Rebelde (English for “Rebel”) is a Mexican teen drama and comedy telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa. It originally aired on Canal de las Estrellas from October 4, 2004, to December 5, 2006, and on Univision in the U.S. from March 21, 2005, replacing Corazones al límite (2004).[1] The series is a remake of the 2002 Argentine telenovela Rebelde Way, created by Cris Morena.
Set at Elite Way School, an elite private boarding school on the outskirts of Mexico City, the series follows a group of students whose personal conflicts and ambitions lead them to form a band. The main cast includes Anahí, Dulce María, Alfonso Herrera, Christian Chávez, Christopher von Uckermann, and Maite Perroni in her breakthrough role,[2] alongside Juan Ferrara, Ninel Conde, Enrique Rocha, Tony Dalton, Angelique Boyer, Estefanía Villarreal, Karla Cossío, Zoraida Gómez, Jack Duarte, and Eddy Vilard. Héctor Gómez and Lourdes Canale also appear in supporting roles.[3]
A distinctive feature of the series is its frequent use of Spanglish words and fresa slang, particularly among its upper-class characters. The actors portraying the band members performed as the real-life group RBD, which recorded much of the show’s music, including the theme song “Rebelde“. RBD became one of the best-selling Latin music acts, with more than 15 million records sold worldwide. The series was followed by a sequel, also titled Rebelde, which aired for two seasons in 2022 on Netflix.[4]
Plot
The Elite Way School is a private boarding school 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 Colucci Cáceres (Anahí), Roberta Pardo Rey (Dulce María), Miguel Arango Cervera (Alfonso Herrera), Diego Bustamante (Christopher von Uckermann), Guadalupe “Lupita” Fernández (Maite Perroni) and Giovanni Méndez López (Christian Chávez). 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 as Franco Colucci
- Ninel Conde as Alma Rey
- Patricio Borghetti 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
- Christopher von Uckermann as Diego Bustamante
- Estefanía Villarreal as Celina Ferrer
- Karla Cossío as Pilar Gandía
- Zoraida Gómez as Jóse Luján Landeros/Jose Lujan Colucci Rey
- Jack Duarte 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
- Christian Chávez as Giovanni Méndez López
- Michel Gurfi as Joaquín Mascaró (season 1)
- Grettell Valdez as Renata Lizaldi (season 1)
- Miguel Rodarte as Carlo Colucci (season 1)
- Tony Dalton as Gastón Diestro
- Héctor Gómez as Hilario Ortiz Tirado (season 1)
- Nailea Norvind as Marina Casares de Colucci (seasons 2–3)
- Derrick James 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 as Bianca Delight (seasons 2–3)
- Viviana Ramos 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 as Pascual Gandía
- Pedro Weber “Chatanuga” as Pedro / Peter
- María Fernanda García as Alicia Salazar
- Manola Diez as Pepa
- Xochitl Vigil as Rosa Fernández
- Gabriela Bermúdez as Elena Cervera de Arango
- Alejandra Peniche as Damiana Mitre de Ferrer
- Lourdes Canale as Hilda Acosta / Profesora Hilda Bernard
- Dobrina Cristeva as Yolanda “Yoli” Huber
- Abraham Stavans as Joel Huber
- Jorge Zamora as Maurice
- Aitor Iturrioz as Esteban Nolasco
- Tiaré Scanda as Galia Dunoff de Gandía
- Roberto “Puck” Miranda as Cosme Méndez
- Patricia Martínez as Luisa López de Méndez
- Cynthia Coppelli as Mabel Bustamante
- Salvador Julián as Carlos Velásquez
- Liuba De Lasse as Catalina “Cata”
- Yessica Salazar as Valeria Olivier (season 1)
- Malillany Marin as Luz Viviana Olivier (season 1)
- Gerardo Klein as Fernando Ferrer (seasons 2–3)
- Lisardo as Martín Reverte / Octavio Reverte (seasons 2–3)
- Lourdes Reyes as Julia Lozano (seasons 2–3)
- Claudia Schmidt as Sabrina Guzmán (seasons 2–3)
- Alfonso Iturralde as Héctor Paz (seasons 2–3)
- Roxana Martínez as Milagrosa (season 3)
- Miguel Ángel Biaggio as Javier Alanis (season 3)
Recurring
- Eleazar Gómez as Leonardo Francisco Blanco (season 2)
- Florencia del Saracho as Romina (season 2)
Special guest stars
- Hilary Duff as herself[5][6]
- La Quinta Estación as themselves
- Lenny Kravitz as himself
- Ricardo Montaner as himself
- Tiziano Ferro as himself
- José Ron as Enzo
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
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| 2006 | Premios TVyNovelas[7][8] | Best Telenovela | Pedro Damián | Nominated |
| Best Lead Actress | Ninel Conde | Nominated | ||
| Best Lead Actor | Juan Ferrara | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Antagonist | Enrique Rocha | Nominated | ||
| Best Co-star Actress | Leticia Perdigón | Nominated | ||
| Best Co-star Actor | Rafael Inclán | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Lead Actress | Anahí | Nominated | ||
| Dulce María | Won | |||
| Best Young Lead Actor | Alfonso Herrera | Nominated | ||
| Christopher von Uckermann | Nominated | |||
| Best Musical Theme | “Rebelde” by RBD | Won | ||
| Best Direction | Luis Pardo, Juan Carlos Muñoz and Felipe Nájera | Nominated |
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.[citation needed]
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
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Rebelde: Primera Temporada (First Season)
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Rebelde: Segunda Temporada (Second Season)
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Rebelde: Tercera Temporada (Third Season)
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Rebelde: La Serie Completa (The Complete Series)
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RBD
One of the topics that marked the success of the telenovela was the formation of a group named RBD (abbreviation for “ReBelDe”). The production of the series conceived the idea of the musical group to promote both the characters and the show 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 series was a great promotion for the group since it was able to reach all of Latin America, United States, and several European nations. The group is one of the most impressive in the Latin pop genre and has had great success in Hispanic countries, the U.S. and even Brazil, where the telenovela and the group were highly successful. The show’s success was so great that during the third season, the producers decided to lengthen the time 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” performed by RBD (Anahí in lead vocals and the band in the choruses).
- “Nuestro Amor” performed by RBD.
- “Aún hay algo” performed by RBD.
- “Tras de Mí” performed by RBD.
- “Este corazón” performed by RBD.
- “No Pares” performed by Dulce María (as part of RBD).
- “México, México” performed by the RBD Girls (Anahí, Dulce María and Maite Perroni).
References
- ^ ““Rebelde”, fue la telenovela más exitosa en últimos años en México”. infobae.com. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ “Anahí reniega de “Mía Colucci”, su personaje en “Rebelde”“. publimetro.com.mx. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ “Muere la actriz mexicana Lourdes Canale”. People en Español. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Ramos, Antonieta (20 October 2021). “Rebelde de Netflix ya tiene fecha de ESTRENO y hasta nueva música, ve el VIDEO”. Heraldo USA (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ “Hilary Duff participará en el gran final de la telenovela Rebelde”. Los 40 (in Spanish). 18 May 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Cano, Natalia (19 May 2006). “Duff estará en Rebelde”. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ “Más sobre la entrega de premios TV y Novelas 2006”. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ “XXIV Premio TV y Novelas 2006”. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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