Bake Off Uruguay | |
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Also known as | Bake Off Uruguay: El gran pastelero |
Genre | Baking, cooking |
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Country of origin | Uruguay |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 3 |
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Production locations | Jacksonville, Montevideo |
Production company | Metrópolis Films |
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Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 26 August 2021 |
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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
The Uruguayan version of the talent show was announced in May 2021, while the host and judges, in June.[5] 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.[6] The program is filmed in a large tent, located in Jacksonville, Montevideo.[7]
In early February 2022 it was reported that Jean Paul Bondoux would not return for the second season, he stated that "he was fired".[8] On the 16th, chef and presenter Hugo Soca was announced as his replacement.[9] On the 17th, Facello announced that she would not host the second season in order to "dedicate herself" to other projects.[10] A day later, the production of the program announced that Jimena Sabaris would replace her.[11]
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.[12][13]
Name | Notes | Season | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Presenters | ||||
Annasofía Facello | Actress and television presenter | |||
Jimena Sabaris | Actress, singer and television presenter | |||
Judges | ||||
Stephanie Rauhut | Gastronomic entrepreneur and manager the online pastry boutique Süss Pastelería.[14] | |||
Jean Paul Bondoux | French chef based in Uruguay since 1979 and founder of La Bourgogne restaurant.[14] | |||
Sofía Muñoz | Graduated from the Gato Dumas Institute and manager of Pecana restaurant.[14] | |||
Hugo Soca | Le Cordon Bleu graduate chef, restaurateur and television presenter.[15] | |||
Rose Galfione | Chef sommelier and author.[13] |
Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status | Place |
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Facundo Amestoy | 31 | Entrepreneur | Colonia del Sacramento | Winner | 1st |
Verónica Osorio | 29 | Police officer | Minas | Runner-up | 2nd |
Antonio Deubaldo | 40 | Speech therapist | Minas | Third place | 3rd |
Camila Piccolo | 35 | Actress and economics student | Montevideo | Fourth place | 4th |
Jimena Pereda | 38 | Endocrinologist and teacher | Montevideo | Eliminated 2nd/13th | 5th |
Micaela Briozzo | 21 | Electrical engineering student | Ciudad de la Costa | Eliminated 12th | 6th |
Ofelia Placeres | 51 | Dairy worker | San José | Voluntary withdrawal | 7th |
Juan Pablo Rocha | 30 | Dancer and construction worker | Montevideo | Eliminated 1st/10th | 8th |
Marcos Mettetieri | 31 | Doctor | San José | Eliminated 9th | 9th |
Guillermo Chocho | 29 | Hotelier and accounting student | Montevideo | Eliminated 5th/8th | 10th |
Yenifer Franco | 23 | Tiktoker | Montevideo | Eliminated 7th | 11th |
Graciela Kosenko | 65 | Retired | Atlántida | Eliminated 6th | 12th |
Natalie Nannariello | 43 | Graphic designer | Montevideo | Eliminated 4th | 13th |
Silvia Paiva | 42 | Nurse | Rivera | Eliminated 3d | 14th |