Operación Triunfo is 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 2002 on 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 eliminationMartha 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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