MasterChef (Uruguayan TV series)
MasterChef Uruguay is an Uruguayan competitive cooking game show based on the original British series of the same name, open to amateur and home chefs. Broadcast by Channel 10, debuted on April 3, 2017, it is presented by Diego González. Sergio Puglia, Laurent Lainé and Lucía Soria served as judges for the first three seasons, while in the fourth one, Ximena Torres replaced Soria. Format. The winner plays for a prize that includes chef training from Crandon Institute, a trip to Girona to go to learn for 3 days at El Celler de Can Roca, and  UYU$200,000 in cash. The competition takes place in the "MasterChef" soundstage located in La Aguada, Montevideo which includes a supermarket, a restaurant, and a large kitchen area with several cooking stations which is overlooked by a balcony. Challenges. In each episode the participants must overcome a challenge History. The rumor that a Uruguayan version of MasterChef started in October 2016. In February 2017, the presenter and the judges were confirmed. The show debuted on April 3 of that year, while on Monday, May 8, in the chapter of that day, the second season of MasterChef was confirmed, it was also  announced that the registrations for that edition would begin shortly and that people who signed up for the first season, they wouldn't need to do it again. The day before the end of the first season of Masterchef, on Sunday, July 23, 2017, a special called "Road to the Grand Final" was broadcast. It showed the life of the 4 finalists MasterChef participants. Spin-off editions. Section::::"MasterChef Profesionales": 2018. A spin-off featuring professional chefs as contestants. It premiered on August 20, 2018 and ended on November 27. It had 16 episodes. The judges were Sergio Puglia, Lucía Soria , Laurent Lainé and Narda Lepes. The winner of this spin-off was Carlos Telechea. Section::::"MasterChef Celebrity": 2020. A spin-off featuring celebrities, it debuted on September 1. The judges are Sergio Puglia, Laurent Lainé and Ximena Torres. The winner of this edition was the singer Aldo Martinez. On August 3, 2021, the second season premiered, with actress Paula Silva as the winner.