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. 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.
Production The Uruguayan version of the talent show was announced in May 2021, while the host and judges, in June. 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. The program is filmed in a large tent, located in Jacksonville, Montevideo.
In early February 2022 it was reported that Jean Paul Bondoux would not return for the second season, he stated that "he was fired". On the 16th, chef and presenter was announced as his replacement. On the 17th, Facello announced that she would not host the second season in order to "dedicate herself" to other projects. A day later, the production of the program announced that Jimena Sabaris would replace her.
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.
Cast NameNotesSeason123PresentersAnnasofía FacelloActress and television presenterJimena SabarisActress, singer and television presenterJudgesStephanie RauhutGastronomic entrepreneur and manager the online pastry boutique Süss Pastelería.Jean Paul BondouxFrench chef based in Uruguay since 1979 and founder of La Bourgogne restaurant.Sofía MuñozGraduated from the Gato Dumas Institute and manager of Pecana restaurant.Le Cordon Bleu graduate chef, restaurateur and television presenter.Rose GalfioneChef sommelier and author.
First season (2021) Contestants NameAgeOccupationHometownStatusPlace Facundo Amestoy 31Entrepreneur Colonia del Sacramento 1st Verónica Osorio29Police officerMinasRunner-up 2nd Antonio Deubaldo 40Speech therapistMinasThird place 3rdCamila Piccolo35Actress and economics studentMontevideoFourth place 4th Jimena Pereda38Endocrinologist and teacher MontevideoEliminated 2nd/13th5th Micaela Briozzo 21Electrical engineering student Ciudad de la CostaEliminated 12th 6th Ofelia Placeres51Dairy workerSan JoséVoluntary withdrawal7thJuan Pablo Rocha30Dancer and construction workerMontevideoEliminated 1st/10th8th Marcos Mettetieri31Doctor San JoséEliminated 9th 9th Guillermo Chocho 29Hotelier and accounting studentMontevideoEliminated 5th/8th10th Yenifer Franco23 TikTokerMontevideoEliminated 7th 11th Graciela Kosenko 65Retired AtlántidaEliminated 6th12th Natalie Nannariello43Graphic designerMontevideoEliminated 4th13th Silvia Paiva42 NurseRiveraEliminated 3d14th
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