre plaid miniskirts and brown sport jackets, with black Mary Janes and white knee-socks.

Formal

Both girls and boys wear black sport jackets with matching ties, and long-sleeved blue dress-shirts. Boys wear black dress-slacks with matching dress-shoes, while girls wear dressy black miniskirts with matching knee-boots. Girls rarely tie up their formal dress-shirts.

DVDs

RBD

One of the topics that marked the success of the telenovela was the formation of a group named

. The production of the telenovela conceived the idea of the musical group to promote both the characters and the telenovela itself. The project quickly surpassed the telenovela in success, so much so that it can now be considered as a separate concept (as Erreway of '' Rebelde Way'' did in Argentina). The telenovela was a great promotion for the group since the telenovela gave rise to the great idea of forming the musical group RBD, which is one of the most impressive in the Latin pop genre and has had great success not only in Spanish-speaking countries but also in countries in which Portuguese and English are spoken. The success of ''Rebelde'' was so great that in the third season, producers decided to lengthen the duration of the episodes to one hour and a half, being the first telenovela with such duration.

Main songs

* "Rebelde" performed by RBD. * " Solo Quédate en Silencio" performed by RBD. * "Malas Intenciones" performed by Erik Rubín. * "Plástico" performed by Natasha. * "

Sálvame "Sálvame" is a song recorded by Mexican pop group RBD. It was released as the third single from their debut album, ''Rebelde'' (2004). It became a number one hit all over Ibero-America, becoming their third consecutive number-one single in Mexico ...

" performed by RBD. * "

Nuestro Amor ''Nuestro Amor'' (English: ''Our Love'') is the second studio album by Mexican Latin pop group RBD. The album was released on September 22, 2005, in Mexico, selling over 127,000 units in its first seven hours of release in the country, and 160,0 ...

" performed by RBD. * "

Aún Hay Algo "Aún Hay Algo" is a song recorded by Mexican pop group RBD, released as the second single from the band's second studio album ''Nuestro Amor'', on 18 November 2005. The song went number 1 in Mexico in December. It served as the second intro to th ...

" performed by RBD. * " México, México" performed by Anahí, Dulce María and Maite Perroni. * "

Tras de Mí ''Nuestro Amor'' (English: ''Our Love'') is the second studio album by Mexican Latin pop group RBD. The album was released on September 22, 2005, in Mexico, selling over 127,000 units in its first seven hours of release in the country, and 160,0 ...

" performed by RBD. * " Este Corazón" performed by RBD. * " No Pares" performed by RBD.

References

External links

* * {{RBD (band) 2004 telenovelas 2004 Mexican television series debuts 2006 Mexican television series endings Boarding school fiction Comedy telenovelas Musical telenovelas RBD Televisa telenovelas Teen telenovelas Mexican television series based on Argentine television series Spanish-language telenovelas Television series about teenagers