''Alaska y Mario'' is a Spanish

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show based on the daily life of

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

and her husband

Mario Vaquerizo Mario Vaquerizo Caro (Madrid, 5 July 1974) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, journalist, writer, manager and occasional radio and television personality. He became famous with the Spanish reality show ''Alaska y Mario'' on MTV Spain. The reality sh ...

. It is produced by El Terrat for

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since 2011. The first four seasons aired on

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, and the fifth season aired on Paramount Network Spain. The show has also been carried on local Spanish-language MTV channels throughout

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Development

and

have maintained a serious relationship for 10 years and live together in

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, on a street near the Gran Vía. Although they married in 1999 at a

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, their marriage was not valid in Spain. Twelve years later, the couple agreed to produce a reality show series for MTV Spain that would feature the preparations for their second wedding in Madrid. For a period of one month, the daily life of the couple was taped, including their work commitments, and their relationship with family and friends. The couple held two ceremonies: a civil ceremony followed by a family banquet for their relatives, and another ceremony for friends at the rooftop terrace of the Hotel Emperador on Gran Vía. The civil ceremony was held on Friday May 27, 2011. The second season featured their

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in the

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, where they were accompanied by friends. The third season centered on Alaska's 50th birthday party preparations. The show's tone is casual and

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, in accordance with the couple's lifestyle. Although Alaska was already known to the general public, the figure of Mario Vaquerizo rose to fame for his flamboyant and spontaneous behavior, becoming an important

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Seasons

Season 1

The first season featured the daily life of Alaska and Mario Vaquerizo along with their friends, such as Topacio Fresh,

Carmen Lomana María del Carmen Fernández de Lomana Gutiérrez (born 1 August 1948) known as Carmen Lomana, is a Spanish businesswoman, television host, socialite and '' haute couture'' collector. She is the widow of Guillermo Capdevila, a famous Chilean i ...

or Vaquerizo's musical band,

Nancys Rubias Nancys Rubias (''Blonde Nancys'') is a Spanish rock-band created in 2004 in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan are ...

and their family, such as Alaska's mom, América Jova - among others. Apart from their daily life, the couple decides to celebrate their second wedding but this time in Spain and this season follows how they plan every detail of the wedding and celebration.

Season 2

After their second wedding, Alaska and Mario decide to travel to the United States, mainly to

where they married for the first time in 1999, but also to

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, to celebrate their honeymoon, but this time they are accompanied by

and Topacio Fresh. But before they leave, they visit their parents (Alaska's mother América Jova, and then Mario's parents) and they perform the song "Absolutamente" with

Bimba Bosé Eleonora Salvatore González (1 October 1975 – 23 January 2017), known as Bimba Bosé, was a Spanish model, actress and singer.

in a fashion show for friend designer David Delfín. In the United States, they visit Las Vegas and the

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. They also visit

at the time when the

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are being held. Finally, friends Topacio Fresh and Sylvia Superstar celebrate their weddings with their respective grooms in Las Vegas.

Season 3

This season mainly centered on the preparations for Alaska's fiftieth birthday party, held at the Florida Park venue in Madrid with several performances of their friend artists. In addition, partner and friend Topacio Fresh organizes a charity auction where some of Mario and Alaska's objects are auctioned, and

prepare a music video, directed by

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Award for Best Director, Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film ''The Othe ...

, for their summer release "Me encanta", a cover of

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's hit song " I Love It". The couple also receives visits at their "pink flat" on Gran Vía: Carmina Barrios and

Paco León Francisco León Barrios (born 4 October 1974), known as Paco León () is a Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and activist. Born in Seville, León began his career in television comedy roles in Andalusian regional productions. Follow ...

Eduardo Casanova Eduardo Casanova (born 24 March 1991) is a Spanish actor and filmmaker, popularly known in Spain for his role as Fidel in the sitcom ''Aída'' (2005–2014). Biography He was born in Madrid on 24 March 1991. In 2005, age 14, he joined the cast ...

and some of the castmembers of ''

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''.

Season 4

The fourth season centers on Alaska and Mario's summer holidays in various destinations. They visit

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with América and Víctor Sandoval, and in Benidorm they meet Belén Esteban. In addition, among other places, they visit

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with their friend Silvia, Galicia with

, and at the

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they attend a fashion show with David Delfín and

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Season 5

The fifth season focuses on Alaska and Mario's origins. They visit Mario's hometown

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, right in Madrid, and they travel to

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, Alaska's country of birth, together with their friends from Nancys Rubias and Topacio Fresh. The season features guest appearances by

Rossy de Palma Rosa Elena García Echave (born 16 September 1964), known professionally as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress and model. She is well known for her roles in films by Pedro Almodóvar such as ''Law of Desire'', ''Women on the Verge of a Nervou ...

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narr ...

Loles León María Dolores León Rodríguez (born 1 August 1950), better known as Loles León, is a Spanish actress. Career León travelled to Madrid to start a career as an actress, where she met Pedro Almodóvar during La Movida Madrileña. She has pl ...

Fabio McNamara Fabio de Miguel (so as: Fanny McNamara and Fabio McNamara; born 8 January 1957, Madrid) is a Spanish artist. He grew up in the Alameda de Osuna area of Madrid. He was involved in La Movida Madrileña like many of his friends, including Pedro Almo ...

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Rosario Flores Rosario del Carmen González Flores better known as Rosario Flores (; born 4 November 1963) is a two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish singer. She was born in Madrid, Spain, as the daughter of Antonio González ('El Pescaílla') and famou ...

and Elena Furiase and Javier Calvo,

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Javier Ambrossi Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 24 June 1984), better known as Javier Ambrossi, is a Spanish actor, stage, film and television director and writer. He is best known for creating and directing the musical ''La ll ...

and

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Main characters

Alaska

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with the group

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and she was successful in the 1980s with

Alaska y los Pegamoides Fangoria are a Spanish electropop duo, consisting of Olvido Gara (a.k.a. Alaska, main vocals, occasional guitar), and Nacho Canut (keyboards, occasional bass guitar). Fangoria have sold 1 million records worldwide since 1989. History In 1977 ...

and

Alaska y Dinarama Fangoria are a Spanish electropop duo, consisting of Olvido Gara (a.k.a. Alaska, main vocals, occasional guitar), and Nacho Canut (keyboards, occasional bass guitar). Fangoria have sold 1 million records worldwide since 1989. History In 1977 ...

. In addition, she presented the children's show '' La Bola de Cristal'' on

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. Since 1989 she is part of the group

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with

Nacho Canut Nacho Canut (5 June 1957 in Valencia, Spain) is the bass player and the main composer (along with Alaska) of the band Fangoria. He was also in the music groups Alaska y los Pegamoides and Alaska y Dinarama together with Carlos Berlanga and Alas ...

Mario

(born 1974) is an artist manager who manages the careers of Fangoria,

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and actress

Leonor Watling Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos Watling (born 28 July 1975) is a Spanish film actress and singer. Early life Leonor Ceballos Watling was born on 28 July 1975 in Madrid, to a Spanish father from Province of Cádiz, Cádiz and an English mother, the ...

. He is also the lead singer of glam-band

. Following the success of Alaska and Mario, public interest in Mario grew, and he began to participate in other television shows such as

Pablo Motos Pablo Motos Burgos (born August 31, 1965) is a Spanish comedian and broadcaster who is best known for producing and presenting ''El Hormiguero'', a popular Spanish television show. Biography He was the son of Amelia Burgos, who died on 11 Decemb ...

's ''

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'' on Antena 3.

Seasons

Audience

References

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