Rebelde Way | |
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Genre | Telenovela |
Created by | Cris Morena |
Written by | Patricia Maldonado |
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Country of origin | Argentina |
Original language(s) | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 318 |
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Producer(s) | Cris Morena |
Cinematography | Various |
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Original release | 26 May 2002 – 6 September 2004 |
Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was broadcast in many countries, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain, Uruguay, achieving widespread success. Numerous remakes of Rebelde Way have been made, most notably Rebelde by Televisa in Mexico.
Rebelde Way is set in the Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school near Buenos Aires. The students are the members of Argentina's wealthiest families, as well as gifted students with scholarships. The series follows the lives of the students, their parents and their professors, and it also features the regular use of English language and phrases by the upper class. Its central characters are Marizza Pía Spirito, Mía Colucci, Pablo Bustamante and Manuel Aguirre, portrayed by, respectively, Camila Bordonaba, Luisana Lopilato, Benjamín Rojas and Felipe Colombo. The four form a band named Erreway, in order to pursue their dreams. The band enjoyed great success in Argentina, Spain and Israel, selling close 2 million records and achieving several platinum records. As well as a series of merchandising, Cris Morena Group also released a spin–off movie, Erreway: 4 Caminos (Erreway: 4 Roads), in 2004.