Underplayed Gems

El Gran Show (2010)

El Gran Show poster
Genre
reality television
Country
Peru
Length
16 seasons, 157 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Celebrities and amateur dancers team up in a dance competition. The winners get help to achieve a personal or charitable dream. The show is based on the Dancing with the Stars format.

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What happens

El Gran Show ("The Amazing Show") was a dance reality show airing since 2010 on América Televisión in Peru. The show is the Peruvian version of the Mexican television series Bailando por un sueño, and is also based on the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing, the originator of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The show is hosted by Gisela Valcárcel, alongside Miguel Arce, who became co-host in season sixteen. Cristian Rivero was co-host in seasons one through five, Óscar López Arias co-hosted seasons seven through eight, Paco Bazán in seasons nine through fourteen and Jaime "Choca" Mandros in seasons fifteen, and Miguel Arce beginning with the sixteen season. Every season, celebrities and amateur dancers (Dreamers) are paired up. Celebrities have included actors, models, singers, athletes, television hosts, and comedians. The format is similar to Bailando por un sueño and El Show De Los Sueños: 11 participants called "Dreamers" star in a dance competition in which the winner will realize a dream that becomes public knowledge, either to resolve a personal problem or to help someone else. The program focuses on social assistance that can be provided to talented people who have no economic means to achieve certain goals. The tool that these dreamers have to overcome adversity is their talent for dancing. Eleven couples (dreamer and hero) compete over 10 weekly galas, in which the couple who received the fewest telephone votes from viewers is eliminated. At the final gala, two couples compete to determine who will win the fulfilment of their dream. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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