All the versions that ‘Rebelde’ ever had

Nowadays, many old productions are getting a remake so that the story conquers new generations. However, the story of Rebelde has several versions, but in different countries, so that each place had its own young musical group.

But do you know how many remakes this plot has won and what they were? If the answer is negative, don’t worry, Recreio will tell you!

1. Rebelde Way — Argentina

Hardly anyone knows, but the telenovela “Rebelde Way” was the original, which served as an inspiration for the others. Being an Argentine production, it had a total of 315 chapters and was on the air between May 2002 and December 2003, being created by Cris Morenaalso responsible for developing the plots of “Chiquititas” and “Floricienta”.

The plot takes place in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, at the famous Elite Way School. The main arc of the plot revolved around four young people: Mía, Manuel, Marizza and Pablo, who despite being completely opposite to each other, the love they feel for music unites them.

2. Rebel — Mexico

The Mexican version of the story, entitled “Rebelde”, became the biggest phenomenon among young people at the time. Aired between October 2004 and June 2006, the plot remained practically the same: young people completely different from themselves who become friends because of music and study at an elite school, where various problems of everyday life and adolescence are addressed. However, the big difference is that in this version there are six protagonists, namely Mia, Roberta, Lupita, Diego, Giovanni and Miguel.

The success of the soap opera was so great that the musical group that should only exist in fiction became real. The band, which became known as RBD, toured several times and even visited Brazilian soil many times. Altogether, they released five official albums and stopped their activities in 2009.

3. Remix — India

India also got its own version of Rebeldes, with the right adaptation of Indian customs. Entitled “Remix Gang”, the telenovela does not deviate much from the plot of the other versions. The production ran from November 2004 to July 2006.

Like the Argentine version, the “Remix Gang” has four protagonists: Tia, Anvesha, Yuvi and Ranveer. They study at Maurya High School and, due to some circumstances, are forced to live together, which makes them form the country’s sensation band.

4. Rebelde Way — Portugal

Between August 2008 and July 2009, the Portuguese version of “Rebelde Way” was aired. criticized the society of the time, in addition to nude scenes in the first chapter.

In addition to following the basic plot that the other versions already addressed, the Portuguese version features the introduction of the Puros, a secret society that had the purpose of preserving the purity of the privileged classes of the Prestige International School, the school where the plot takes place. In this story, we also have four protagonists: Mia, Manuela, Pedro and Lisa, who end up forming the musical group RBL.

5. Corazón Rebelde — Chile

The version of Rebeldes that became the most different among all was the one that aired in Chile. Entitled “Corazón Rebelde”, the production featured a major change in the story and also in the personality of the characters. And all the modifications were suggested by Cris Morenathe creator of “Rebelde Way”.

6 . Rebel — Brazil

In partnership with Televisa, Record released the Brazilian version of “Rebelde”. The production ran from March 2011 to October 2012, and was nothing like the previous remakes due to its very troubled plot.

Despite the story being set in a school, those responsible for the soap opera tried to bring a new story, which even managed to captivate fans in the first season. However, the second season became a failure due to new elements, including supernatural things, and problems between the cast and production.

The six protagonists, who were Alice, Carla, Diego, Pedro, Roberta and Thomas, had completely different personalities than fans already knew from other telenovelas.

7. Rebel — Netflix

The most recent version of the Argentine production is that of Netflix, which is also called “Rebelde”. Streaming acquired the rights to “Rebelde Way” in 2018, and made an original series with the plot for its catalog. The production features songs from the Mexican version and the actors come from several Latin American countries, including the Brazilian Giovanna Grigioin the cast.

The series already has two seasons available on Netflix and there is no news about a third batch of episodes. Check out the season two trailer!