# MasterChef Colombia

MasterChef Colombia is a Colombian competitive cooking reality show that broadcast by RCN Televisión since January 14, 2015. It is based on the original British television show MasterChef.

## Judges

| Judge | Profession |
| Paco Roncero | He is one of the maximum representatives of the Spanish culinary avant-garde. A technical and creative avant-garde that translates not only into a kitchen style but also in the way of offering and understanding gastronomy as a unique sensory experience. He is currently executive chef and director of the Casino de Madrid and its restaurant La Terraza del Casino; of the Estado Puro gastrobars in Madrid, Ibiza and Shanghai; from the Barbarossa by Paco Roncero restaurant, also in Shanghai; of Original Version by Paco Roncero in Bogotá; from the Synergies gastronomic multispace at Platea Madrid and from Sublimotion, the most advanced and innovative restaurant ever imagined that is located in the Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza, the first hotel of the famous chain in Europe. His cuisine is the result of his masterful mastery of the most evolved culinary techniques, of his overflowing creativity and innate sensitivity, and of his capacity for innovation and research spirit; a style that has resulted in important contributions to the global culinary avant-garde. Thus, in the Terrace of the Casino, he holds 2 Michelín Stars and 3 Soles Repsol, a recognition of both to his cuisine and the special care that he puts as director in all the details involved in the gastronomic ritual. |
| Jorge Rausch | He is a renowned Colombian chef with Polish roots, owner of the Criterión restaurant. He is also main chef, owner and partner of Bistronomy by Rausch, Rausch Energía Gastronómica, Marea by Rausch, El Gobernador by Rausch, Kitchen by Rausch', Local by Rausch and Ivory Bistró by Rausch, the latter of them in Costa Rica. |
| Nicolás de Zubiría | Despite his youth, he is a chef and partner in the Magnolio, NN and Kong restaurants, which have a very good reputation in Colombian gastronomy. His career as a cook began when he decided to study in Vancouver, city which helped him a lot to explore flavors and try new dishes from different cultures, since that place has inhabitants from all over the world who, with their eating habits, made the proposal gastronomic was more varied. |

## Season 1 (2015)
### Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Final position |
| Federico Martínez | 26 | Economics Student | Barranquilla | Winner |
| Paulo Jo Chung | 40 | Restaurant Cashier | Palmira | Runner-Up |
| María Luisa Arias | 24 | Graphic Designer | Medellín | Semifinalist |
| Luis "Lucho" Funes | 31 | Business Administrator | Medellín | 18th Evicted |
| Claudia X. Rodríguez | 39 | Political Scientist | Ipiales | 17th Evicted |
| José Fernando Montoya | 29 | Painter | Bogotá | 16th Evicted |
| Juan David Guevara | 19 | Student | Bogotá | 15th Evicted |
| Esteban Cardozo | 31 | Publicist and Architect | Bogotá | 14th Evicted |
| Wilmar Sánchez | 37 | Lawyer | Ocaña | 13th Evicted |
| Evelyn Posada | 26 | Model | Santa Marta | 12th Evicted |
| Valeria Ortega | 19 | Telemarketer | Barranquilla | 11th Evicted 7th Evicted |
| Diorlín Andrade | 29 | Route Monitor | Quibdó | 10th Evicted 5th Evicted |
| Melanie Amaya | 22 | Merchant | Cúcuta | 9th Evicted 8th Evicted |
| Samai Burbano | 23 | Domestic Employee | Patía | 6th Evicted |
| Betty Tobón | 58 | Pensioner | Medellín | 4th Evicted |
| Ubeymar Hernández | 33 | Broadcaster | Medellín | 3rd Evicted |
| Jorge Luis Carrero | 27 | Bartender | Barranquilla | 2nd Evicted |
| Juan Castañeda | 37 | Industrial Designer | Bogotá | 1st Evicted |

## Season 2 (2016)
### Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Final position |
| Leonardo Morán | 33 | Designer and Model | Cúcuta | Winner |
| Ana Belén Charry | 25 | Anthropologist | Bogotá | Runner-Ups |
| Natalia Restrepo | 38 | Teacher | Turbo | Runner-Ups |
| Liliana Cano | 45 | Lawyer | Bogotá | Semifinalist |
| Alfredo Clavijo | 31 | Master Painter | Bogotá | 16th Evicted |
| Alexandra Castrillón | 49 | Teacher | Riohacha | 15th Evicted |
| Luigi Barreto | 18 | Administration Student | Barranquilla | 14th Evicted |
| Andrés Germán | 25 | Biochemistry Student | Bogotá | 13th Evicted |
| María Alejandra Babilonia | 27 | Teller | Cartagena | 12th Evicted |
| Brayner Campillo | 35 | Marketer | Itagüí | 11th Evicted |
| Cielo Moreno | 43 | School Principal | Cali | 10th Evicted |
| Jhon Jairo Tangarife | 32 | Businessman | Envigado | 9th Evicted |
| Christian Arenas | 41 | Systems' Engineer | Bucaramanga | 8th Evicted |
| Paola Palacios | 36 | Food Engineer | Cali | 7th Evicted |
| Ingrid Gómez | 39 | Writer and Lecturer | Cúcuta | 6th Evicted |
| Luis Jaimes | 27 | Taxi Driver | Barranquilla | 5th Evicted |
| Karla Ñungo | 37 | Psychologist | Cali | 4th Evicted |
| Daniel Ávila | 45 | Businessman | Bogotá | 3rd Evicted |
| Irma Echeverri | 58 | Housewife | Rionegro | 2nd Evicted |
| Javier Rodríguez | 29 | Actor | Cali | 1st Evicted |