MasterChef Junior (Spanish TV series)

MasterChef Junior is a gastronomic TV program first aired on 23 December 2013 on La 1.[1][2] Three thousand children attended the casting for the first season.[3] The first season consisted of 4 episodes. Since season 2, all of the seasons have had 6 episodes.

MasterChef Junior
GenreCooking show
Presented byEva González
Judges
  • Pepe Rodríguez Rey
  • Jordi Cruz
  • Samantha Vallejo-Nágera
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes46
Production
Executive producers
  • Macarena Rey
  • Ana Rivas
Running time150 minutes
Production companyShine Iberia
Release
Original networkLa 1
Picture format16:9, 480p (SDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release23 December 2013 (2013-12-23) –
present
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

It was formerly hosted by Eva González,[4] while Jordi Cruz, Samantha Vallejo-Nágera and Pepe Rodríguez are the chefs and remain on the show.[5][6]

On February 28, 2018, the program was renewed for a sixth season of 6 episodes to be aired in the period 2018-2019.[7]

First season (2013-2014)
Contestants Hometown Age Final position
Mario Palacios Logroño 12 Winner
Ana Luna Navarro Málaga 11 Runner-Up
Esther Núñez León 11 3rd finalists
Juan Dávila A Coruña 12
Aimar San Miguel Bizkaia 8 3rd gala eliminated
Pau Bermúdez Barcelona 12
Cristina Morán León 12
Marina Poveda Valencia 10
Alba Morán León 12 2nd gala eliminated
Daniel Hernández Tenerife 11
Jacobo Azcárraga Valencia 12
María García León 12
Carlos Bautista Castellón 11 1st gala eliminated
Noa Aráez Málaga 9
Remei Reinés Palma 10
Rodrigo Madrid 11

Second season (2014-2015)
Contestant Hometown Age Final position
Manuel Esteve Valencia 11 Winner
Martina Segura Palma 11 Runner-Up
Aina Roglán Barcelona 11 3rd finalist
Teresa Barrieras Madrid 9 2nd gala evicted and 3rd finalist
Guillermo Carrillo Málaga 9 5th gala eliminated
Mauro Martín Madrid 12
Lluc Calls Barcelona 9 3rd and 4th gala evicted
Víctor Villaescusa Alicante 12 4th gala eliminated
Ana Oca A Coruña 10
Marcos Mendicuti Bizkaia 10 3rd gala eliminated
Marta Álvarez Madrid 12
Claudia Iglesias Madrid 12 2nd gala eliminated
Rocío Lozano Cádiz 12
Daniel Madrid 10 1st gala eliminated
Lucía Madrid 8
Marco Lucarini Girona 11

Third season (2015-2016)
Contestant Hometown Age Final position
María Fernández-Victorio Madrid 11 Winner
Lukas Vives Barcelona 10 Runner-Up
Covadonga García Asturias 11 3rd gala evicted and 3rd finalist
Martina Burgos Burgos 11 3rd finalist
Álvaro Orte Seville 12 5th gala eliminated
Laura Ibáñez Logroño 8
Ramón Ciutad Madrid 12 1st and 4th gala eliminated
Martu Donostia 11 4th gala eliminated
Chloe Meehan Madrid 10
Bruno Langarica La Rioja 12 3rd gala eliminated
Mauro Rodríguez Madrid 11
Xavier Martí Tarragona 11 2nd gala eliminated
María Querol Castellón 11
Hugo Ibáñez Logroño 10
Cristina Madrid 11 1st gala eliminated
Pablo Madrid 11

Fourth season (2016-2017)
Contestant Hometown Age Final position
Paula Alós Mataró 10 Winner
Paloma Martínez A Coruña 12 Runner-Up
Álex Cañada Gavà 12 3rd finalist
Natalia Jiménez Collado Villalba 12 3rd gala evicted and 3rd finalist
José Enrique García Valencia 12 5th gala eliminated
Óscar Jefferson Cádiz 8 3rd and 5th gala eliminated
Miguel Pérez La Rioja 9 4th gala eliminated
Estela Antuña Avilés 10
Kaitín Venero Bizkaia 11
Arnau Bel Sant Carles de la Ràpita 12 3rd gala eliminated
Abel Lérida 8 2nd gala eliminated
Toni La Roca del Vallès 12
Virginia Sánchez-Ferragut Valencia 12
Alejandra Borja 8 1st gala eliminated
Javier Almería 9
Loreto Sánchez-Ferragut Valencia 12

Fifth season (2017-2018)
Contestant Hometown Age Final position
Esther Requena Granada 10 Winner
María Blanco Madrid 9 Runner-Up
Gonzalo Reyes Las Rozas 12 3rd finalists
Lucía Fernández Madrid 12
María Arias Valladolid 9 3rd and 5th gala eliminated
Héctor Robles Barcelona 12 1st and 5th gala eliminated
Juan Antonio Martínez Almería 10 5th gala eliminated
Fernando Gil Boadilla del Monte 10 4th gala eliminated
Mara Serrano San Vicente del Raspeig 10
Diego Guerrero Madrid 12 3rd gala eliminated
Núria Serra Manresa 8
Rubén Alcantarilla Córdoba 12 2nd gala eliminated
Santiago Parejo Villanueva de la Serena 10
Hugo Reguera Madrid 8
Karen Méndez Barcelona 11 1st gala eliminated
Yara Barcelona 10

Sixth season (2018-2019)
Contestant Hometown Age Final position
Josetxo Pérez Valencia 10 Winner
Pachu Guitart Madrid 10 Runner-Up
Paula Bibiloni Palma 10 3rd finalist
Candela Alcántara Chinchilla 8 4th finalist
Evelyn Costa Málaga 11 3rd and 5th gala eliminated
Ferrán Bosch Valencia 11 2nd and 5th gala eliminated
Jaime Pérez Ibiza 11 5th gala eliminated
Daniel Nieto Madrid 12 4th gala eliminated
Marina Madrid 10
Izan Navalón Valencia 11 3rd gala eliminated
Noa Lara Madrid 10
Unai Piquer Molins de Rei 9 2nd gala eliminated
Carlota Silva Gijón 8
Blanca Palomo Seville 10 1st gala eliminated
Letizia Chaves Fuente del Maestre 11
Enrique Madrid 9

Seventh season (2019-2020)
Contestant Hometown Age Final position
Lucía Lu Pérez Barcelona 11 Winner
María Alcón Valencia 12 Runner-Up
Albert Tarragona 10 3rd gala evicted and 3rd finalist
Leo Schultz Marbella 12 4th finalist
Daniela Jaén 10 5th gala eliminated
Juan Madrid 10
Vega Madrid 8 3rd and 5th gala eliminated
Aitana Barcelona 10 4th gala eliminated
Dani Huelva 10
Lucas Barcelona 10 3rd gala eliminated
Bosco Valladolid 9 2nd gala eliminated
Lucía Pérez Barcelona 8
Candela Málaga 11
Álex Valencia 12 1st gala eliminated
Marta Estornell Valencia 11
Silvia Barcelona 9

Eighth season (2020-2021)
Contestant Hometown Age Final position
Aurora Ruiz Trebujena 9 Winner
Nicolás Alonso Seville 11 Runner-Up
Henar Alcorcón 10 3rd finalist
Javier Valverde Valladolid 8 4th finalist
Manel Vàzquez Barcelona 12 2nd and 5th gala eliminated
Adriana Cano Valencia 11
Antony Lobo Marbella 10 5th gala eliminated
Asier Pernía Valencia 10 4th gala eliminated
Celia Talero Badajoz 11
Luna Berroa Madrid 12 3rd gala eliminated
Gina y Nina Mataró 12
Inés Madrid 9
Pablo Las Palmas 11 2nd gala eliminated
Ariadna Tarragona 11 1st gala eliminated
Iván Logroño 11
Manu Alicante 10

References
  1. Franco, Víctor (10 July 2013). "'MasterChef Junior' abre su casting para encontrar a concursantes de entre 8 y 12 años". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. "El mejor regalo de Navidad: 'MasterChef Junior' se estrena el 23 de diciembre". Hola! (in Spanish). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. "Más de 3.000 niños se apuntaron al casting". Radio Televisión Española (in Spanish). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. "Eva González será la presentadora de 'Master Chef' en TVE-1". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  5. "Así es el jurado de MasterChef". RTVE. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. "TVE estrena su concurso de talentos al fogón: 'MasterChef'". 20 minutos. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. "'MasterChef Celebrity' y 'MasterChef Junior', renovadas por una nueva edición en La 1". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-31.
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