''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') (stylized as ''REBƎLDE'') is a Mexican
teen drama
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television series directed by Santiago Limón. It is a sequel to the 2004 Mexican telenovela ''
Rebelde
''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). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, '' Rebelde Way'', adapted f ...
,'' which is in turn a
remake
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of the Argentine telenovela ''
Rebelde Way
''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on El Nueve, Azul Televisión from 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widesp ...
'', by
Cris Morena
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, and is the fifth version produced worldwide. The series premiered on
Netflix
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on 5 January 2022.
On 9 January 2022, Netflix announced the renewal of ''Rebelde'' for its second season. The second season was released on 27 July 2022. On 6 May 2023, it was announced that the series had been cancelled.
Cast
Main
*Azul Guaita
as Jana Gandía Cohen, a famous teen pop star who is Sebas' girlfriend and
Pilar's daughter.
* Franco Masini
as Luka Colucci, a snobby teen from Argentina who is the cousin of
Mia Colucci.
* Sergio Mayer Mori
as Estebán Torres/Estebán Colucci, a poor talented pianist from Puebla that keeps a secret.
* Andrea Chaparro
as María José "MJ" Sevilla, a teen from California who’s previously only gone to all-girl schools and whose religious upbringing is tested at EWS.
* Jerónimo Cantillo
as Guillermo "Dixon" Álvarez, a street-smart teen from Colombia that wants to become a successful hip-hop artist.
* Lizeth Selene
as Andrea "Andi" Agosti, a recluse but nice teen with a strong personality, who plays the drums and is in love with Emilia.
*
Alejandro Puente as Sebastián "Sebas" Langarica, a snob and calculating student at EWS, who is Jana's boyfriend.
* Giovanna Grigio
as Emília Alo, a Brazilian student and influencer that secretly feels interested in Andi.
*
Estefanía Villarreal as
Directora Celina Ferrer, a former student of the EWS and close friend of Mia Colucci.
*
Leonardo de Lozanne
Leonardo de Lozanne is a Mexican model, fashion designer and singer-songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and frontman of the Mexican rock band Fobia
Fobia is a Music of Mexico, Mexican rock en español band from Mexico City.
History
The band ...
as Marcelo Colucci,
the father of Luka and Estebán, and uncle of Mia.
*
Karla Sofia Gazcón as Lourdes
*Pamela Almanza as Anita
(season 1)
* Flavio Medina
as Gustavo "Gus" Bauman (season 2), a famous music producer with a secret plan for EWS.
* Saak
as Okane (season 2), a singer who lost his fame after his drug addiction.
Recurring
*Alaíde as Laura Vega
*Fernando Sujo as Alejandro
*
Karla Cossío as
Pilar Gandía (recurring season 1; guest season 2), mother of Jana and former student of the EWS.
*Enrique Chi as Salvador Torres (recurring season 1; guest season 2)
*
Dominika Paleta
Dominika Paleta (born Dominika Paleta Paciorek October 23, 1972 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish- Mexican actress.
Life and career
Paleta's career has included roles in several telenovelas, most notably '' La usurpadora'' (1998). Other product ...
as Marina de Langarica (recurring season 1; guest season 2)
*Carmen Madrid as Agustina Sevilla (season 1)
*Alex Lago as Kuri (season 1)
*Mariané Cartas
as Ilse (season 2)
Episodes
Season 1(2022)
Season 2(2022)
Production
Development
In March 2021, production began in Mexico City. In May 2021, actor Sergio Mayer apologized to his cast mates and followers after his controversial statements in which he admitted to hating the band
RBD
RBD was a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's telenovela ''Rebelde'' (2004–2006). It was composed of Anahí, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher von Uckermann and Christian Chávez. The group ac ...
, which came from ''Rebelde,'' the telenovela to which they are making a sequel.
Marketing
On 22 September 2021, Netflix revealed the first official poster. On 25 September 2021, Netflix revealed the first musical video teaser. On 9 November, the first teaser trailer was released. On 7 December, the official trailer was released.
Soundtrack
''Rebelde la Serie (Official Soundtrack)'' is the first soundtrack of the television series, released on 5 January 2022 by
Sony Music
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.
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