''El Hormiguero'' (,

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for "The

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") is a Spanish

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with a live

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focusing on

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, and guest interviews running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter

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 ...

. The show aired on Spain's

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channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include

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, Raquel Martos, Marron & El Hombre de Negro ("The Man in Black") (the scientists), and

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s Trancas and Barrancas (from the Spanish expression "a trancas y barrancas," which means "in fits and starts"). It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on 17 September 2007. The first series was produced by Gestmusic, the Spanish venture of

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, however since the second series it has been produced by 7yAcción, a production company formed by Motos and the show's director

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. On a

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interview, he revealed that he had once been offered to take the show to

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, but he preferred to stay with Cuatro. He eventually an accepted an offer to move to Antena 3, when

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refused to meet the €90,000 per episode fee that 7yAcción proposed. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009

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ceremony.

Format

The show is based on an earlier radio program, broadcast on

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, called ''No Somos Nadie'' ("We Are Nobody"). This show continued until June 2007, when

announced that he would be leaving the program to allow the daily production of ''El Hormiguero''. ''No Somos Nadie'' returned in September 2007 with new on-air talent, since most of the old show's talent were part of the television adaptation. Segments on the show included scientific experiments, like a car running on vegetable oil, hangover cures, a

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demonstration, and various

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demonstrations. Each episode features a satirical

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, commentary on current events, and humorous phrases as spoken by children. Other segments include pitches for viewers to plant trees and "El Kiosco", a section of

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reviews. The show also airs

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of other media, which have included ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Mission: Impossible''. Each episode features a celebrity guest, including

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, Dani Martin,

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and numerous international celebrities such as

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. Special guests on the show are sometimes involved throughout the episode, including taking part in the various

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s and science experiments. A number of changes to the show, including new segments such as a

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call-in portion from viewers, were planned for the upcoming format change in the third season, however this segment and some others like training of wild monkeys were removed, the first one due to the amount of time needed and the second one due to low popularity among the audience. A segment that was later introduced is "Extreme Survival", that features "El maestro empanao" (which roughly translates as "Master Dumbass") Marron and the host Pablo Motos testing out tips and hints on how to survive extreme situations or conditions (such as how to survive being overrun by a car, trapped in a falling lift, attacked by a pack of wolves, etc.). Another segment includes ''Trancas'' and ''Barrancas'' making fun of the day's news. A satirical news show in which puppets read the news, ''

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'', formerly aired on

. When Jorge Salvador appeared on the show in 2020, he revealed that Trancas and Barrancas were originally intended to be sock puppets, until Pablo suggested they should be ants.

International attention

The show first received international attention in 2006 for having people walk across a swimming pool filled with a

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, a

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and

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called oobleck, that was mixed in a cement truck. This experiment was performed in an October 2006 episode of the show and was repeated with a new batch of oobleck on the

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special episode due to its popularity. In 2007,

signed an agreement with

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that allows clips from Cuatro programs, including ''El Hormiguero'', to be showcased on the site. In 2009, El Hormiguero was awarded as the best entertainment program in the international

awards. The win was the fourth time a Spanish program has received the award, the first since 1994. Since 2008, the show has received a large number of appearances from international celebrities.Celebrities include:

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, Rudy Fernández, Ona Carbonell,

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motorcycle

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and Miguel Angel Revilla, the models

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and Teresa Palmer, Channing Tatum, Orlando Bloom, Vin Diesel, Dakota Johnson, Leo Bassi, Kenneth Branagh, Kennet Branagh, Richard Madden, Willem Dafoe, Sigourney Weaver, Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Ed Skrein, Mel Gibson, David Hasselhoff, Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Sharon Stone, Harrison Ford, Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, ''Stranger Things'' stars David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp, Oscar Martínez (actor), Óscar Martínez, Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodóvar, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Rowan Atkinson, Amanda Seyfried, Lorenzo Lamas, Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake, singers Jonas Brothers, Enrique Iglesias, Backstreet Boys, McFly, Tokio Hotel, One Direction,

, Álvaro Soler, India Martinez, La Oreja De Van Gogh, Carlos Baute, Kylie Minogue,

, Shakira, Alesha Dixon,

, Ke$ha, Iggy Pop, Anastacia, Chayanne, Isabel Pantoja, Emilia de Poret, Julieta Venegas, Norah Jones, Pablo Alboran, Camilo (singer), Camilo, Ava Max, Eros Ramazzotti, Monica Naranjo, Chris Isaak, Anitta (singer), Anitta, Salvador Sobral, Rosalía, Milow, Craig David, Emeli Sandé, Fleur East, Cecilia Bartoli, Michel Teló, Lang Lang, Miguel Bosé, Carlos Vives, Amaia Montero, David Summers Rodríguez, David Summers (Hombres G), Jason Derulo, Kate Ryan, Ricky Martin, Austin Mahone, La Quinta Estacion, Danna Paola, Alicia Keys, Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull, David Guetta, Raffaella Carrà, Carla Bruni, Bob Sinclar, Ella Baila Sola, James Blunt, Meghan Trainor, Raphael (singer), Raphael, Sebastian Yatra, Ed Sheeran, Lali Esposito, Billy Ray Cyrus, Pimpinela, Luis Fonsi, Melendi, María Becerra, Juanes, Manuel Turizo, Jeanette (Spanish singer), Jeanette, Nathy Peluso,

, Gloria Estefan, Maná (band), Maná, The Baseballs, Juan Luis Guerra, Nelly Furtado, Lenny Kravitz, Duffy (singer), Duffy, 30 Seconds to Mars members Jared Leto; Taylor Swift, Romeo Santos, Andres Calamaro, La Toya Jackson, Carlos Santana, Michael Buble, LMFAO, Laura Pausini, Mika (singer), Mika, King Africa, Christopher Cross, Jose Luis Perales, Camila Cabello, Jamie Cullum,

, Carly Rae Jepsen, 80s singers Rick Astley, Spandau Ballet, Bonnie Tyler and Ana Torroja, reggaeton singers Daddy Yankee, Maluma, Ozuna (singer), Ozuna, Rauw Alejandro, Nicky Jam and J Balvin productor music Manuel Alejandro young actors Dafne Keen, Julio Peña Fernández, Julio Peña and Clara Galle singers Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Alfred Garcia, Lola Indigo, Nicki Nicole, Ana Mena, Becky G, Ana Guerra, Aitana (singer), Aitana, Justin Bieber and

and comedias Adam Sandler, Frat Pack Members Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell, Santiago Segura, Florentino Fernández (actor), Florentino Fernández, José Mota (comedian), José Mota, Sacha Baron Cohen, Los Morancos, Joaquín Reyes (Spanish actor), Joaquín Reyes, Ernesto Sevilla, Raúl Cimas, Carlos Latre, Andreu Buenafuente, Toni Acosta, David Broncano and Enrique San Francisco. In addition, sometimes, Pablo Motos has travelled to other countries to interview notable people there. This was the case in Motos' interviews with Hugh Laurie (in Los Angeles), to Rey Misterio (in the United States) or Will and Jaden Smith, Jaden Smith (in their fourth and second interviews with Motos, respectively; in London). The programme has also interviewed Will Smith with

. After Jesse Eisenberg spoke negatively about his experience as guest on ''El Hormiguero'', in an interview with Conan O'Brien on TBS (U.S. TV channel), TBS's ''Conan (talk show), Conan'', Pablo Motos gave a humorous retort to the actor and the American talk-show host from the Spanish program. In 2011, ''El Hormiguero'' was nominated to an International Emmy Award in the Non-scripted entertainment category, but didn't win. As told in the 16 January broadcast, Pablo Motos was offered Santiago Segura's Spanish character on ''Jack and Jill (2011 film), Jack & Jill'' by Adam Sandler himself, who has been a guest on El Hormiguero on several occasions. Motos couldn't speak English, so the offer flustered him, but when he was ready to decline it, some of the show producers spoke with Sandler about the idea, reaching an agreement: They would send a screen test with Pablo performing his lines, learned by phonetic sounds. Jorge Ventosa, one of the producers, performed Sandler's female role. Motos and Segura (who is a frequent collaborator) decided to broadcast the audition during an interview on the programme, promoting the release of the movie. In 2009, Siete y Acción licensed the show's format to Grundy Italy, an Italian production company, to produce a local version of the show, but its pilot was never picked up. Also in 2009, Chilean and Portuguese versions were produced: in Chile the show flopped and was axed within a month; the Portuguese version ran successfully until 2013 in various timeslots on SIC (Portuguese TV channel), SIC. In June 2010 the Mexican version of the show premiered: it was produced for two series but was unexpectedly cancelled during its second series as a cost-cutting measure by TV Azteca. The Brazilian version premiered ten days afterwards, but was axed within a year. In 2013 there was an attempt by

to move the format to the United States, showing interest in the NBC or CBS networks, but it did not materialise. The programme has also been adapted successfully in China by Hunan Television (though it has been suggested by producers that the local network haven't paid for the rights). According to producers 7yAcción, the programme has been piloted additionally in Argentina, Colombia, Germany and Romania.

Cast

– Himself – Host *Juan Ibáñez Pérez – Himself – ''Trancas'' ''Petancas'' *Damián Molla Herman – Himself – ''Barrancas'' *Pablo Ibáñez Pérez – El Hombre de Negro (The Man in Black). He left the program in March 2017. *Enrique Pérez Vergara – "Flipy", El científico loco (The Mad Scientist) (Until 5th season) *Jandro – Super-Fan, El experto en todo (The expert in everything) and Contador de chistes con carteles (Jokes with posters) (5th season) *Mario Vaquerizo – Himself *Raquel Martos González – Herself *

– ''El rey de las cosas pequeñas'' (The King of Little Things) and "Mago que revela sus propios trucos" (Magician that reveals his own tricks) (5th season) *Jorge Marrón Martín – ''El Maestro Empanao'' (The Dumbass Master), "El efecto mariposa" (The Butterfly effect), "El científico" (5th Season, The Scientist) * Yibing: She first appeared on 24 January 2017, and she shows the curiosities of China. She replaces Anna Simon after her absence. * Mónica Cruz: She participates in the 12th edition of the programme. Her section is called ''Mónica cool'', where she teaches how to survive the latest trends. * Juan Del Val * Cristina Pardo: Her section is called ''Podría ser peor'' and ''tertulia * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Joaquín Sánchez * Cristina Pedroche * Antonio Resines: His section is called "El juez Resines".

Episodes

Notes Guest international and Spanish

References

External links

Official site

Pablo Motos unofficial blog

''El Hormiguero'' – Trancas y Barrancas Fan Forum

El Blog de el Hormiguero
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Full Credits
at the Internet Movie Database

Media

Various excerpts of ''El Hormiguero''
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Video excerpts of ''El Hormiguero''
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