# Gran Hermano (Spanish TV series) season 16

Gran Hermano 16 is the sixteenth season of Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of the reality television series franchise Big Brother. The 16th season started airing on September 13, 2015, on Telecinco with Mercedes Milá hosting the main live shows or "Galas". The grand prize this season is €300,000. The main twist of the season is that every contestant has to keep a secret, a game mechanics from the Secret Story franchise. In case a competitor reveals voluntarily his secret, they will lose €100,000 of the final prize. The season was won by 19-year-old Sofía Suescun on Day 102.
Suso was a contestant on Supervivientes: Honduras 2016 where he was the 12th contestant to be voted out, finishing in 4th place.
Niedziela was a contestant on Got Talent España. She became finalist of the contest.
Sofía was a contestant on Supervivientes: Honduras 2018. She was the sole survivor, winning with the 53.8% of the votes. As a result of this, Sofía became the first person to win Gran Hermano and Supervivientes and the first Gran Hermano housemate to win Supervivientes.
Suso was a contestant on Gran Hermano VIP 6. After 99 days in the house, he became the runner-up of the season.
Raquel and Sofía were contestants on Gran Hermano Dúo. Raquel was the 7th evicted from the house after 51 days. Sofía was the 4th evicted after 31 days in the house but on Day 52 she won the repechage and became an official housemate. She was re-evicted and the 11th evicted on Day 80.

## Housemates

| Housemates | Age | Residence | Occupation | Secret | Entered | Exited | Status |
| Sofía Suescun | 19 | Pamplona | Psychology student | Maite's daughter* | Day 1 | Day 102 | Winner |
| Aritz Castro | 25 | Santurtzi | Craftsman | He hasn't got any secret* | Day 1 | Day 102 | Runner-up |
| Niedziela Raluy | 22 | Tortosa | Circus performer | She shares a secret garden | Day 1 | Day 101 | 16th Evicted |
| Han Wang | 21 | Armilla | Electrical Engineering student | He speaks Spanish* | Day 1 | Day 96 | 15th Evicted |
| Marta Peñate | 25 | Las Palmas | Journalism student | She knows all secrets* | Day 1 | Day 89 | 14th Evicted |
| Carlos Rengel | 25 | Barcelona | Bar owner | Ivy's husband* | Day 1 | Day 89 | 13th Evicted |
| Daniel Vera | 23 | Sabadell | Kitchen helper | He shares a secret garden | Day 1 | Day 82 | 12th Evicted |
| Ricky Natalicchio | 26 | Las Palmas | Paddel teacher and student | He knows the repechage house | Day 40 | Day 82 | 11th Evicted |
| Marina Landaluce | 29 | Motilla del Palancar | Administrative assistant | Mother of a reborn baby* | Day 1 | Day 75 | 10th Evicted |
| Jesús "Suso" Álvarez | 22 | Barcelona | Shop manager | Maite's false son* | Day 1 | Day 68 | 9th Evicted |
| Raquel Martín | 29 | Moraleja | Sports physiotherapist | She shares a secret garden | Day 1 Day 40 | Day 26 Day 61 | 3rd Evicted |
| Raquel Martín | 29 | Moraleja | Sports physiotherapist | She shares a secret garden | Day 1 Day 40 | Day 26 Day 61 | 8th Evicted |
| Amanda Rodríguez | 25 | Málaga | Marketing student | She was a professional athlete* | Day 1 | Day 54 | 7th Evicted |
| Carolina Vico | 21 | Vidreres | Model and horse riding teacher | She can see ghosts in the dark | Day 1 | Day 47 | 6th Evicted |
| Ivy Mauleón | 23 | Barcelona | Business Management student | Carlos' wife* | Day 1 | Day 40 | 5th Evicted |
| Enrique Ramos | 30 | Huelva | Doctor and oncologist | He knows everything about Gran Hermano* | Day 1 Day 40 | Day 33 Day 45 | 4th Evicted |
| Muti Orellana | 22 | Seville | Baker | He has access to spy room | Day 1 Day 40 | Day 19 Day 43 | 2nd Evicted |
| Maite Galdeano | 46 | Pamplona | Bus driver | Sofia's mother and Suso's false mother* | Day 1 Day 40 | Day 12 Day 47 | 1st Evicted |
| Guests ||||||||
| Contestant | Age | Residence | Occupation | Reality Show | Entered | Exited | Exchanged with... |
| Daniela Clyde "Danielle" | 25 | Mexico City, Mexico | Student | Big Brother 4 Mexico | Day 61 | Day 66 | Daniel Vera |
* (*) Secret exposed by a rival contestant.
* (Italics) Secret exposed by him / herself. (They would have lost €100,000 of the final prize if they had won)

### Amanda

Amanda Rodríguez Morales is a 25-year-old student from Málaga. She describes herself as artificial-looking but natural in spirit. When she entered the house on Day One, her secret remained undisclosed to the audience. In the second week, Sabrina Salerno introduced a medal at the house to play the game of immunity. The following week, several Gym Tony actors introduced another medal for the same game. The organization of Gran Hermano revealed that these medals were a clue to discover another secret. On the Internet photos of Amanda as triple jump champion began to appear. She guessed that Mayte and Sofia were mother and daughter in week 2. Her secret was discovered on the third assembly of secrets. She was the seventh evicted on Day 54 in her third nomination. Her eviction was surprisingly for her: the program made Marina and Amanda believe that they were saved from elimination, then the host connected with them during the ceremony and communicated that Amanda was evicted.

### Aritz

Aritz Castro De las Heras is a 24-year-old from Santurtzi, Biscay. He claims that he does not own a television, he nevers surfs the internet and he has never watched the show before entering the house. His secret is that he is the only contestant without a secret to keep. During the first week, appeared on the Internet several Aritz social networks, as well as his personal blog. He guessed that Marina wasn't mother in week 2. He finished as the runner up on Day 102.

### Carlos

Carlos Rengel Sobreviela is a 25-year-old bar owner from Barcelona. He entered the house on Day One right after his girlfriend Ivy, who was unaware she would also join the competition, along with their dog Hito. Just upon entering the house, he proposed marriage to Ivy, she accepted, and a marriage promise ceremony was conducted immediately. For the rest of the housemates, he had to pretend he did not know Ivy from before. She guessed that Mayte and Sofia were mother and daughter in week 2. Carlos and Ivy's secret was discovered on the third assembly of secrets. Carlos' prize will be reduced in €100,000 in case he wins as a punishment for hinting his secret. He was the thirteenth housemate to be evicted on Day 89.

### Carolina

Carolina Vico Bustamante is a 21-year-old girl from Vidreres, Girona. While she aspires to become a professional model, she takes hairdressing and make up courses and she is also a horsewoman. She affirms she has an extrovert personality but she does not forgive easily if she is hurt. When she entered the house on Day One, her secret remained undisclosed to the audience. During the second gala, Mercedes Milà revealed to the contestants that someone inside the House was able to see ghosts. The following week the program revealed that that person was Carolina. On many nights she woke up frightened and ran to sleep with Marta. Ironically, she was the sixth evicted on Day 47 during a Halloween show.

### Enrique

Enrique Ramos Villarán is a 30-year-old doctor and oncologist from Huelva. A single man, he considers himself romantic, home-loving, honest, distrustful and stubborn. When he entered the house on Day One, his secret remained undisclosed to the audience. In the following weeks, the program revealed that there was a competitor who was considered to be expert in Big Brother. In the last assembly of the secrets, Enrique confessed that he was the expert and that he had watched Big Brother of Spain and of other countries. Many spectators and also many contestants were thinking that he had some type of kinship with Carolina. In the week three, he gained the immunity and he wanted to liberate Han of the nomination instead of to herself, invoking that he wanted to face Suso in nomination. He was the fourth evicted on Day 33. He tried to return to the contest and he lived in the apartment with Mayte, Raquel and Muti until he was eliminated as a third option chosen by the audience.

### Han

Han Wang is a Chinese-born 21-year-old student living in Armilla, Granada with his family, who runs a bazaar store. He describes himself as sociable, very smiling, fun, passionate and unique. He had to pretend he does not speak any Spanish. His secret was revealed on the first "assembly of secrets". He was the fifteenth housemate to be evicted on Day 96.

### Ivy

Tania Mauleón Espinosa is a Mexican-born 22-year-old student residing in Barcelona. After the competition, she wants to move to Australia, where her mother lives, together with her boyfriend Carlos and their dog Ito. She was surprised to see Carlos and Hito enter the house right after her on Day One; Carlos proposed marriage to her right then, she accepted, and a marriage promise ceremony was conducted immediately. For the rest of the housemates, she had to pretend he did not know Carlos from before while she had an affair with Vera. Carlos and Ivy's secret was discovered on the third assembly of secrets and Ito had to moved out of the house. She was the fifth evicted on Day 40. She didn't take part on the repesca.

### Maite

María Teresa (Maite) Galdeano Marañón is a 46-year-old bus driver from Pamplona. She considers herself determined and feisty. Divorced for the last 12 years and a mother of three, she entered the house on Day One along with her daughter Sofía. She had to pretend she did not know Sofía from before. At the same time, she had to pretend Suso is her son; Maite and Suso's secret was revealed on the first "assembly of secrets". Maite and Sofía's secret was revealed on the second assembly of secrets. She was the first evicted on Day 12. She tried to return to the contest and she lived in the apartment with Enrique, Raquel and Muti until she was eliminated as a second option chosen by the audience.

### Marina

Marina Landaluce Rodríguez is a 28-year-old administrative assistant from Motilla del Palancar, Cuenca. She loves cooking. She apparently entered the house with her 1 month old baby Juan, who would stay in an adjacent camera-less room with a babysitter so that she could visit him when needed. It remained unclear to the audience whether her secret was that the baby is unreal. Marina's secret was revealed on the second "assembly of secrets": Juan is one of the three reborn dolls Marina owns. She was the tenth evicted on Day 75.

### Marta

Marta Peñate Amador is a 24-year-old journalism student from Las Palmas. She was surprised to learn she would become a housemate while she was covering the press conference to present the season just days before the competition began. Her secret is that she is the only housemate that knows all the secrets beforehand. Marta' prize will be reduced in €100,000 in case she wins as a punishment for hinting her secret. She was the fourteenth housemate to be evicted on Day 89.

### Muti

Muti Orellana Felipe is a Senegalese origin 22-year-old baker from Seville who works in the family business. His family describes him as a good guy but somehow a bit lazy. He entered the house on Day One as an "invisible" housemate; neither the fellow housemates nor the audience saw his image and did not know where he really was physically. There was a point in the house where he could talk to the rest of the housemates and listen to their conversations. It was later revealed he spent the first days in an adjacent room. On Day 4 he joined the main house physically and was assigned a new secret: he was shown a secret entrance to a place where he can observe his housemates without being seen. He guessed that Mayte and Sofia were mother and daughter in week 2. He was the second evicted on Day 19. He tried to return to the contest and he lived in the apartment with Mayte, Raquel and Enrique until he was eliminated as a fifth option chosen by the audience behind the option that gave the possibility that no one was returning to the contest.

### Niedziela

Niedziela Raluy Swider is a 22-year-old circus performer of Polish descent. Born in Tortosa, Tarragona, she travels around the world with her family's circus. She considers the Gran Hermano house to be her first stable home address. When she entered the house on Day One, she was told one of the two ways to get into the "secret garden", a room that must remain unknown to most of the housemates. She was made believe only Vera and herself know about the secret garden. She guessed that Mayte and Suso weren't mother and son in week 1. In week 3 she was assigned a new secret mission: together with Raquel, she has to make sure everybody in the house gets into the secret garden while Vera remains unaware of the new development. She was the sixteenth housemate to be evicted on Day 101.

### Raquel

Raquel Martín Lozano is a 29-year-old physiotherapist from Moraleja, Cáceres. She considers she is a person that enjoys every minute in her life. When she entered the house on Day One, she was told one of the two ways to get into the "secret garden", a room that must remain unknown to most of the housemates. She was made believe only Vera and herself know about the secret garden. In week 3 she was assigned a new secret mission: together with Nidziela, she has to make sure everybody in the house gets into the secret garden while Vera remains unaware of the new development. She was the third evicted on Day 26. In the repechage, she was the most voted to re-enter the House, with 61.1% of public vote. She won a place in the House as an official housemate again on Day 47. She was reevicted and the eighth evicted on Day 61.

### Ricky

Ricky Natalicchio is a 26-year-old paddle teacher and student from Las Palmas. He was born on Argentina. He entered the house on Day 40, and his secret was that he knows the existence of the apartment, where Raquel, Enrique, Mayte and Muti were living. He was the eleventh evicted on Day 82.

### Sofía Suescun

Sofía Anna Suescun Galdeano is a 19-year-old student from Pamplona. She describes herself as wild, fun and with a sense of humour. She entered the house on Day One along with her mother Maite, with whom she has always been. She had to pretend she did not know Maite, her mother, from outside the reality show. Maite and Sofía's secret was revealed on the second "assembly of secrets". She became the winner on Day 102 with 60.7% of the vote.

### Suso

Jesús (Suso) Álvarez Perera is a 22-year-old shop manager from Barcelona. He affirms he is seducer of women and wants to win the prize to start Penitentiary Social Assistance studies. He had to pretend he is Maite's son, unknowing Sofía is Maite's true daughter. Maite and Suso's secret was revealed on the first "assembly of secrets". She guessed that Mayte and Sofia were mother and daughter in week 2. He was the ninth housemate to be evicted on Day 68.

### Vera

Daniel Vera Bueno (Vera) is a 23-year-old kitchen helper from Sabadell, Barcelona. He loves breakdancing. He wants to win the prize to aid his family economically and start Social Integration studies. He is the only housemate, along with Nidziela and Raquel, to know of the existence of the "secret garden" and how to get into there. He has to make sure Nidziela and Raquel do not know respectively that there is a second woman in the house who knows about the secret garden. He guessed that Han can speak Spanish in week 1. He was the twelfth evicted on Day 82.

## Secrets

In this season, each contestant has to keep a secret while trying to discover the other contestants' one. If someone's reveals his secret, the main prize will be reduced in €100,000, in case of victory. The one who discovers a secret wins a reward, the one who gets his secret revealed gets punished in nominations. Each week, during the main "gala" show, there is an "assembly of secrets".

## Nomination table

This season, all Housemates were able to nominate 3 other Housemates each week. The first Housemate listed is nominated for three points, the next Housemate is nominated for two points, while the last Housemate listed is nominated for one point. If a Housemate's secret is discovered, they will lose their right to nominate for three points.
| | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 Final |
| | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Day 75 | Day 82 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 Final |
| Sofía | Marina Enrique Carolina | Ivy Raquel | Raquel Marina (1) Vera | Suso Amanda | Ivy Vera Marina | Vera Carolina Carlos | Marina Carlos Vera | Raquel Suso Marina | Aritz Carlos Marina | Marina Aritz Carlos | Aritz Ricky Carlos | No Nominations | No Nominations | No Nominations | No Nominations | Winner (Day 102) |
| Aritz | Maite Raquel Sofía | Raquel Muti Carlos | Sofía Suso Carlos (2) Raquel | Suso Marta | Vera Ivy Suso | Vera Carolina Sofía | Ricky Vera Sofía | Sofía Ricky Marta | Sofía Vera Ricky | Han Marta Niedziela | Ricky Marta Sofía | No Nominations | No Nominations | No Nominations | No Nominations | Runner-up (Day 102) |
| Niedziela | Maite Sofía Raquel | Muti Raquel Carlos | Amanda Raquel Sofía (1) Suso | Suso Amanda Han | Suso Amanda Ivy | Carolina Suso Amanda | Suso Amanda Ricky | Suso Raquel Han | Suso Han Aritz | Carlos Aritz Han | Ricky Carlos Aritz | No Nominations | No Nominations | No Nominations | No Nominations | Evicted (Day 101) |
| Han | Maite Sofía | Muti Suso | Suso Carolina (2) Carlos | Suso Carolina | Vera Ivy Carlos | Carolina Carlos Vera | Ricky Carlos Suso | Ricky Niedziela Carlos | Ricky Vera Niedziela | Carlos Marina Ricky | Ricky Carlos Vera | No Nominations | No Nominations | No Nominations | Evicted (Day 96) | Evicted (Day 96) |
| Marta | Maite Raquel Enrique | Raquel Muti Carlos | Raquel Amanda Vera (2) Marina | Suso Aritz | Suso Ivy Amanda | Carolina Amanda Aritz | Amanda Carlos Aritz | Raquel Suso Marina | Suso Marina Aritz | Carlos Aritz Marina | Aritz Ricky Carlos | No Nominations | No Nominations | Evicted (Day 89) | Evicted (Day 89) | Evicted (Day 89) |
| Carlos | Maite Sofía Raquel | Raquel Enrique Marina | Raquel Marina (1) Amanda | Amanda Han | Han Amanda Marina | Niedziela Marta Sofía | Marina Marta Niedziela | Raquel Marta Han | Han Sofía Marina | Marta Han Niedziela | Han Marta Niedziela | No Nominations | No Nominations | Evicted (Day 89) | Evicted (Day 89) | Evicted (Day 89) |
| Vera | Maite Sofía Raquel | Muti Raquel Marina | Raquel Sofía Amanda (2) Marina | Sofía Amanda Han | Suso Amanda Han | Suso Amanda Carolina | Amanda Suso Ricky | Suso Ricky Aritz | Suso Han Sofía | Ricky Han Sofía | Aritz Ricky Carlos | No Nominations | Evicted (Day 82) | Evicted (Day 82) | Evicted (Day 82) | Evicted (Day 82) |
| Ricky | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Exempt | Vera Niedziela Aritz | Han Aritz Marina | Han Marina Aritz | Han Marina Marta | Marta Aritz Han | Evicted (Day 82) | Evicted (Day 82) | Evicted (Day 82) | Evicted (Day 82) | Evicted (Day 82) |
| Marina | Sofía Marta Maite | Muti Suso | Suso Raquel (2) Sofía | Suso Marta | Suso Ivy Sofía | Sofía Suso Carlos | Suso Sofía Carlos | Raquel Sofía Marta | Suso Ricky Sofía | Han Marta Sofía | Evicted (Day 75) | Evicted (Day 75) | Evicted (Day 75) | Evicted (Day 75) | Evicted (Day 75) | Evicted (Day 75) |
| Suso | Raquel Marina | Enrique Ivy | Marina Ivy (2) Niedziela | Enrique Ivy | Vera Ivy Marina | Niedziela Vera Carolina | Marina Niedziela Vera | Sofía Marina Marta | Niedziela Marina Han | Evicted (Day 68) | Evicted (Day 68) | Evicted (Day 68) | Evicted (Day 68) | Evicted (Day 68) | Evicted (Day 68) | Evicted (Day 68) |
| Raquel | Maite Sofía Marta | Marta Aritz Suso | Sofía Marta Carlos (1) Vera | Evicted (Day 26) | Evicted (Day 26) | Secret Room | Exempt | Marta Sofía Marina | Re-Evicted (Day 61) | Re-Evicted (Day 61) | Re-Evicted (Day 61) | Re-Evicted (Day 61) | Re-Evicted (Day 61) | Re-Evicted (Day 61) | Re-Evicted (Day 61) | Re-Evicted (Day 61) |
| Amanda | Sofía Maite Marta | Sofía | Sofía Marta (1) Carlos | Enrique Ivy | Vera Ivy Carlos | Vera Niedziela Marta | Marta Niedziela Vera | Evicted (Day 54) | Evicted (Day 54) | Evicted (Day 54) | Evicted (Day 54) | Evicted (Day 54) | Evicted (Day 54) | Evicted (Day 54) | Evicted (Day 54) | Evicted (Day 54) |
| Carolina | Maite Raquel Sofía | Raquel Muti Han | Raquel Amanda Han | Suso Amanda Han | Han Sofía Suso | Niedziela Marta Vera | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) | Evicted (Day 47) |
| Ivy | Maite Raquel Sofía | Raquel Muti Marina | Raquel Amanda (1) Suso | Suso Amanda | Suso Han Marina | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 40) |
| Enrique | Maite Sofía Marta | Suso Muti Niedziela | Suso Amanda Raquel (2) Sofía | Amanda Suso | Evicted (Day 33) | Secret Room | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) | Re-Evicted (Day 45) |
| Muti | Exempt | Ivy Niedziela Enrique | Evicted (Day 19) | Evicted (Day 19) | Evicted (Day 19) | Secret Room | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) | Re-Evicted (Day 43) |
| Maite | Marina Amanda | Evicted (Day 12) | Evicted (Day 12) | Evicted (Day 12) | Evicted (Day 12) | Secret Room | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) | Re-Evicted (Day 47) |
| Nomination notes | 1, 2 | 3, 4, 5 | 6, 7, 8 | 9, 10 | 11, 12 | 13, 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | None |
| Against public vote | Maite Raquel Sofía | Ivy Muti Raquel Sofía | Amanda Raquel Sofía | Amanda Enrique Suso | Han Ivy Vera | Carolina Niedziela Vera | Amanda Marina Ricky Suso Vera | Marta Raquel Sofía | Marina Sofía Suso | Han Marina Marta | Aritz Marta Ricky | All housemates | All housemates | All housemates | All housemates | Aritz Sofía |
| Evicted | Maite 51% to evict (out of 2) | Muti 65.2% to evict (out of 2) | Raquel 51% to evict (out of 2) | Enrique 50.2% to evict (out of 2) | Ivy 60.6% to evict | Carolina 70.5% to evict | Amanda 57.5% to evict (out of 2) | Raquel 50.4% to evict (out of 2) | Suso 61.8% to evict (out of 2) | Marina Most votes to evict (out of 2) | Ricky 59% to evict (out of 2) | Vera Fewest votes to save (out of 7) | Carlos 9.7% to save (out of 6) | Han Fewest votes to save (out of 4) | Niedziela Fewest votes to save (out of 3) | Aritz 39.3% to win |
| Evicted | Maite 51% to evict (out of 2) | Muti 65.2% to evict (out of 2) | Raquel 51% to evict (out of 2) | Enrique 50.2% to evict (out of 2) | Ivy 60.6% to evict | Carolina 70.5% to evict | Amanda 57.5% to evict (out of 2) | Raquel 50.4% to evict (out of 2) | Suso 61.8% to evict (out of 2) | Marina Most votes to evict (out of 2) | Ricky 59% to evict (out of 2) | Vera Fewest votes to save (out of 7) | Marta 12.2% to save (out of 5) | Han Fewest votes to save (out of 4) | Niedziela Fewest votes to save (out of 3) | Sofía 60.7% to win |