Rebelde ("Rebel" or "Rebellious") is a Mexican telenovela (soap opera) produced by Televisa and created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of a famous Argentine series Rebelde Way
adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in
characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final
episode airing in Mexico on June 2, 2006. Rebelde was replaced in June 2006 with Televisa's new series Código Postal.
The series is set at the Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school in Mexico City
with a major plot line revolving around a group of students forming a
pop band. Additional subplots involve the school's faculty and the
students' parents. One trademark of the show is the random use of English words and phrases, often used by fresa characters.
A notable aspect of the series is that the actors playing the bandmembers are themselves in an actual band named RBD,
and perform most of the music used on the show. They have been
extremely successful in their own right, becoming one of the most
popular acts in Latin America and touring internationally. Rebelde began airing March 21, 2005 and ended on December 15, 2006. The show was also transmitted in 65 other countries, including Serbia, Peru, Romania on Acasa TV, Brazil, Spain on Antena 3, Slovenia, Bulgaria and from September 2009 in Slovakia on TV Doma, in Croatia on Nova TV and in Albania on Vizion Plus.
During the telenovela of Primer Amor Anahí battled a serious eating disorder, anorexia. At her lowest point, she weighed approximately 75 pounds she was in and
out of five different treatment centers, and had been sent to several
different doctors and psychologists around Mexico. One day after
returning from a family vacation, she began to feel faint, and was
rushed to a hospital, where her heart stopped for eight seconds. In
2006, Anahí opened her own clothing store in Mexico City,
called "Anahí World". But because of complications was forced to close
just months after its opening. In 2006, the tax administration of Mexico
froze four of Anahí's bank accounts as a preventive measure because
they believed the actress was involved in tax fraud. In 2007, a Barbie doll version of Anahí, Dulce Maria, and Maite Perroni were released, based on their characters in Rebelde. In 2008, with the support of Televisa, Anahí launched a campaign for Anorexia-Bulimia awareness. In 2008, after taking the issue to court, Anahí was granted her accounts back, two with Banamex and two at Scotiabank. In an interview 2008 she said Pedro Damian has been like a second father to her and has always told him everything and loves him to bits. In 2010 the magazine People en Español named her one of "50 Most Beautiful".
On March 11, 2011, Anahí informed that through tomography was found that
the oxygen should come naturally to the brain was blocked in a large
percentage due to a deviated septum in the nose caused by a stroke at a
young age, caregivers immediately determined that this was the main
cause of several ailments that Anahi has suffered in recent years, but
mostly a cause of heart attack and had to be dealt with immediately. The
operation was a success.
On May 17, 2011, Anahí released on iTunes an application for iPhone,
called "Anahí Lite". On May 17, 2011, Anahí released on iTunes an
application for iPhone, called "Anahí Lite".
On March 23, 2011, Anahí became the image of the renowned chocolate brand Snickers in Latin America.
The advertising campaign that was launched sparked a controversy
because a complaint was filed by "CONAPRED" and "National Institute of
Women" who considered the commercial sexist. Anahí clarified that the
commercial was not done in the mood to offend anyone, and it seemed nice
publicity campaign. Moreover, Effem Mexico, the company behind
Snickers, disagreed with the views of these institutions and ensured
that before the campaign went on the air a survey conducted in which
participants were women. According Effem, the survey did not demonstrate
that the advertisement was discriminatory. On September 18, 2011, Nat Geo Channel
presented the original production of "Obsession: Bodies That Scream",
recorded in Latin America, which records the testimonies of people who
suffer within his own body and try to find a solution. Anahi spoke about
the hell that lived for five years during which she suffered from
anorexia and how was able to overcome this disease. On October 12, 2011, Anahí joined the global call for peace: "Imagine
One Billion Faces For Peace". Anahí is one of the Global Ambassadors,
she creates her own non-violence sculpture and participatse with a
message of love and peace for Mexico, Brazil
and the entire planet. In November 2011, Anahi became part of the group
"Aviesta", becoming fashion director, with a page for online sales by
making a "Quiz" you know that style shoe designs accommodate yourself
and make the purchase, by the time sales are only made in Mexico. In August 2012, Aviesta is launched in United States.
In August 2012, Anahí and other Global Ambassadors presented their
sculptures in the world expo, "Guns For Peace" which took place in London 2012. In 2012, the magazine Maxim named her "One Of The World's Sexiest Women", in the Maxim Hot 100
of 2012, being considered a Mexican beauty, representing a true triple
threat: she sings, she acts and writes the hilarious tweets.
In April 2012, began dating the governor of the state of Chiapas, Manuel Velasco.
In 1993, she released her first album titled Anahí. She later released a second album titled ¿Hoy Es Mañana?
which featured the singles "Corazón de Bombón", "Por Volverte a Ver"
and "Descontrolándote". She went on to record two additional albums
titled Anclado En Mi Corazón and Baby Blue. The success of Rebelde launched RBD. To date, RBD
has released 9 studio albums, including albums in Spanish, Portuguese
and English. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, sold over
17 million digital downloads, and toured across South America, North America, Central America and Europe. In 2006, following the success of RBD, Anahí re-released her solo album, Baby Blue, under the name Una Rebelde en Solitario,
selling over 700,000 copies in Mexico and more than 1 million copies
worldwide being this considered the most successful album in the career
of the singer since. The following year he also released another
compilation: Antes de Ser Rebelde, this time with the themes of
his first two albums. On August 15, 2008, RBD released a message telling
fans that they had decided to split up. They went on one final tour, Gira Del Adios World Tour which ended in late 2008. On November 2008, Anahi and Dulce María collaborated with Tiziano Ferro on a song called "El Regalo Màs Grande". In April 2009, Anahí launched an official website and Twitter page announcing her first solo album.
To date, she is the most famous and followed Mexican star on Twitter
with more than 4,500,000 followers. She debuted her first solo single
since RBD, "Mi Delirio", at the 2009 Premios Juventud in Miami, Florida. It was released for digital download on August 18, 2009. Her first solo album since RBD, Mi Delirio
was released on November 24, 2009. The album has been certified Gold in
Brazil, Anahí becoming the second Mexican artist, after Thalia, who was
certified Gold in that country. According to Billboard, Mi Delirio World Tour
was the 7th most profitable tour in 2010, only in 10 concerts attended
by over 35,000 people. And only in the concert of September 1, 2010
raised more than $ 851,000. Following the success of Mi Delirio, on November 23, 2010, Anahí released Mi Delirio - Edición Deluxe. The album includes all the songs released with the first album, plus another four songs: "Alérgico",
"Pobre Tu Alma", "Ni Una Palabra" and "Aleph". The first two have been
chosen to promote the album. The album also contains a letter from the
Brazilian author Paulo Coelho to Anahí, a photo gallery and a written message from Anahí to her fans. The album contains a song based on the book "O Aleph", written by Paulo Coelho, and which follows the third single Alérgico.
There were three versions of the song, the album version with Anahí
only, the version in Portuguese with the Brazilian singer Renee
Fernandes (of HEVO84) included in the Mi Delirio - Edición Deluxe Brazilian, a version duet with Argentine singer-songwriter Noel Schajris, released digitally on January 11, 2011, included in the Mi Delirio - Edición Deluxe Colombian. In the U.S. this edition is not released and instead goes on sale a special edition, Alérgico (Fan Edition) - EP. Anahí, presented the Kids Choice Awards Mexico
and competed in three categories, winning for Favorite Artist and
favorite look. She sang his singles, and it first introduced her single Alérgico. The album debuted at #14 in Mexico
getting seven weeks in the Top 100. "Alérgico" became the second most
played song in Mexico for eleven weeks and was number one on iTunes.
In 2011, Anahí and Christian Chávez have worked together for the first time since RBD. They have recorded a song called "Libertad", which was released on iTunes on April 12, 2011. The song will be included on Christian Chávez's new album. In May 2011, Anahí and the Latin pop stars Bryan Amadeus and Ale Sergi were invited by MTV Latin America to perform the opening theme for the TV series Popland!. The song entitled "Click" was released on iTunes on September 13, 2011. They have also filmed a video which shows the three of them having fun and posing for 'clicks'.
On July 5, 2011, Anahí released a new song called "Dividida", which
will be included on her new album and it is also the opening theme of
the TV series she is starring in, Dos Hogares. The song is available for download on iTunes. While filming the TV series, she has also recorded the ending theme with Carlos Ponce. The song entitled "Rendirme En Tu Amor" was released on July 24, 2011. In December 2011, Anahí was invited by Juan Gabriel,
great Mexican singer to record a song with him, for his new album of
duets by the celebration of his 40 year career, to be launched in 2012,
and entitled Con Tu Amor.
Her new solo album will be released in 2013.
At the age of two, Anahí began her career on a Mexican television program called Chiquilladas. She then starred in numerous films such as Nacidos para Morir and Había Una Vez Una Estrella. She then went on to star in several telenovelas, including Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, Hora Marcada, Vivo por Elena, and La Telaraña.
In 2001 she was cast as fourteen-year old girl named Giovanna Luna in Primer Amor (alongside Kuno Becker and Mauricio Islas). This was a teen-oriented soap opera and was one of the highest-rated in its time-slot.
In 2002 she was cast as Jessica in Clase 406 where she worked alongside Alfonso Herrera, Dulce María, and Christian Chávez, who later became her bandmates in RBD.
In 2004 she starred in Rebelde, a Mexican remake of the hit Argentine telenovela, Rebelde Way. Before Rebelde, Anahí had starred in Ángeles Sin Paraíso with Felipe Colombo, star of Rebelde Way. On Rebelde, Anahí portrayed Mia Colucci, a popular girl from a wealthy family. Rebelde was a hit worldwide and had over 400 episodes, airing from 2004 to 2006. Following the success of Rebelde, in 2007, Televisa released RBD: La Familia, which starred the members of RBD.
The sitcom was based on the fictional lives of the members of RBD. The
characters of the sitcom were not based on the band's characters in Rebelde, but intended to be similar to the actors' real personalities. RBD: La Familia was the first Mexican show shot entirely in High Definition. The show ran from March 14, 2007 to June 13, 2007, and only lasted 13 episodes. In February 2011, four years after her last appearance in a TV series, Anahí was chosen to play the lead role in Dos Hogares, a telenovela written and produced by Emilio Larrosa.
After prolonged negotiations, Anahí accepted the role. Filming began on
April 25, 2011 and ended on January 14, 2012. The TV series premiered
on June 27, 2011 and aired its final episode on January 20, 2012.
Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla, better known as Anahí
(born May 14, 1983), is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for starring in Alondra (1995), Mujeres Engañadas (1999), Primer Amor (2000), Clase 406 (2003), Rebelde (2004) and Dos Hogares (2011). She was a member of RBD, who were nominated for a Latin Grammy and sold over 20 million records. In 2009 she released the album Mi Delirio. The album has sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide. She has sold 3 million albums as a solo artist.
