''Bailando por un Sueño'' ("Dancing for a dream") is a

reality series Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...

on the Mexican television network

Canal de las Estrellas Las Estrellas () is a Mexican television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. Its first official broadcast took place on 21 March 1951. It airs free-to-air through affiliate stations throughout Mexico, based on XEW-TDT in Mexico City. It is co ...

, in which many famous Latin American actors and actresses and celebrities are partnered with common, everyday people who have a dream they want to fulfill with the help of this program. Each week, the pairs of contestants compete against each other to impress a panel of judges. After each show, the two couples who receive the lowest scores compete against each other to avoid being eliminated from the competition. It is based on the British reality TV competition ''

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'' and is part of the ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

'' franchise. Through a telephone poll, viewers can also contribute to the success of the dancers. The votes of the viewers are combined with the panel's scores to decide on the ranking of the dancers. The process continues until there are only two couples standing. Rather than the promise of a large cash prize, the winner gets a previously stated wish granted. The show is also broadcast in the US on

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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, '' Ot ...

Bailando Por Un Sueño(1-2); Show de Los Sueños (1-2) * Liza Echeverría Bailando Por Un Sueño(1-2) *

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 Bail ...

Bailando Por la Boda de Mis Suenos * Monica Sanchez Bailando Por la boda de mis suenos (first 4 weeks) *

Marco Antonio Regil Marco Antonio Regil Sánchez (born December 27, 1969) is a Mexican television personality, public speaker and activist. As the host of the Spanish versions of ''Family Feud'' (''100 mexicanos dijeron'' and ''100 latinos dijeron''), ''The Price I ...

Bailando Por la Boda de Mis Suenos * Paty Manterola Show de los Suenos

Dance Judges

Edith González Edith González Fuentes (; 10 December 1964 – 13 June 2019) was a Mexican actress, regarded as a blonde bombshell and one of the most beautiful actresses in Mexican cinema. She is best remembered for working on multiple telenovelas produced by ...

(1-3) * Roberto Mitzuko(1-3,5) * Emma Pulido (All) * Felix Greco (1-3,5) *

Bibi Gaytán Silvia "Bibi" Gaytán Barragán (born 27 January 1972) is a Mexican singer and actress. Since she was born, she has lived in Villahermosa, Tabasco and she considers herself "Tabasqueña". Career She is the only female among five brothers: musi ...

(4-5)

Singing Judges (El Show de Los Sueños)

* Fato All *

Amanda Miguel Amanda Antonia Miguel Samso (born 1 June 1956) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, pianist and Businessperson, businesswoman. With more than 36 years of artistic career, Amanda Miguel has released 12 studio albums, has sold over 15 million copies ...

All * Lupita D'Lessio (4) *

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All

Contestants

Season 1

Latin Lover Latin Lover(s) may refer to: * Latin lover, a stereotypical stock character, part of the Hollywood star system * Latin Lover, Södra Latins skoltidning since 2008 Film, television and radio * ''Latin Lovers'' (1953 film), an American musical co ...

, actor/luchador (partnered with

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) - Winners * Adrián Uribe, actor/comedian (partnered with Bethzy Zamorano) - Runners-up *

Ana Layevska Anna Serhiivna Layevska (; born January 10, 1984), known as Ana Layevska, is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian-Mexicans, Mexican actress and singer. Early life Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of violinist Serhii Laievskyi and actress Inna Ra ...

, actress (partnered with Juan Muñiz) - Eliminated - Eliminated 6th (Day 49) *

Patricia Navidad Ana Patricia "Paty" Navidad Lara (; born May 20, 1973) is a Mexican actress and singer. Biography Navidad developed an interest in music before acting, mainly influenced by her father, Jesús. She once was quoted as saying that his voice has ...

, actress/singer (partnered with Víctor Rivera) - Eliminated 5th (Day 42) *

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, actor/comedian (partnered with Athalía Giménez) - Eliminated 4th (Day 35) *

Cynthia Klitbo Cynthia Klitbo (; born March 11, 1967) is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Cinema of Mexico, Mexican cinema. She is best known for her roles as Laura in Televisa's telenovela La Dueña (1995 Mexican TV series), ''La Dueña'' (Mexico) ...

, actress (partnered with Fernando Rodríguez) - Eliminated 3rd (Day 28) *

María Rojo María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui, commonly known as María Rojo (; born August 15, 1943), is a Mexican actress and politician. She was Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress. She debuted during the Golden Age of M ...

, actress/politician (partnered with

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) - Eliminated 2nd (Day 21) * René Casados, actor (partnered with Indira Domínguez) - Eliminated 1st ( Day 13)

Contestants Cycle 2

Season 2

, actress/singer (partnered with Israel Aquino) - Winners *

Imanol Landeta Imanol Landeta (born Imanol Goenaga Martí on July 23, 1987), more commonly known simply as Imanol, is a Mexican former singer and actor. His acting career started with the film ''Última llamada'' in 1996, and he has appeared in almost a doze ...

, actor/singer (partnered with Cinthya Díaz) - Runners-up *

Adriana Fonseca Adriana Fonseca (; born Adriana Fonseca Castellanos March 16, 1979) is a Mexican actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles in Televisa's telenovelas like '' La usurpadora'' as Veronica Soriano (1998), '' Rosalinda'' as Lucy Pérez Rome ...

, actress (partnered with

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) - Eliminated 8th (Day 63)) *

Galilea Montijo Galilea Montijo (born Martha Galilea Montijo Torres on June 5, 1973) is a Mexican actress, comedian, model, and TV presenter. She currently hosts ''Hoy'', a morning show of Televisa that airs on Mondays through Fridays in Mexico (on Las Estrellas ...

, actress/TV hostess (partnered with Miguel Ángel Monfort) - Eliminated 7th (Day 56) *

Gabriel Soto Gabriel Soto Borja Díaz (born April 17, 1975) is a Mexican actor and model. He won the national male pageant El Modelo México, and placed first runner-up in Mister World 1996. He was also a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and ...

, actor/model (partnered with Pamela Marrun) - Eliminated 6th (Day 49) * Sylvia Pasquel, actress (partnered with Óscar Ramírez) - Eliminated 5th (Day 42) *

Pilar Montenegro Pilar Montenegro (; born María del Pilar Montenegro López on May 31, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress. Biography When Montenegro was 10 years old she landed her first acting part in the TV series ''Juguem ...

, actress/singer (partnered with Alfredo Ramírez) - Eliminated 4th (Day 35) * Enrique "Perro" Bermudez, sports commentator (partnered with Yesenia Hernández) - Eliminated 3rd (Day 28) * Jorge "Travieso" Arce, boxer (partnered with Verónica Carrillo) - Eliminated 2nd (Day 21) *

Sergio Mayer Sergio Mayer Bretón (born May 21, 1966) is a Mexican actor, singer, producer, and politician. Born in Mexico City, he served as a federal deputy during the 64th Congress (2018–2021). Biography Mayer started his career in 1982 in a group ...

, actor (partnered with Jennifer Barcelata) - Eliminated 1st (Day 13)

Reyes de la Pista "Kings of the (Dance) Floor"'

Challenge between the top 3 couples from the first and second seasons. *

, actor/wrestler (partnered with

) - Winners * Adrián Uribe, actor/comedian (partnered with Bethzy Zamorano) - Runners-up *

, actress (partnered with

) - Eliminated 3rd (3rd place) *

, actress/singer (partnered with Israel Aquino) - Eliminated 2nd (4th place) *

, actor/singer (partnered with Cinthya Díaz) - Withdraw for an injury (5th place *

, actress (partnered with Juan Muñiz) - Eliminated 1st (6th place)

El Show de los sueño: Sangre de Mi Sangre

Season 1 * Pee Wee, singer (partnered with "Las Fuentes"- Winners *

Gloria Trevi Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz (born February 15, 1968), known professionally as Gloria Trevi, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her emotional lyrics, performances, and lasting influence on Latin music, being ...

, singer (partnered with Mario Alberto and Amadita "Los Arredondo")- Runner-up' *

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, singer (partnered with Francisco and Natali "Los Olvera" ) - Eliminated - Eliminated 6th (3rd place) * María José, singer (partnered with Noé and Thalía "Los Vargas") - Eliminated 5th (4th place) * José Manuel Figueroa, singer (partnered with Beatriz and Andrea "Las Franco") - Eliminated 4th (5th place) * Edith Marquez, actress/singer (partnered with Saúl and Edgar "Los Alvidrez") - Eliminated 3rd (6th place) * Ernesto D’lessio, actor/singer (partnered with Ana Karen and Mayra "Las Anaya") - Eliminated 2nd (7th place) * Ilse, singer (partnered with Hugo and Penelope "Los Camacho") - Eliminated 1st (8th place)

El Show de los sueños: Amigos del Alma

Season 2 * Priscila, singer (partnered with Irvin and Carlos "Los Chucitos") - Winners * Nigga/Flex, singer (partnered with Kassandra and Ana "Las Acereras") - Runners-up *

Alan Estrada Alan Estrada Gutiérrez (born December 23, 1980, in Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, dancer and singer. His best known role was "Mario" in the Spanish musical '' Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar.'' He is also known for his Yo ...

, actor and singer (partnered with "Luca and Jorge") - Eliminated 7th (3rd place) *Sheila, actress and singer (partnered with Rubén and Sergio"Los Troyanos") - Eliminated 6th (4th place) *

Ninel Conde Ninel Herrera Conde is a Mexican singer, actress and television host known for her performances in '' Rebelde'', '' Fuego en la sangre'', '' Mar de amor'' and '' Porque el amor manda''. Career Her first record production was titled Ninel Conde ...

, actress and singer (partnered with Nancy and Alejandro "Los Elegidos")- Eliminated 5th (5th place) *

Mariana Seoane Mariana Seoane (born Mariana Alejandra Seoane García on June 10, 1976, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, model and singer. Biography Seoane was born June 10, 1976, from an Argentinian mother and a Cuban-Mexican father, Seoane demo ...

, actress and singer (partnered with Karen and Óscar "Los Cuaresmeños") - Eliminated 4th (6th place) *

José Manuel Zamacona Los Yonic's (or Los Yonics) are a Mexican Grupera, grupero band formed in 1975. Los Yonic's began playing together in San Luis San Pedro but later moved to Acapulco, playing both tropical pop music and ballads. Their music became very popular amo ...

e Hijo, singer (partnered with Beatriz and Ishla "Las Pinkys") - Eliminated 3rd (7th place) * Iskander, singer (partnered with Claudia and Carmen "Las Peques") - Eliminated 2nd (8th place) *Rodrigo Fernández, singer (partnered with Mayte y Angelo "Los Cazasonrisas") - Eliminated 1st (9th place)

Reyes del Show

* Pee Wee, singer (partnered with Adriana and Susana "Las Fuentes") Winners of 1 Million Dollars *

, singer (partnered with Mario Alberto and Amadita "Los Arredondo") Runners-up *

, singer (partnered with Francisco and Natali "Los Olvera" )Eliminated 4th (3rd place) * Priscila, singer (partnered with Irvin and Carlos "Los Chucitos")Eliminated 3rd (4th place) *

, actor and singer (partnered with "Luca and Jorge")Eliminated 2nd (5th place) * Nigga/Flex, singer (partnered with Kassandra and Ana "Las Acereras")Eliminated 1st (6th place) Season 1 * Pee Wee, singer (partnered with Adriana and Susana "Las Fuentes") - Winners *

, singer (partnered with Mario Alberto and Amadita "Los Arredondo") - Runners-up *

, singer (partnered with Francisco and Natali "Los Olvera" ) - Eliminated - (3rd place) Season 2 * Priscila, singer (partnered with Irvin and Carlos "Los Chucitos") - Winners * Nigga/Flex, singer (partnered with Kassandra and Ana "Las Acereras") - Runners-up *

, actor and singer (partnered with "Luca and Jorge") - (3rd place)

Bailando por México

After the success of ''Bailando por un sueño'' a side show called ''Bailando por México'' was prepared on the same year. The contestants were: *

Elizabeth Álvarez Elizabeth Álvarez Ronquillo (born on 30 August 1977) is a Mexican telenovela actress. Career Elizabeth Álvarez was chosen to be on the third edition of Big Brother VIP but was voted off in 2004. She studied at the Televisa's Centro de Educ ...

, actress *

Anaís Anaís Martínez (born June 22, 1984), known professionally as Anaís, is a Dominican-American singer. She rose to fame after winning the Puerto Rican singing competition show ''Objetivo Fama'' in 2005. Early life Anaís was born in Santo Domi ...

, actress (partnered with Benjamín) *

Omar Chaparro Omar Rafael Chaparro Alvidrez (born November 26, 1974) is a Mexican actor, comedian, television host and singer. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaparro, Omar 1974 births Living people 20th- ...

, TV presenter (partnered with Luz María Herrera) * Ernesto D’Alessio, actor/singer * Luz Elena González, actress (partnered with (Juan Manuel) *

Rafael Inclán Rafael Jiménez Inclán (born February 22, 1941) is a Mexican actor. He has starred in movies (several of them of which are so-called ficheras), telenovelas (Spanish soap operas), and stage works. His career began in 1969. He is actor Alfonso ...

, actor *

Manuel Landeta Manuel Landeta (born José Manuel Goenaga Jassan on October 5, 1958) is a Mexican singer and actor of telenovelas. His two sons Imanol and Jordi Landeta are also actors and singers. Career Manuel Landeta started his acting career at the age ...

, actor (partnered with Alma Delia) *

Charly López Charly may refer to: People * Charly (name) Places * Charly-sur-Marne, in the Aisne department * Charly, Cher, in the Cher department * Charly, Rhône, in the Rhône department * Charly-Oradour, in the Moselle department Other * Operation Charl ...

, ex-member of

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(partnered with Grettel Valdez) * Ingrid Martz, actress *

Ana Patricia Rojo Ana Patricia Rojo Stein (born February 13, 1974) is a Mexican actress and singer. She is famous for her participation in many telenovelas of Televisa, like ''María la del barrio'' as Penelope Linares (1995), '' Esmeralda'' as Georgina Pérez-Mo ...

, actress (partnered with Rommel Treviño) ''Cantando Y bailando Por Un Sueno De Navidad'' This was a one episode show featuring six contestants (both of them famous) to accomplish a dream to save a small town. Judges: *Ema Pulido, Judge from ''Bailando Por un Sueno'', ''Reyes de la Pista'', and ''Bailando por la Boda de mis Suenos'' *Roberto Mitzuko, Judge from ''Bailando Por un Sueno'', ''Reyes de la Pista'', and ''Bailando por la Boda de mis Suenos'' *Ricardo , Judge from ''Cantando por un Sueno'' and ''Reyes de la Cancion'' *José José, Singer Contestants: *Kika Edgar (Cantando por un Sueno contestant) and Diego Vrdaguer, Singer---Winners *Rocio Banquells (Winner of the third season of Cantando Por Un Sueno) and Mauricio Martinez, 2nd place *Raquel Bigorra (Winner of the second season of Cntando Por Un Sueno) and Napoleon, Singer, 3rd place *Emir Pabon (Bailando Por La Boda De Mis Suenos contestant) and Arianna, Singer, 4th place *Eduardo Capetillo (Singer and Actor) and Dulce, singer, 5th place *Maya Karuna (Cantando Por Un Seuno contestant) and Sergi Fchelli, actor, 6th place

References

External links

Official Website

Official Website of Showmatch, the television program who emitted the segment Bailando por un sueño.

Official Website of the Ecuadorian Version of Bailando por un Sueño.
* Official website "Dancing for you
Channel 1+1 Ukraine
* {{Dancing with the Stars Mexican reality television series Las Estrellas original programming Dancing with the Stars Mexican television series based on British television series