Bake Off Uruguay: El gran pastelero (English: Bake Off Uruguay: The Great Baker) is a Uruguayan reality television broadcast on 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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| Also known as | Bake Off Uruguay: El gran pastelero |
| Genre | Baking, cooking |
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| Country of origin | Uruguay |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Jacksonville, Montevideo |
| Production company | Metrópolis Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 26 August 2021 |
Production
editThe Uruguayan version of the talent show was announced in May 2021, while the host and judges, in June.[5] 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.[6] The program is filmed in a large tent, located in Jacksonville, Montevideo.[7]
In early February 2022 it was reported that Jean Paul Bondoux would not return for the second season, he stated that "he was fired".[8] On the 16th, chef and presenter Hugo Soca was announced as his replacement.[9] On the 17th, Facello announced that she would not host the second season in order to "dedicate herself" to other projects.[10] A day later, the production of the program announced that Jimena Sabaris would replace her.[11]
On February 24, Stephanie Rauhut announced that she would also not be returning as a judge in order to "spend time with her family"; she was replaced by chef and author Rose Galfione.[12][13]
Cast
edit| Name | Notes | Season | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Presenters | ||||
| Annasofía Facello | Actress and television presenter | |||
| Jimena Sabaris | Actress, singer and television presenter | |||
| Judges | ||||
| Stephanie Rauhut | Gastronomic entrepreneur and manager the online pastry boutique Süss Pastelería.[14] | |||
| Jean Paul Bondoux | French chef based in Uruguay since 1979 and founder of La Bourgogne restaurant.[14] | |||
| Sofía Muñoz | Graduated from the Gato Dumas Institute and manager of Pecana restaurant.[14] | |||
| Hugo Soca | Le Cordon Bleu graduate chef, restaurateur and television presenter.[15] | |||
| Rose Galfione | Chef sommelier and author.[13] | |||
First season (2021)
editContestants
edit| Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status | Place |
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| Facundo Amestoy | 31 | Entrepreneur | Colonia del Sacramento | Winner | 1st |
| Verónica Osorio | 29 | Police officer | Minas | Runner-up | 2nd |
| Antonio Deubaldo | 40 | Speech therapist | Minas | Third place | 3rd |
| Camila Piccolo | 35 | Actress and economics student | Montevideo | Fourth place | 4th |
| Jimena Pereda | 38 | Endocrinologist and teacher | Montevideo | Eliminated 2nd/13th | 5th |
| Micaela Briozzo | 21 | Electrical engineering student | Ciudad de la Costa | Eliminated 12th | 6th |
| Ofelia Placeres | 51 | Dairy worker | San José | Voluntary withdrawal | 7th |
| Juan Pablo Rocha | 30 | Dancer and construction worker | Montevideo | Eliminated 1st/10th | 8th |
| Marcos Mettetieri | 31 | Doctor | San José | Eliminated 9th | 9th |
| Guillermo Chocho | 29 | Hotelier and accounting student | Montevideo | Eliminated 5th/8th | 10th |
| Yenifer Franco | 23 | Tiktoker | Montevideo | Eliminated 7th | 11th |
| Graciela Kosenko | 65 | Retired | Atlántida | Eliminated 6th | 12th |
| Natalie Nannariello | 43 | Graphic designer | Montevideo | Eliminated 4th | 13th |
| Silvia Paiva | 42 | Nurse | Rivera | Eliminated 3d | 14th |
References
edit- ^ "Canal 4 de Uruguay tendrá su versión local de Bake Off de BBC". TTV News (in European Spanish). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ diaria, la (3 July 2021). "Pasteleros en gateras: El reality Bake Off en versión uruguaya". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ ElPais (19 August 2021). "¿Cuándo será el estreno del reality "Bake Off Uruguay" en Canal 4?". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Observador, El. "Bake Off Uruguay, el nuevo certamen de cocina de Canal 4, anunció su fecha de estreno". El Observador. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Annasofía Facello vuelve renovada a la televisión uruguaya". CARAS (in Spanish). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Canal. "Annasofía Facello conducirá Bake Off Uruguay: el gran pastelero". www.telenoche.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Canal. "Así armaron la carpa que será base en "Bake Off Uruguay"". www.telenoche.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Jean Paul Bondoux no seguirá como jurado en Bake Off: "Me echaron, esa es la verdad"". 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Bake Off Uruguay anunció el reemplazo de Bondoux: Hugo Soca será el tecer jurado". 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ ElPais (18 February 2022). "Annasofía Facello no estará en la conducción de "Bake Off Uruguay" y ya hay reemplazante". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Siguen los cambios en Bake Off: Jimena Sabaris será la nueva conductora del reality". 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Bake Off: tras la salida de Bondoux y Annasofía Facello, el programa se queda sin otro de sus integrantes". 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ a b ElPais (25 February 2022). "Rose Galfione es la nueva jurado en "Bake Off" y avisa: "No me gusta la mediocridad"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "¿Quiénes serán los tres jurados de "Bake Off Uruguay"? Conocelos". www.tvshow.com.uy (in Spanish). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ ""Bake Off Uruguay" anunció al jurado que reemplazará a Jean Paul Bondoux: ¿quién es? - Tvshow - 16/02/2022 - EL PAÍS Uruguay". 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.