Bake Off Uruguay
Bake Off Uruguay: El gran pastelero (English: Bake Off Uruguay: The Great Baker) is an Uruguayan reality television broadcast by Channel 4 and produced by Metrópolis Films based on the British television baking competition The Great British Bake Off.[1][2] Premiered on August 26, 2021, the show follows a group of amateur bakers to compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to impress a group of judges with their baking skills.[3][4]
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| Genre | Baking, cooking |
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| Country of origin | Uruguay |
| Original language | Spanish |
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| Production locations | Jacksonville, Montevideo |
| Production company | Metrópolis Films |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 26 August 2021 |
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Cast
| Host/Judges | Notes | Season |
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| Actress and television presenter | Host | |
| Gastronomic entrepreneur and manager the online pastry boutique Süss Pastelería.[5] | Judge | |
| French chef based in Uruguay since 1979 and founder of La Bourgogne restaurant.[5] | Judge | |
| Graduated from the Gato Dumas Institute and manager of Pecana restaurant.[5] | Judge | |
Production
The Uruguayan version of the talent show was announced in May 2021, while the host and judges, in June.[6] Online registrations were made between the months of May and June of the same year, and the face-to-face auditions were attended by about 2,000 people, of which only 14 were chosen for the first season of the contest.[7] The program is filmed in a large tent, located in Jacksonville, Montevideo.[8]
First season (2021)
Contestants
| Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status | Place |
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| Antonio Deubaldo | 40 | Speech therapist | Minas | In competition | - |
| Camila Piccolo | 35 | Actress and economics student | Montevideo | In competition | - |
| Facundo Amestoy | 65 | Entrepreneur | Colonia del Sacramento | In competition | - |
| Marcos Mettetieri | 31 | Doctor | San José | In competition | - |
| Micaela Briozzo | 21 | Electrical engineering student | Ciudad de la Costa | In competition | - |
| Verónica Osorio | 29 | Police officer | Minas | In competition | - |
| Yenifer Franco | 23 | Tiktoker | Montevideo | In competition | - |
| Graciela Kosenko | 65 | Retired | Atlántida | Eliminated 6th | 8th |
| Guillermo Chocho | 29 | Hotelier and accounting student | Montevideo | Eliminated 5th | 9th |
| Ofelia Placeres | 51 | Dairy worker | San José | Voluntary withdrawal | 10th |
| Natalie Nannariello | 34 | Graphic designer | Montevideo | Eliminated 4th | 11th |
| Silvia Paiva | 42 | Nurse | Rivera | Eliminated 3d | 12th |
| Jimena Pereda | 38 | Endocrinologist and teacher | Montevideo | Eliminated 2nd | 13th |
| Juan Pablo Rocha | 30 | Dancer and construction worker | Montevideo | Eliminated 1st | 14th |
References
- "Canal 4 de Uruguay tendrá su versión local de Bake Off de BBC". TTV News (in Spanish). 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- diaria, la (2021-07-03). "Pasteleros en gateras: El reality Bake Off en versión uruguaya". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ElPais. "¿Cuándo será el estreno del reality "Bake Off Uruguay" en Canal 4?". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- Observador, El. "Bake Off Uruguay, el nuevo certamen de cocina de Canal 4, anunció su fecha de estreno". El Observador. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- "¿Quiénes serán los tres jurados de "Bake Off Uruguay"? Conocelos". www.tvshow.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- "Annasofía Facello vuelve renovada a la televisión uruguaya". CARAS (in Spanish). 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- Canal. "Annasofía Facello conducirá Bake Off Uruguay: el gran pastelero". www.telenoche.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- Canal. "Así armaron la carpa que será base en "Bake Off Uruguay"". www.telenoche.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-14.
