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Los 8 Escalones (Uruguayan Game Show)
''Los 8 escalones'' (Spanish language, Spanish for ''The 8 steps'') was an Uruguayan television game show based on the original Argentine series ''Los 8 escalones''. It premiered on March 16, 2021 on Channel 4 (Uruguay), Channel 4. Gameplay The contestant must choose which "expert" wants to compete with. The game unfolds as the contestant answers general culture questions with four options and ascends an eight-step ladder as the answer is correct. A question corresponds to each step: if the participant answers correctly and the expert also answers, they go up one step; If the expert answers wrongly, go up two steps. If the participant answers wrong, descends one step and loses one of the three lives with which he begins to play. However, if the expert is also wrong, the participant remains on the same rung and does not lose any life. The game ends when all three lives are lost. The main objective is to get to the eighth step. If the participant arrives, wins 20,000 Uruguayan peso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish people, Spanish-Portuguese people, Portuguese dispute over the La Plata Basin, platine region. It was also under brief British invasions of the Río de la Plata, British rule in 1807, but eventually the city was retaken by Spanish criollos who defeated the British invasions of the River Plate. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America's leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe. The 2019 Mercer's report on qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal 4 (Uruguay)
Canal 4, previously known as ''Monte Carlo Televisión,'' is a television station located in Montevideo, Uruguay''.'' Owned by Grupo Monte Carlo, it is the second oldest television channel in the country, beginning its broadcasts on April 23, 1961. Canal 10 started on December 7, 1956. Canal 12 was the third channel, May 2, 1962, and Canal 5, state-owned, was the last station to start broadcasting, on June 19, 1963. This TV station, originally named ''Monte Carlo Televisión Canal 4'', was initiated by Carlos Romay, entrepreneur who had founded Radio Monte Carlo in 1924, and his wife, María Elvira Salvo, whose family had built the iconic Palacio Salvo in Montevideo. In 1961, from a set that was built in downtown Montevideo, at exactly 9 p.m., Uruguayan viewers had the chance to tune ''Casino Monte Carlo'', a variety show that became the first program to be aired in the new station. After almost 5 years of having only one station in the Uruguayan TV market, Canal 4 decid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los 8 Escalones
''Los 8 escalones'' (lit. The Eight Steps) is an Argentine game show, hosted by Guido Kaczka and broadcast on El Trece. Gameplay The objective of the game is to answer multiple choice trivia questions correctly to move up the stairs. Correctly answering one guarantees that the participant goes up the stairs, while an incorrect answer risks them going down a step as well as one of their three lives. The game ends when the participant loses all of their lives. When the participant manages to make it to the eighth step, he or she wins 10,000 pesos and can continue playing to increase their winnings. Spinoff A spinoff, ''Los 8 escalones del millón'' (The Eight Steps of the Million), has been airing on El Trece since July 26, 2021. In ''Los 8 escalones del millón'', there are eight contestants at the start. There is one category or topic for each step, and contestants are given two trivia questions each. The contestant who does the worst is eliminated, indicated by staying where t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or Let's Play, demonstrative and are typically directed by a game show host, host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or Let's Play, demonstrative and are typically directed by a game show host, host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4 (Uruguay)
Canal 4, previously known as ''Monte Carlo Televisión,'' is a television station located in Montevideo, Uruguay''.'' Owned by Grupo Monte Carlo, it is the second oldest television channel in the country, beginning its broadcasts on April 23, 1961. Canal 10 (Uruguay), Canal 10 started on December 7, 1956. Teledoce, Canal 12 was the third channel, May 2, 1962, and Canal 5 (Uruguay), Canal 5, state-owned, was the last station to start broadcasting, on June 19, 1963. This TV station, originally named ''Monte Carlo Televisión Canal 4'', was initiated by Carlos Romay, entrepreneur who had founded Radio Monte Carlo (Uruguay), Radio Monte Carlo in 1924, and his wife, María Elvira Salvo, whose family had built the iconic Palacio Salvo in Montevideo. In 1961, from a set that was built in downtown Montevideo, at exactly 9 p.m., Uruguayan viewers had the chance to tune ''Casino Monte Carlo'', a variety show that became the first program to be aired in the new station. After almost 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan Peso
Uruguayan peso ( es, peso uruguayo) has been a name of the Uruguayan currency since Uruguay's settlement by Europeans. The present currency, the ''peso uruguayo'' (ISO 4217 code: ) was adopted in 1993 and is subdivided into 100 '' centésimos'', although centésimos are not currently in use. Introduction Uruguay obtained monetary stability in 1896, based on the gold standard. This favorable state of affairs ended after World War I. An unsettled period followed. Economic difficulties after World War II produced inflation, which became serious after 1964 and continued into the 1970s. The peso moneda nacional was replaced on 1 July 1975 by the nuevo peso (new peso; ISO 4217 code ) at a rate of 1 new peso for 1000 old pesos. The nuevo peso was also subdivided into 100 ''centésimos''. After further inflation, the peso uruguayo (ISO 4217 code ) replaced the on March 1, 1993, again at a rate of 1 new for 1000 old. Inflation Uruguayans became accustomed to the constant devaluation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Kaczka
Guido Martín Kaczka (born 2 February 1978) is an Argentine actor, television presenter, television producer and radio host. Biography Guido Kaczka was born in Moreno, Buenos Aires on February 2, 1978, and grew up in the Buenos Aires districts of Villa Luro and La Paternal. Personal life On December 2, 2006, Kaczka married actress Florencia Bertotti, whom he had met while recording the Argentine telenovela ''Verano del '98''. On July 10, 2008, the couple's first child, who they named Romeo Kaczka Bertotti, was born in the Clínica Maternidad Suizo Argentina. The couple divorced in March 2010. They share custody of their son. On November 25, 2014, his second child was born, a boy who they named Benjamín Kaczka. On March 14, 2017 his third child, a girl, was born, who they named Helena Kaczka. On April 7, 2018 he married Soledad Rodríguez in a civil ceremony. On June 2, 2021, his fourth child was born, a boy who they named Eliseo Kaczka. Career At age 5, Guido Kaczka b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Frade
Julio César Frade Pintos, better known as Julio Frade (born 31 January 1943 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan pianist, actor, comedian and radio host. As a student, Frade spent a year as an exchange student in the United States with AFS Intercultural Programs, studying piano at Berklee College. In the 1960s he started a long television career by joining in a well-known group of other Uruguayan comedians (Ricardo Espalter, Eduardo D'Angelo, Enrique Almada, Raimundo Soto), he was also part of several successful humor TV shows such as : '' Telecataplúm'' (1962), '' Jaujarana'' (1969-1972), ''Comicolor'' (1981-1984), '' Híperhumor'' (1984-1989), ''Decalegrón'' (1977-2002). Since 2021, he has been part of the television contest team, ''Los 8 escalones'', broadcast on Channel 4. He became also renowned for his music, playing alongside Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Beltrame (presenter)
Sebastián Beltrame Bouzas (born 13 October 1973) is a Uruguayan television producer, director and presenter. Biography Sebastián Beltrame was born on October 13, 1973, to a Uruguayan father and a Spanish mother. When he was one year old, he moved with his family to San Juan, where his parents formed a community with professionals from different areas, who went to build homes. At the age of four, he moved to Tacuarembó, where he lived for three years, and then to Tarariras; later he lived in Colonia del Sacramento for two years. When he started high school, his parents divorced, and he moved with his father to Montevideo, while his mother to Buenos Aires. In 2001, as an architecture student, he traveled around the world. Back in Uruguay, he produced the program ''Fuera de Foco f''or Teledoce, in which he travels around different parts of the world and shows the people their customs. Later, the program was added to the programming of Channel 4, and its name changed to ''En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
