rebelde

Rebelde ("rebel" or "stubborn") is a Mexican telenovela (or series) produced by Televisa. It is a remake of an Argentine telenovela Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in character's backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode airing in Mexico on 2006-06-02. Rebelde was replaced in May of 2006 with Televisa's new series Código Postal.

The series is set at the Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school near Mexico City, attended by the adolescent children of some of Mexico's wealthiest citizens (as well as gifted becados — students with scholarships). The school's faculty and the parents often have their own subplots as well. One feature of the show is the random use of English words and phrases to accurately display the rude manners and buffoonish behavior of the upper class.

One of the series' major plot lines revolves around a group of students forming a band. The actors, who play the members of this band, are also in a real band, abbreviated as RBD to distinguish it from the show. RBD performs most of the music used on the show, and has been extremely successful in its own right, becoming one of the highest-grossing acts in Mexico and touring internationally.

Promotional Content

The show is also notable for its extensive use of product placement. Characters on the show frequently drink bottles of Coca-Cola. Aside from RBD, the show has also featured guest appearances and performances from many other popular musicians, including Hilary Duff, Luny Tunes, Gorillaz, Lenny Kravitz, JD Natasha, Tiziano Ferro and La Quinta Estacion. There have also been two excursions to luxury vacation resorts (Cozumel and the Banff Springs Hotel in Canada).

The cast promoted everything from shampoos (Herbal Essences) to juices (Jugos del Valle) to absorvents (Kotex). The cast members also did individual commercials. For example, while the show had a tie-in with Herbal Essence, Dulce Maria, one of the two female leads, promoted Garnier Fructis. Several exclusive pictures of the cast are available to cellular phone users.

Characters

Main article: List of Rebelde characters

Cast

Main characters

• Anahi as Mía Colucci Cáceres
• Dulce Maria as Roberta Pardo Rey/Roberta Reverte Rey
• Alfonso Herrera as Miguel Arango Cervera
• Christopher Uckermann as Diego Bustamante
• Maite Perroni as Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández
• Christian Chávez as Juan "Giovanni" Méndez López
• Zoraida Gomez as Jóse Luján Landeros/Jóse Lujan Colucci Rey
• Karla Cossio as Pilar Gandía
• Estefania Villareal as Celina Ferrer
• Jack Duarte as Tomás Goycolea
• Eddy Vilard as Téo Ruiz Palacios
• Angelique Boyer as Victoria "Vico" Paz
• Rodrigo Nehme as Nicolás Huber(2004-2005)
• Enrique Rocha as León Bustamante
• Juan Ferrara as Franco Colucci
• Ninel Conde as Alma Rey
• Lisandro Guarinos as Martin/Octavio Reverte (2006)
• Patricio Borghetti as Enrique Madariaga(1)(3)
• Leticia Perdigon as Mayra Fernandez
• Grettell Valdez as Renata Lizalde (2005)
• Tony Dalton as Gastón Diestro(2005-2006)

Supporting Characters

• Viviana Ramos as Lola(2-3)
• Allisson Lozano as Bianca(2-3)
• Diego Gonzalez as Rocco(2-3)
• Cynthia Copelli as Mabel Bustamante
• Dobrina Liubomirova as Yoli Huber
• Francisco Avendaño as Gustavo Ruíz Palacios
• Gerardo Klein as Fernando Ferrer (2005)
• Grisel Margarita as Anita (2005-2006)(2-3)
• Jesus Falcon as Augusto Paz (2004-2005)(1)
• Marco Antonio Valdés as Dante
• Mike Biaggio as Javier
• Lourdes Canale as Hilda Bernard
• Carlos Girón as Ivan "Roger" (2005)
• Paola Lavat as Marcia Ruiz Palacios
• Patricia Martinez as Luisa López
• Roberto Miranda as Cosme Méndez
• Maria Fernanda Garcia as Alicia Salazar
• Fernanda de las Fuentes as Raquel Byron
• Michael Gurfinkell as Joaquín Mascaró (2004)
• Maria Fernanda Malo as Sol de la Riva (2-3)
• Derrick James as Santos (2-3)
• Aitor Iturrioz as Esteban Nolasco (2004-2005)
• Ana Bolena as Belén Menéndez Pacheco (2004-2005)
• Carlos Balart as Coach Donato (2004-2005)
• Eleazar Gomez as Leonardo Francisco Blanco (2004-2005)
• Ernesto Díaz as Mauricio Garzo Alebrija (2004-2005)
• Antonio Sainz as Iñaki (2-3)
• Fernando Morin as Antonio Pardo (2004-2005)
• Gabriela Bermúdez as Elena Cervera
• Hector Gomez as Hilario (1)
• Julio Camejo as Mauro (2004)
• Liuba de Lasse as Catalina "Cata" (2004-2005)
• Malillany Marín as Luz Viviana (2005)
• Manola Diez as Pepa (2004-2005)
• Sergio Garcia as Rodrigo (2004-2005)
• Dylan Obed as Marcelino (2004-2005)
• Nailea Norvind as Marina Cáceres Colucci (2006)
• Ashley Ericka as Paula Rios (2004)

CDs

The band RBD (see above), made up of 6 actors from the show, has become amazingly successful. Their CDs include:

• Rebelde (2004),
• Tour Generación RBD en Vivo (2005),
• Nuestro Amor (2005),
• Rebelde (Edição Brasil) (2005),
• Nosso Amor (Ediçao Brasil) (2006),
• RBD Live in Hollywood (2006)
• and 3 Edicion Diamante (diamond edition) albums. They also plan on eventually releasing an English language album.

DVDs

Promotional products

To capitalize on the huge success of Rebelde the producers are now marketing a consortium of items relating to the show, these include jewelry, perfume, dolls, magazines, blankets, bags, and calendars to name a few items.

External links

• (Spanish) Official site on Televisa
• (Spanish) Rebelde en Univision.com
• (Spanish) Special Page with Pictures and Bios
• Rebelde at the telenovela database
• Rebelde at the Internet Movie Database
• Telenovela-World forum
• RDB Rebelde - Letras e Músicas