''Cantando por un Sueño'' (Singing for a Dream) is a television contest produced by the
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television network
Canal de las Estrellas
Las Estrellas ("The Stars"; previously El Canal de las Estrellas, or "The Channel of the Stars") is one of the cornerstone networks of TelevisaUnivision, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TDT in Mexico City. Many of th ...
which also aired on
Univision
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in the United States. As with its twin show ''
Bailando por un sueño
''Bailando por un Sueño'' is a franchised TV series in various Latin American countries. Meaning "Dancing for a dream", it is a reality series that commenced on the Mexican television network Canal de las Estrellas, in which celebrities are part ...
'' (Dancing for a Dream), celebrities are paired with common, everyday people. However, in ''Cantando por un Sueño'', contestants have to sing, rather than dance to impress the panel of judges and win. The panel of judges is made up of famous Latin American singers.
Prizes generally include costly interventions to help people in unfortunate situations including blindness, deafness, paralysis, mortal diseases, bankruptcy, etc.
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singer
Thalía
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is the "godmother" of this contest, and she sings the title song of the show too.
''Cantando por un Sueño'' had three seasons of about seven episodes each and concluded in a final fourth season Called "Reyes de la Canción" (Song's Royalty) where the winners, runners-up and 3rd-place finishers of the first three seasons compete in a final showdown. (In the third season, 4th place went to "Reyes", because before being eliminated, they received the highest score).
On air
Hosts
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Adal Ramones
Adalberto Javier Ramones Martínez (born 3 December 1961) is a Mexican television presenter and comedian who is known for his comments on Mexican and international social life. Ramones was the host of a popular Mexican television show, '' Otro ...
Alessandra Rosaldo
Alessandra Rosaldo (born Alejandra Sánchez Barrero; September 11, 1971) is a Mexican actress, singer and dancer. In 2006, she was the winner of the first prize in Televisa Network's, later broadcast in Univision ''Bailando por un Sueño''.
A ...
Judges
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Ricardo Montaner
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Adrian Posse
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The Adria was until the 8th century BC the mai ...
(1st and 2nd season)
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Susana Zabaleta
Susana Zabaleta Ramos (; born September 30, 1964) is a Mexican soprano singer and actress.
Early life
Born in Monclova, Coahuila, she moved to Mexico City in 1985. In 1986 she performed in the Sala Ollín Yoliztli and interpreted opera perform ...
(1st and 2nd season)
*
Manuel Mijares
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Amanda Miguel
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Early life
Miguel was born in Gaiman, in the Chubut Province in Argentina, June 1, 1956.
Career
At 17, she met Diego Verdaguer, a man five years her senior, whom she would later marry. A ...
María Conchita Alonso
María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1957), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a singer, actress and former beauty queen.
She has participated in film and television productions, and was nominated for the Independent Spiri ...
eliminated second
* Gustavo Munguía, humorist (partnered with
Jacqueline Carrillo
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) teacher:
Nelson Ned
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eliminated fourth
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Maya
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, model (partnered with
Everardo Ramírez Everardo () is a Spanish male given name. It is cognates with the English name Everard, and is ultimately derived from the Old Germanic name Eberhard.
Notable people with this name include:
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Diego Verdaguer
Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández (26 April 1951 – 27 January 2022), known professionally as Diego Verdaguer (, was an Argentine-born singer.
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Verdaguer played the trumpet and the bandoneón. He was married to the singer Amanda M ...
eliminated first
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Arturo Peniche
Arturo Peniche (born Arturo Delgadillo Peniche on May 17, 1962) is a Mexican telenovela actor who became popular in Latin America during the 1990s. He is the brother of actor Flavio Peniche, who appears in the telenovela '' La Traición''.
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, actor/TV host (partnered with
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Ednita Nazario
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third place
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Alan
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, actor (partnered with Lorena Schlebach) – Runner up teacher: second place
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Rocío Banquells
Rocío Banquells (; born María del Rocío Banquells Nuñez, 22 June 1960 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican pop singer and actress, best known for her work on television, the stage and cinema of Mexico and Latin America. Her mezzo v ...
, actress (partnered with Carlos García) – WINNER teacher:
Francisco Céspedes
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WINNER
Reyes De La Canción
Everyone against everyone; no teams were selected for this season. The final 3 groups from all previous seasons were featured in this season, "Kings/Queens of The Song".
*Rocío Banquells
*Carlos García
*Alan
*Lorena Schlebach
*Chantal Andere
*Gerardo Urquiza
*Raquel Bigorra
*Francisco Castillo – ''Male Winner''
*Patricio Borghetti
*Samia Karima
*Maya
*Marco Antonio Gutierrez
*Sheyla – ''Female Winner''
*Everardo Ramírez
*Cipriano Hernández
*Kika Edgar – ''Female Runner-Up''
*Raúl Juárez
*Ernesto D'Alesio -''Male Runner-Up''
*Ruth Vázquez