Operación Triunfo was the Mexican version of the Spanish TV series Operación Triunfo based on the international franchise Star Academy .
Season 1 (2002)
Only one sole edition was broadcast in Mexico in 2002, on the Mexican TV station Televisa . The sole season was hosted by Jaime Camil and the winner of the reality contest was Darina Márquez , becoming the first winner ever of a reality musical competition in Latin American history.
The jury was made up of:
Jaime Almeida: specialist, musical producer, conductor
Karen Guindi: compositor, Musical producer, conductor
Kiko Marti: musical producer and photographer
Manuel Calderón: musical director
The teachers were:
Patricia Reyes Spíndola : Academy director
Elena Lara: Academy coordinator
Fernando Lima: vocal coach
Jack Jackson: vocal techniques and interpretation
Víctor Manuel Ramos: vocal projection
Vico Rubín: interpretation and style
Marius Biegai: body expression
Verónica Falcón : choreographer, dance and movement
Rodolfo Ayala: dance and assistant choreographer
Pat Gordon: English pronunciation
Tere Ambé: spinning
Amado Cavazos: yoga
Sebastian Tapie: "traveler" , meditation
Contestants / results
The following table shows the names and backgrounds of the contestants, and the place occupied in the competition.
Contestant
Origin
Status
Darina
Pachuca, Hidalgo
First winner
Lizette
Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí
Second winner
Miguel Inzunza
Querétaro, Querétaro
Third winner
Mauricio Martínez
Monterrey, Nuevo León
4th finalist
Nadia Yuriar
Culiacán, Sinaloa
5th finalist
Rodrigo Arizpe
Saltillo, Coahuila
6th finalist
Mar Contreras
Culiacán, Sinaloa
10th elimination
Yadira
Culiacán Sinaloa
9th elimination
Daniel Piloto
Pachuca, Hidalgo
8th elimination
Jesús Falcón
Macuspana, Tabasco
7th elimination
Judith Leyva
Hermosillo, Sonora
6th elimination
Pako Madrid
Los Mochis, Sinaloa
5th elimination
Ana Valeria (Anaís)
Cuautla, Morelos
4th elimination
Ángel
Guadalajara, Jalisco
3rd elimination
Josué Bravo
Cholula, Puebla
2nd elimination
Gaby Marín
México, DF
1st elimination
Martha King
Culiacán, Sinaloa
Abandoned
Originally only 16 Academy students were planned, but Martha King was also included with the gala shows.
No further seasons were made in Mexico. As of March 2020, there is no announcement regarding a reboot.
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