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

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, directed and presented by

Elena Santonja María Elena Santonja Esquivias (29 May 1932 – 17 October 2016) was a Spanish TV presenter and occasional actress. Biography She was the host of some shows in the early days of TVE such as '' Entre nosotras'' (1958), but she reached fame as ...

, 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 home economics, 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

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on Spanish television. The first episode aired on January 10, 1984 and the first dish cooked was a fried egg. 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 Spanish cuisine. 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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