MasterChef Chile

MasterChef Chile is a Chilean television competitive cooking show based on the original British MasterChef. It is presented by Diana Bolocco accompanied by French chef Yann Yvin, Chilean chef Christopher Carpentier, and Italian Chef Ennio Carota as the show's main judges.[2] It is produced and broadcast on Canal 13. The first episode aired on 26 October 2014,[3] and the series one finale was broadcast on 2 February 2015. The first winner was Daniela Castro, a 26-year-old artist.[4]

MasterChef Chile
Programme titles in 2017.
Genre	Cookery
Created by	Franc Roddam
Written by	Hugo Alé
Directed by	Mirko Morán
Presented by	Diana Bolocco[1]
Judges	Yann Yvin (Season 1 - 2) Sergi Arola (Season 3) Christopher Carpentier (Season 1 - Present) Ennio Carota (Season 1 - 3) Jorge Rausch (Season 4 - ) Fernanda Fuentes (Season 4 - )
Country of origin	Chile
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	4
Production
Executive producer(s)	Francisco Callejas
Producer(s)	Andrés Authier María José Hernández Rocío Oporto Orlando Vergara María Elena Cruz Cristián López Andrés Venegas Claudio Contreras Claudia Romero
Running time	90 minutes
Distributor	Ziji Productions Shine International
Release
Original network	Canal 13
Original release	October 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)
External links
Website

The second season premiered on 18 October 2015 and ended on 28 January 2016. The winner was Alfonso Castro, a 63-year-old waiter, becoming the oldest winner of MasterChef history.[5] Masterchef Chile has also spawned a spin-off series Junior Masterchef which featured only younger contestants and premiered on Sunday 20 March 2016.[6] The third and last season was premiered on 5 March 2017, with Spanish chef Sergi Arola joining in as the new judge, in place of Frenchman Yann Yvin.

Judges

Present

Judge	Profession
Christopher Carpentier	[7]
Fernanda Fuentes	Based on Spain, she owns the NUB restaurant, winner of a Michelin star (2017), being the first Chilean chef awarded with this distinction.
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 the following restaurants: 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.

Previous

Judge	Profession
Yann Yvin (Season 1-2)	[8]
Ennio Carota (Season 1-3)	[9]
Sergi Arola (Season 3)	He is a Spanish chef who was responsible for the restaurant "La Broche" located in the Hotel Miguel Angel in Madrid, near the Paseo de la Castellana. He is also currently working in the kitchen of the Hotel Arts in Barcelona and has opened his own restaurant in Madrid, Gastro, where he can give free rein to his creativity in the kitchen and where you can also visit a cocktail space.[10]

Contestants

Season 1

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Status
Daniela Castro	26	Visual Artist and Event Decorator	Eliminated on 7th Week and Winner
Ignacio Riveros	26	Garbage Collector	Runner-Up
Leonora Saavedra	50	Merchant	Third Place
Alejandra Orellana	31	Law Student	Eliminated on 9th Week/Fourth place
Eliana Hernández	84-85	Housewife	Eliminated on 22 Week
Paula Avilés	45	Alternative Therapist and Cultural Adviser	Eliminated on 21 Week
Rodrigo Lemus	39	History Teacher	Voluntary leave and Eliminated on 20 Week
Francisco González	28	Actor	Eliminated on the 19th Week
Robert Pinter	24	Actor and DJ	Eliminated on the 8th and in the 18th Week
Óscar Barrera	22	Medical Student	Eliminated on the 17th Week
Karla González	25	Paramedic	Eliminated on the 13th and in the 16th Week
Marco Olea	35	Retired Football Player	Eliminated on the 15th Week
Ángela Argandoña	54	Housewife	Eliminated on the 14th Week
Sandra Lagos	39	Housemaid	Eliminated on the 12th Week
Annelore Baumann	53	Businesswoman	Eliminated on the 11th Week
Claudia Westphal	31	Social Worker	Eliminated on the 10th Week
Paulina Ahumada	49	Housewife	Eliminated on the 6th Week
Raquel Muñoz	41	Housewife	Eliminated on the 5th Week
Kimberly Salazar	17	Student	Eliminated on the 4th Week
Pablo Edwards	59	Architect	Eliminated on the 3rd Week
Jean Meneses	27	Electronics Technician	Eliminated on the 2nd Week
Nicolás Achondo	32	Graphic Designer	Eliminated on the 1st Week

Season 2

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Status
Alfonso Castro	63	Waiter	Winner
Maximiliano Cabezón	25	Industrial Civil Engineer	Runner-Up
Maylin González	28	Cook at the Jail of Vallenar	Finalist
Almendra Santibáñez	48	Art Dealer
Felipe Taverne	39	Architect	Eliminated on the 24th Week
Alejandra González	28	Policewoman	Eliminated on the 23rd Week
Camila Sepúlveda	19	Nutrition Student	Eliminated on the 13th Week and 22nd Week
Renato del Valle	35	Photographer	Eliminated on the 21st Week
Pachara Poonsawat	27	Translator and Singer	Eliminated on the 4th Week and 20th Week
Fabián Calvumil	18	Amateur Boxer	Eliminated on the 19th Week
Karin Huber	28	Waitress	Eliminated on the 18th Week
Eduardo "Leche" Améstica	36	Artist and Musician	Eliminated on the 17th Week
María José Muñoz	34	Artist and Housewife	Eliminated on the 11th Week / Eliminated on the 16th Week
Odette Handschun	34	Lunch Seller	Eliminated on the 2nd Week / Eliminated on the 15th Week
Macarena Urrutia	28	Nutritionist	Eliminated on the 14th Week
Francisca Márquez	24	Social Work Student	Eliminated on the 12th Week
Nancy Jarpa	47	Waitress	Eliminated on the 10th Week
Andrés Bravo	32	Architect	Eliminated on the 9th Week
Jorge Sánchez	48	Crooner (under the stage name Valentino)	Eliminated on the 8th Week
Fabricio Aedo	30	Fisherman	Eliminated on the 7th Week
Gabriel González	26	Nurse's Assistant Technician	Eliminated on the 6th Week
Sheila González	35	DJ, Publicist, and Actress	Eliminated on the 5th Week
Joaquín Fuentes	24	Firefighter	Eliminated on the 3rd Week
Ss. Mónica Araya	55	Nun and Special Education Teacher	Eliminated on the 1st Week

Season 3

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Status
Faryd García	21	Parking meter Operator	Winner
Yuhui Lee	27	Perfume Distributor Owner	Runner-up
Andrés "Perfecto Bundy" Cid	41	Professional Wrestler and Parking lot Administrator	3rd/4th
Valentina "Vale" Ramos	27	Lunch Seller
Rosa Ortiz	30	Baker	5th/6th
Sandra Inostroza	29	Singer
Jorge Fernández	61	Safety Services Entrepreneur	Eliminated on the 23rd Week
Yerko Flores	38	Member of the Army	Eliminated on the 22nd Week
Caio de la Vega	32	Model and Advertising Agent	Eliminated on the 21st Week
Pola Jakasovic	42	Leather Purse Designer	Eliminated on the 20th Week
Alain Veyser	71	Ex-merchant ship Captain	Eliminated on the 19th Week
Hernán Norambuena	45	Plastic Surgeon	Eliminated on the 11th and 18th Week
Josefa Barraza	22	Journalism Student and Model	Eliminated on the 17th Week
Myriam Ugalde	61	Housewife	Eliminated on the 14th and 16th Week
Felipe Coya	34	Sushi shop Owner	Eliminated on the 7th and 15th Week
Paula Hermosilla	22	Special Education Teacher	Eliminated on the 10th Week and Voluntary leave
Daniel "Iron-Man" Lay	30	Street Artist	Eliminated on the 13th Week
Alfredo "Edith" Barriga	26	Laws Student	Eliminated on the 12th Week
Cristián "Pistola" Flores	45	Retired Football Player	Eliminated on the 10th Week
Pamela Jeria	37	Model and Health Visitor Student	Eliminated on the 9th Week
Andrea Cortés	55	Maintenance Worker	Eliminated on the 8th Week
Isabel Yañez	34	Housewife	Eliminated on the 6th Week
Tatiana Reyes	53	Psychologist	Eliminated on the 5th Week
Valentina Urbina	16	Student	Eliminated on the 4th Week
Patricia Ortiz	37	Housewife	Eliminated on the 3rd Week
Manuel Vergara	43	Industrial Engineer and Youtuber	Eliminated on the 2nd Week
Victor Rubilar	27	Agricultural Technician	Eliminated on the 1st Week

Season 4

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Status
Camila Ruiz	28	Teacher	Winner
Bárbara Lackington	19	Model	Runner-Up
Giovanni Cárdenas	28	Pizza Seller
Jeffry Bastías	28	Teacher	Eliminated on the 15th Week
Katarzyna "Kaschka" Glazewska	54	Housewife	Eliminated on the 14th Week
Aníbal Valdés	20	Medical Student	Eliminated on the 13th Week (Sunday)
José Miguel González	29	Veterinary	Eliminated on the 13th Week (Friday)
Karen Saavedra	33	Nutritionist	Eliminated on the 12th week
Lautaro Soto	28	Sommelier	Eliminated on the 11th Week
Fidelina Leal	44	Referee	Eliminated on the 10th Week
Diana Morales	35	Housewife	Eliminated on the 9th Week
Javier Lizama	30	Engineer	Eliminated on the 8th Week
Ignacio Giannini	54	Entrepreneur	Eliminated on the 7th Week
Annabella Cardone	61	Philosophy Teacher	Eliminated on the 6th Week
Maximiliano Alonso	25	Influencer	Eliminated on the 5th Week
Fernanda Muñoz	24	Model	Eliminated on the 4th Week
Antonia Figueroa	23	Engineering Student, Former Miss World Chile and Former Miss Earth Chile	Eliminated on the 3rd Week
Fernando Vallejos	31	City Public Officer	Eliminated on the 2nd Week (Sunday)
Alejandro Alfaro	26	Sushi Bar Assistant	Eliminated on the 2nd Week (Friday)
Mónica Carvacho	45	Saleswoman
Claudia Poblete	49	Designer	Eliminated on the 1st Week

References

1. "Diana Bolocco no se achica: "Me encantaría ganarle a las turcas"" (in Spanish). publimetro.cl. October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
2. "Canal 13 le pone fecha de estreno a "MasterChef Chile"" (in Spanish). Puranoticia. October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
3. ""Masterchef" tuvo un buen debut y sus personajes se robaron la película" (in Spanish). La Nación. October 27, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
4. Carla Ugarte (February 2, 2015). "Daniela Castro: "Fue un honor haber disputado el primer lugar con Ignacio"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
5. "Alfonso Castro es el nuevo ganador de "MasterChef Chile"" (in Spanish). cooperativa.cl. January 29, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
6. "Las claves detrás de "Junior MasterChef Chile" antes de su debut" (in Spanish). Teletrece. March 20, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
7. "Christopher Carpentier".
8. "Yann Yvin".
9. "Ennio Carota".
10. "Sergi Arola, el chef que se enamoró de Chile llega a "MasterChef": "Me apetecía hacer algo distinto"".

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)