Rebelde (Mexican TV series)
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| Created by | María Eugenia Cervantes |
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Rebelde Way by Cris Morena |
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| Story by | Cris Morena |
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| Creative director(s) | Alexis Covasevich |
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| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 440 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Pedro Damián |
| Producer(s) | Luis Luisillo |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Original network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Original release | October 4, 2004 – June 2, 2006 |
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Rebelde (English: Rebel) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience, leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series aired on Canal de las Estrellas from October 4, 2004, to June 2, 2006. Rebelde was replaced in June 2006 with Televisa's series Código Postal.
The series is set at the Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school in Mexico City with a major plot line revolving around a group of students forming a pop band. Additional subplots involve the school's faculty and the students' parents. One trademark of the show is the random use of English words and phrases, often used by fresa characters.
A notable aspect of the series is that the actors playing the bandmembers are themselves in an actual band named RBD, and perform most of the music used on the show. They have been extremely successful in their own right, becoming one of the most popular acts in Latin America and touring internationally.
Plot
Season 1
Elite Way School is a boarding school with international prestige where high-class teens receive a high level of education to be prepared for a great future. The school has a scholarship program for young 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 Mia Colucci (Anahí), Miguel Arango (Alfonso Herrera), Roberta Pardo (Dulce María), Diego Bustamante (Christopher von Uckermann), Lupita Fernández (Maite Perroni) and Giovanni Méndez (Christian Chávez). Six young people who, despite their great differences, discover something that will unite them above all: the great love for music. The other students of the fourth year are José Luján (Zoraida Gómez), Téo (Eddy Vilard), Nico (Rodrigo Nehme), Pilar (Karla Cossío), Tomás (Jack Duarte), Vico (Angelique Boyer), Celina (Estefanía Villarreal), and Joaquín (Michel Gurfi).
Cast
Starring
- Enrique Rocha as León Bustamante (seasons 1–3)
- Juan Ferrara as Franco Colucci (seasons 1–3)
- Ninel Conde as Alma Rey (seasons 1–3)
- Patricio Borghetti as Enrique Madarriaga (seasons 1–3)
- Leticia Perdigón as Mayra Fernández (seasons 1–3)
- Anahí as Mía Colucci (seasons 1–3)
- Dulce María as Roberta Pardo (seasons 1–3)
- Alfonso Herrera as Miguel Arango Cervera (seasons 1–3)
- Christopher von Uckermann as Diego Bustamante (seasons 1–3)
- Estefanía Villarreal as Celina Ferrer (seasons 1–3)
- Karla Cossío as Pilar Gandía (seasons 1–3)
- Zoraida Gómez as Jóse Luján Landeros (seasons 1–3)
- Jack Duarte as Tomás Goycolea (seasons 1–3)
- Maite Perroni as Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández (seasons 1–3)
- Eddy Vilard as Teódoro "Téo" Ruiz Palacios (seasons 1–3)
- Angelique Boyer as Victoria "Vico" Paz (seasons 1–3)
- Rodrigo Nehme as Nicolás "Nico" Huber (seasons 1–3)
- Christian Chávez as Giovanni Méndez López (seasons 1–3)
- 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 (seasons 1–3)
- Héctor Gómez as Hilario Ortiz Tirado (season 1)
- Nailea Norvind as Marina Carceres 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 (seasons 1–3)
- Rafael Inclán as Guillermo Arregui (season 2)
- Patsy as Inés (season 3)
Also starring
- Felipe Nájera as Pascual Gandía (seasons 1–3)
- Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" as Pedro / Peter (seasons 1–3)
- María Fernanda García as Alicia Salazar (seasons 1–3)
- Manola Diez as Pepa (seasons 1–3)
- Xochitl Vigil as Rosa Fernández (seasons 1–3)
- Gabriela Bermúdez as Elena Cervera de Arango (seasons 1–3)
- Alejandra Peniche as Damiana Mitre de Ferrer (seasons 1–3)
- Lourdes Canale as Hilda Acosta / Profesora Hilda Bernard (seasons 1–3)
- Dobrina Cristeva as Yolanda "Yoli" Huber (seasons 1–3)
- Abraham Stavans as Joel Huber (seasons 1–3)
- Jorge Zamora as Maurice (seasons 1–3)
- Aitor Iturrioz as Esteban Nolasco (seasons 1–3)
- Tiaré Scanda as Galia Dunoff de Gandía (seasons 1–3)
- Roberto "Puck" Miranda as Cosme Méndez (seasons 1–3)
- Patricia Martínez as Luisa López de Méndez (seasons 1–3)
- Cynthia Coppelli as Mabel Bustamante (seasons 1–3)
- Salvador Julián as Carlos Velásquez (seasons 1–3)
- Liuba De Lasse as Catalina "Cata" (seasons 1–3)
- Jessica Salazar as Valeria Olivier (seasons 2–3)
- 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
- 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 | 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 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. (As demonstrated by Mia in the series pilot, girls also wear regulation underwear: full-cut black briefs with matching sport-bras.)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.
Promotional content
The show is notable for its extensive use of product placement. During the three seasons of the show, more than 220 companies had a spot during the show. The show also featured guest appearances and performances from many popular musicians, including Hilary Duff, Luny Tunes, Gorillaz, and Lenny Kravitz. There were two excursions to luxury vacation resorts in Cozumel and the Banff Springs Hotel in Canada.
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 (Whole Series)
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