Rebelde

This article is about the Mexican remake telenovela, for the original Argentine telenovela starring Erreway, see Rebelde Way.

Rebelde
September 27, 2004 - June 2, 2006
Directed by	Pedro Damián
Written by	Patricia Maldonado (Rebelde Way)
Script by	Pedro Armando Rodríguez
Cinematography by	Pedro Damián
Producer(s)	Pedro Damián
Starring	Anahi Alfonso Herrera Dulce Maria Christopher Uckermann Christian Chávez Maite Perroni
Music by	RBD
Theme song	Rebelde Solo Quédate en Silencio Sálvame Nuestro Amor Aún hay algo Tras de Mí Este Corazon No Pares
Performed by	RBD
Country of origin	Mexico
Language(s)	Spanish
Original channel	Televisa
Broadcast	2004–2006
No. of episodes	440 in 88 weeks

Rebelde ("Rebel" or "Rebellious") was a Mexican telenovela (soap opera) produced by Televisa and created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of a famous Argentine telenovela Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode airing in Mexico on June 2, 2006. Rebelde was replaced in June 2006 with Televisa's new 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.

Rebelde aired in the United States on Univision. It began airring March 21, 2005 and ended on December 15, 2006. The show is also transmitted in 65 other countries, including Peru, Brazil, Spain, Slovenia, Bulgaria and from September 2009 in Slovakia on TV Doma and in Croatia on Nova TV.

Cast and characters

!Ticiano Ferro !Herself (Season 1) |- !Roberto Carlo

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 has also featured guest appearances and performances from many popular musicians, including Hilary Duff, Luny Tunes, Gorillaz, Lenny Kravitz, JD Natasha, LU, Tiziano Ferro, and La 5ª Estación. There have been two excursions to luxury vacation resorts in Cozumel and the Banff Springs Hotel in Canada.

DVDs

It is important to note that the released DVDs do not contain the entire seasons, but instead are more like highlight DVDs, which contain the bare bones plot elements of each season. They have not released DVD collections containing every single episode of the series.

Trivia

Felipe Colombo who starred in the original version, Rebelde Way, previously costarred with Anahí in the Mexican telenovela Ángeles sin paraíso.

Dulce Maria, Anahí, Alfonso Herrera, and Christian Chávez, four of the main cast members on Rebelde and members of RBD, all previously starred together on the telenovela, Clase 406. Mexican actress Sherlyn was in a children's band with Dulce Maria, called K.I.D.S and later also starred in Clase 406 with Dulce Maria, Anahí, Herrera and Chavez. She later starred in Cuidado con el Angel with Rebelde star and member of RBD, Maite Perroni. Currently she is starring in Camaleones, working alongside Alfonso Herrera for the second time; however, Sherlyn has never acted on Rebelde.

External links

• Official Site Of Rebelde
• RBD and Rebelde - Albania(Shqiperi)
• Website for rebelde
• website with information of the band