MasterChef España is a Spanish competitive reality television cooking show based on the British television cooking game show of the same title. It premiered on La 1 on 10 April 2013. The show is, nowadays, presented by Pepe Rodríguez, Jordi Cruz and Samantha Vallejo-Nágera, who are also the judges of thcompetition.
Between 2013 and 2018 Masterchef Spain was hosted by Eva González, but in 2018 Eva González went to Antena 3 to present The Voice. Since 2019, TVE made the decision that the 3 members of the jury also serve as presenters.
Format[]
- Caja misteriosa (Mystery Box Challenge): The contestants receive ingredients with which they have to make a dish according to the specifications of the judges. The contestants have a certain amount of time in order to do this. Once they are finished, the judges deliberate and the two to three best dishes determine who will be the captains in the following challenge.
- Prueba por equipos (Team Challenge): This challenge takes place outside of the kitchens of MasterChef and involves cooking for celebrities or other groups of people. The captains have to decide on the dishes that they are going to prepare and which of the other contestants will be on their team to help them. The losing team then faces off in the elimination round.
- Prueba de eliminación (Elimination Test): The winning team observes the losing team from the gallery from in the final challenge. The losing team has to cook the recipe chosen by the judges. The judges deliberate and the contestant that has made the worst dish is eliminated from the program.
- Prueba de presión (Pressure Test): This is the most difficult challenge. A celebrity chef visits the set and instructs the contestants on how to make his most famous dish. The contestants have to then recreate it.
- Reto creativo (Creative Test): The judges dictate which dish the contestants have to make.
Host & judges[]
| Seasons | Host | Judges | ||
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| 1 | Eva González | Pepe Rodríguez | Jordi Cruz | Samantha Vallejo-Nágera |
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Series Overview[]
| Season | Premiered | Ended | Contestants | Episodes | Winner |
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| 1 | April 10, 2013 | July 2, 2013 | 15 | 13 | Juan Manuel Sánchez |
| 2 | April 9, 2014 | July 23, 2014 | 15 | Vicky Pulgarín | |
| 3 | April 7, 2015 | June 30, 2015 | 16 | 13 | Carlos Maldonado |
| 4 | April 6, 2016 | June 29, 2016 | Virginia Naranjo | ||
| 5 | April 16, 2017 | June 28, 2017 | Jorge Brazález | ||
| 6 | April 22, 2018 | July 9, 2018 | 15 | Marta Verona | |
| 7 | March 26, 2019 | June 25, 2019 | 16 | Aleix Puig | |
| 8 | April 13, 2020 | July 6, 2020 | 18 | Ana Iglesias | |
| 9 | April 13, 2021 | July 13, 2021 | 16 | Arnau París | |
| 10 | April 18, 2022 | July 18, 2022 | María Lo Gómez | ||
| 11 | March 27, 2023 | June 19, 2023 | 31 | 25 | Eneko Fernández |
| 12 | April 1, 2024 | June 10, 2024 | 16 | 13 | Ángela Gimeno |