# La Academia

La Academia (The Academy) is a Mexican reality musical talent television series shown on TV Azteca, that premiered in June 2002 and is currently in its thirteenth installment. Although the show itself is not affiliated with the Endemol franchise, which includes the "Star Academy" shows, it does share the competition format of many of the variants of the global franchise.
Over the first seasons, the show was a reliable dominator of its time-slot, which was shown by its triumph over Televisa's Operación Triunfo Mexico, in several countries including Chile, Peru and Venezuela. The rival show was only produced for one season, and was in fact the official Endemol entry in Mexico. The last seasons of La Academia had declining ratings, being aired against the Mexican version of The Voice, produced by Televisa, and it eventually ceased production in 2012. However, in 2018, Azteca rebooted the franchise and it aired a new generation of La Academia which received positive reviews from critics and saw an impressive increase in total viewership.
The show has been franchised to other countries: Azerbaijan (Akademiya), Malaysia (Akademi Fantasia), Indonesia (Akademi Fantasi Indosiar), United States (La Academia USA), Paraguay (La Academia Paraguay), Singapore (Sunsilk Academy Fantasia), Thailand (True Academy Fantasia), Central America (La Academia Centroamérica) and Greece (House of Fame).

## Overview
### Format

Each year, 14–49 people are selected to live together in a house isolated from the rest of the world, spending their days taking classes in singing, dancing, acting, and related fields, each preparing one or two songs for a 3-hour concert which they give each Sunday evening for TV viewers and a live studio audience. Each week, one of the contestants is eliminated based on the number of votes each one receives, until 4 to 10 students become the finalists and compete for the top prize. Viewers can vote by telephone, text or online. Camino a la Fama aired during weekday afternoons, but it was cancelled after The Ninth Generation. This show taped what the students' lives within the La Academia house. It also demonstrated the singing, dancing, and acting classes.

### Judges and hosts

The longest serving judge has been Arturo López Gavito with ten seasons on the panel, followed by Lolita Cortés five seasons as judge plus two as the academy's director. Óscar Sarquiz, Chacho Gaytán and Horacio Villalobos remain in third place, having been part of the judging panel three seasons each.
Whereas for hosts, Alan Tacher and Rafael Araneda both were part of the show for four seasons each, with Ingrid Coronado hosting three seasons. Judge and host Yahir, and two-time host Cynthia Rodríguez are two of the academy's students who have been part of the panel.
| Cast Member | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Cast Member | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Herbe Popeyo | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Amparo Rubín | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pancho Ruiz | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Óscar López | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Tacher | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Juan Carlos Alonso | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jose Luis Cornejo | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Óscar Sarquiz | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mónica Garza | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mimí | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lolita Cortés | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arturo López Gavito | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rafael Araneda | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Enrique Guzmán | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raúl Quintanilla | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lisset | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chacho Gaytán | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olga Tañón | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ingrid Coronado | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bibi Gaytán | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Julio Preciado | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marta Sánchez | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cruz Martínez | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yahir | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fernando Del Solar | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Horacio Villalobos | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edith Márquez | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edwin Luna | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adal Ramones | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cynthia Rodríguez | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Danna Paola | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Acha | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ana Bárbara | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanessa Claudio | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Series overview

| No. | Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Other Finalists | Main Judges | Main Judges | Main Judges | Main Judges | Presenter(s) | Presenter(s) | Principal |
| No. | Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Other Finalists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Presenter(s) | Presenter(s) | Principal |
| 1 | 30 June 2002 (2002-06-30) | Myriam | Víctor | Miguel Ángel | Yahir & Nadia | Herbe Pompeyo | Amparo Rubín | Pancho Ruiz | Óscar López | Alan Tacher | Alan Tacher | Héctor Martínez |
| 1 | 1 December 2002 (2002-12-01) | Myriam | Víctor | Miguel Ángel | Yahir & Nadia | Herbe Pompeyo | Amparo Rubín | Pancho Ruiz | Óscar López | Alan Tacher | Alan Tacher | Héctor Martínez |
| 2 | 8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) | Érika | Marco | Manuel | Freddy & Rosalía | Herbe Pompeyo | Juan Carlos Alonso | Jose Luis Cornejo | Óscar López | Alan Tacher | Alan Tacher | Willy Gutiérrez |
| 2 | 30 March 2003 (2003-03-30) | Érika | Marco | Manuel | Freddy & Rosalía | Herbe Pompeyo | Juan Carlos Alonso | Jose Luis Cornejo | Óscar López | Alan Tacher | Alan Tacher | Willy Gutiérrez |
| 3 | 14 March 2004 (2004-03-14) | Carlos | Dulce | Melissa | Leticia, Israel & César | Óscar Sarquiz | Mimí | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Alan Tacher | Alan Tacher | Juan Carlos Alonso |
| 3 | 4 July 2004 (2004-07-04) | Carlos | Dulce | Melissa | Leticia, Israel & César | Óscar Sarquiz | Mimí | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Alan Tacher | Alan Tacher | Juan Carlos Alonso |
| 4 | 27 February 2005 (2005-02-27) | Erasmo | Yuridia | Adrián | Cynthia, Edgar & Sylvia | Óscar Sarquiz | Ilse | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Alan Tacher | Alan Tacher | Juan Carlos Alonso |
| 4 | 3 July 2005 (2005-07-03) | Erasmo | Yuridia | Adrián | Cynthia, Edgar & Sylvia | Óscar Sarquiz | Ilse | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Alan Tacher | Alan Tacher | Juan Carlos Alonso |
| 5 | 9 July 2006 (2006-07-09) | Samuel | Colette | Marbella | Renata | Óscar Sarquiz | Regina Orozco | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Mónica Garza | Mónica Garza | Jesse Cervantes |
| 5 | 17 December 2006 (2006-12-17) | Samuel | Colette | Marbella | Renata | Óscar Sarquiz | Regina Orozco | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Mónica Garza | Mónica Garza | Jesse Cervantes |
| 6 | 31 August 2008 (2008-08-31) | María Fernanda | Fabiola | Luis Armando | Valeria & Perla | Enrique Guzmán | Raúl Quintanilla | Lisset | Arturo López Gavito | Rafael Araneda | Rafael Araneda | Héctor Martínez |
| 6 | 14 December 2008 (2008-12-14) | María Fernanda | Fabiola | Luis Armando | Valeria & Perla | Enrique Guzmán | Raúl Quintanilla | Lisset | Arturo López Gavito | Rafael Araneda | Rafael Araneda | Héctor Martínez |
| 7 | 4 October 2009 (2009-10-04) | Giovanna | Napoleon & Sebastián | Napoleon & Sebastián | Agustín, Menny, Oscar & Fabiola | Chacho Gaytán | Olga Tañón | Olga Tañón | Arturo López Gavito | Rafael Araneda | Ingrid Coronado | Lolita Cortés |
| 7 | 20 December 2009 (2009-12-20) | Giovanna | Napoleon & Sebastián | Napoleon & Sebastián | Agustín, Menny, Oscar & Fabiola | Chacho Gaytán | Olga Tañón | Olga Tañón | Arturo López Gavito | Rafael Araneda | Ingrid Coronado | Lolita Cortés |
| 8 | 12 September 2010 (2010-09-12) | Esmeralda | Carolina | Edgar | Paolo, Luis, Edu Johnny, Daniel Gerardo & Eri | Chacho Gaytán | Olga Tañón | Olga Tañón | Arturo López Gavito | Rafael Araneda | Ingrid Coronado | Lolita Cortés |
| 8 | 19 December 2010 (2010-12-19) | Esmeralda | Carolina | Edgar | Paolo, Luis, Edu Johnny, Daniel Gerardo & Eri | Chacho Gaytán | Olga Tañón | Olga Tañón | Arturo López Gavito | Rafael Araneda | Ingrid Coronado | Lolita Cortés |
| 9 | 21 August 2011 (2011-08-21) | Erick | Pablo | Carmen | Gil, Ronald, Gustavo Emanuel, Ceci Yanilen & Hancer | Chacho Gaytán | Lolita Cortés | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Rafael Araneda | Bibi Gaytán | Eduardo Capetillo |
| 9 | 18 December 2011 (2011-12-18) | Erick | Pablo | Carmen | Gil, Ronald, Gustavo Emanuel, Ceci Yanilen & Hancer | Chacho Gaytán | Lolita Cortés | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Rafael Araneda | Bibi Gaytán | Eduardo Capetillo |
| 10 | 26 August 2012 (2012-08-26) | Alexis | Chucho | Selene | Santana, Manuel & Rubi | Julio Preciado | Marta Sánchez | Cruz Martínez | Yahir | Fernando del Solar | Ingrid Coronado | Chacho Gaytán |
| 10 | 16 December 2012 (2012-12-16) | Alexis | Chucho | Selene | Santana, Manuel & Rubi | Julio Preciado | Marta Sánchez | Cruz Martínez | Yahir | Fernando del Solar | Ingrid Coronado | Chacho Gaytán |
| 11 | 8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) | Paola | Alexis | Katheryn | Dalia & Silvia | Horacio Villalobos | Edith Márquez | Edwin Luna | Arturo López Gavito | Adal Ramones | Cynthia Rodríguez | Héctor Martínez |
| 11 | 7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) | Paola | Alexis | Katheryn | Dalia & Silvia | Horacio Villalobos | Edith Márquez | Edwin Luna | Arturo López Gavito | Adal Ramones | Cynthia Rodríguez | Héctor Martínez |
| 12 | 10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) | Dalú | Angie | Carlos | Dennis & Charly | Horacio Villalobos | Danna Paola | Alexander Acha | Arturo López Gavito | Adal Ramones | Cynthia Rodríguez | Héctor Martínez |
| 12 | 23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) | Dalú | Angie | Carlos | Dennis & Charly | Horacio Villalobos | Danna Paola | Alexander Acha | Arturo López Gavito | Adal Ramones | Cynthia Rodríguez | Héctor Martínez |
| 13 | 12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) | Cesia | Andrés | Mar | Nelson & Rubí | Horacio Villalobos | Ana Bárbara | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Yahir | Vanessa Claudio | Alexander Acha |
| 13 | 14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) | Cesia | Andrés | Mar | Nelson & Rubí | Horacio Villalobos | Ana Bárbara | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Yahir | Vanessa Claudio | Alexander Acha |
| 14 | 21 July 2024 (2024-07-21) | Mario | Carolina | Julio | Isaveli, Mar, Brisa & Edith | Espinoza Paz | Chiquis Rivera | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Jaime Camil | Vanessa Claudio | Héctor Martínez |
| 14 | 6 October 2022 (2022-10-06) | Mario | Carolina | Julio | Isaveli, Mar, Brisa & Edith | Espinoza Paz | Chiquis Rivera | Lolita Cortés | Arturo López Gavito | Jaime Camil | Vanessa Claudio | Héctor Martínez |