''Con las manos en la masa'' is a Spanish

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, directed and presented by Elena Santonja, aired between 1984 and 1991 on TVE-2. It is the first ever Spanish cooking show in the history of television.

History

Although Televisión Española had already produced some shows talking about

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and

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, such as ''A mesa y mantel'' in 1958, ' in 1967–68, ''Gastronomía'' in 1970 and the game show ' in 1980, ''Con las manos en la masa'' was the first show actually preparing one or more dishes over the course of an episode, taking the viewing audience through the food's inspiration, preparation, and stages of cooking on Spanish television. The first episode aired on January 10, 1984 and the first dish cooked was a

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. In each episode, Santonja welcomes and interviews a celebrity while the two explain and prepare two recipes in the kitchen on the studio, almost always related to traditional

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. Many celebrities from the entertainment industry, culture, sports, and even politics appear on the show. In May 1991, the show was transformed into ''La cocina de Elena''. In August, Televisión Española abruptly canceled the new show when Santonja refused to include product placement on it. Six episodes already recorded were not aired.

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