Christian Chávez as Giovanni Méndez López.Eddy Vilard as Teódoro "Téo" Ruiz Palacios.Maite Perroni as Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández.Christopher von Uckermann as Diego Bustamante.Alfonso Herrera as Miguel Arango Cervera.Dulce María as Roberta Alejandra Pardo Rey.Patricio Borghetti as Enrique Madarriaga (seasons 1, 3).Main article: List of Rebelde characters Starring Six adolescents who, despite their differences, discover something that will unite them above all – their love for music. Among the students are Mía ( Anahí), Roberta ( Dulce María), Miguel ( Alfonso Herrera), Diego ( Christopher von Uckermann), Lupita ( Maite Perroni) and Giovanni ( Christian Chávez). 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. The school has a scholarship program for people with low financial resources who have an excellent academic level. 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 last episode was broadcast on Friday, December 15, 2006, with Las dos caras de Ana replacing it on Monday, December 18, 2006. Univision aired Rebelde weekdays afternoon at 3pm/2c from Monday, March 21, 2005, to December 15, 2006, replacing Corazones al límite. 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. One trademark of the telenovela is the random use of English words and phrases, often used by fresa characters.Īnother notable aspect is that the actors playing the band members are themselves in an actual group named RBD and perform most of the music used on the telenovela, including the opening theme song, " Rebelde".
Additional subplots involve the school's faculty and the students' parents. Rebelde is set in the Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding school 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 ( Christopher von Uckermann), Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández ( Maite Perroni) and Giovanni Méndez López ( Christian Chávez) – forming a band. Rebelde originally aired from Monday, October 4, 2004, to Friday, June 2, 2006. It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, Rebelde Way, adapted for the Mexican youth audience, leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. 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).