''Cantando por un Sueño'' (Singing for a Dream) is a television contest produced by the Mexican 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 t ...

which also aired on

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

in the United States. As with its twin show ''

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'' (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. Mexican singer

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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

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 ...

Liza Echeverría Liza Echeverría (born Linda Elizabeth Echeverría Gray on August 29, 1972 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, model and television presenter. Telenovelas * '' Luz Clarita'' (1996) as Dana * '' Misión S.O.S.'' (2 ...

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''. As ...

Judges

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Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many su ...

* Adrian Posse (1st and 2nd season) *

Susana Zabaleta Susana Zabaleta Ramos (; born September 30, 1964) is a Mexican soprano singer and actress. Early life Born in Monclova, Coahuila, Monclova, Coahuila, she moved to Mexico City in 1985. In 1986 she performed in the Sala Ollín Yoliztli and inter ...

(1st and 2nd season) *

Manuel Mijares Manuel Mijares () (born José Manuel Mijares Morán, 7 February 1958 in Mexico City) is an adult-contemporary pop singer who is billed simply as "Mijares". He began his career at age 23 and achieved high popularity from the mid-80s to mid 90s in ...

(3rd season) * Kiko Campos (3rd season) Substitutes: *

Amanda Miguel Amanda Miguel (born 1 June 1956) is an Argentine singer. Early life Miguel was born in Gaiman, in the Chubut Province Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd para ...

(3rd season) (substituting Yuri)

Contestants

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

* Rubén Cerda, actor/humorist (partnered with Leydi Diana) teacher: Margarita "la diosa de la cumbia" eliminated third *

Luis Roberto Guzmán Luis Roberto Guzmán (born April 9, 1973) is a Puerto Rican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas like '' Alborada'', and for his title role in Mexican series ''El Pantera''. Guzmán also worked on the film '' Ladies' Night'' ...

, actor (partnered with Argelia González) teacher: María Conchita Alonso eliminated second * Gustavo Munguía, humorist (partnered with Jacqueline Carrillo) teacher: Nelson Ned eliminated fourth *

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, model (partnered with Everardo Ramírez)
Everardo Ramirez, One of the finalists
teacher: Napoleón eliminated sixth * Alejandra Ávalos, actress (partnered with Moisés Sierra) teacher: Diego Verdaguer eliminated first *

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''. Biogr ...

, actor/TV host (partnered with Norma Irene Carbajal) teacher: Karinna eliminated fifth *

Chantal Andere Chantal Andere (, born Jacqueline Chantal Fernández Andere; born January 25, 1972) is a Mexican actress and singer best known for her portraying as the villainess, the vamp or the bitter woman in telenovelas. She has come across as a serious ...

, actress (partnered with Gerardo Urquiza) teacher:

Ednita Nazario Edna María Nazario Figueroa (born April 11, 1955) is a Puerto Rican musician, singer, and composer who has achieved stardom both at home and abroad. She has been in the music business from a young age and has released twenty-three (23) studio ...

third place * Alan, actor (partnered with Lorena Schlebach) – Runner up teacher: second place *

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 Francisco Fabián Céspedes Rodríguez, also known as Pancho Céspedes (born 28 February 1957) is a Grammy-nominated Latin American singer, musician, and songwriter born in Santa Clara, Cuba. Céspedes is currently a naturalized Mexican. He is m ...

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

Argentine version: Cantando por un Sueño

For the Argentine version, visite Cantando por Sueño (Argentina)

External links

Official Website20 questions to Susana Zabaleta

official website in the USA by Univision

Everardo Ramirez, One of the finalists
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