Operación Triunfo (Mexican TV series)
Operación Triunfo was the Mexican version of the Spanish TV series Operación Triunfo based on the international franchise Star Academy.
Season 1 (2002)
Only one sole edition was broadcast in Mexico in 2002, on the Mexican TV station Televisa. The sole season was hosted by Jaime Camil and the winner of the reality contest was Darina Márquez, becoming the first winner ever of a reality musical competition in Latin American history.
The jury was made up of:
- Jaime Almeida: specialist, musical producer, conductor
- Karen Guindi: compositor, Musical producer, conductor
- Kiko Marti: musical producer and photographer
- Manuel Calderón: musical director
The teachers were:
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola: Academy director
- Elena Lara: Academy coordinator
- Fernando Lima: vocal coach
- Jack Jackson: vocal techniques and interpretation
- Víctor Manuel Ramos: vocal projection
- Vico Rubín: interpretation and style
- Marius Biegai: body expression
- Verónica Falcón: choreographer, dance and movement
- Rodolfo Ayala: dance and assistant choreographer
- Pat Gordon: English pronunciation
- Tere Ambé: spinning
- Amado Cavazos: yoga
- Sebastian Tapie: "traveler" , meditation
Contestants / results
The following table shows the names and backgrounds of the contestants, and the place occupied in the competition.
| Contestant | Origin | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Darina | Pachuca, Hidalgo | First winner |
| Lizette | Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí | Second winner |
| Miguel Inzunza | Querétaro, Querétaro | Third winner |
| Mauricio Martínez | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 4th finalist |
| Nadia Yuriar | Culiacán, Sinaloa | 5th finalist |
| Rodrigo Arizpe | Saltillo, Coahuila | 6th finalist |
| Mar Contreras | Culiacán, Sinaloa | 10th elimination |
| Yadira | Culiacán Sinaloa | 9th elimination |
| Daniel Piloto | Pachuca, Hidalgo | 8th elimination |
| Jesús Falcón | Macuspana, Tabasco | 7th elimination |
| Judith Leyva | Hermosillo, Sonora | 6th elimination |
| Pako Madrid | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | 5th elimination |
| Ana Valeria (Anaís) | Cuautla, Morelos | 4th elimination |
| Ángel | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 3rd elimination |
| Josué Bravo | Cholula, Puebla | 2nd elimination |
| Gaby Marín | México, DF | 1st elimination |
| Martha King | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Abandoned |
Originally only 16 Academy students were planned, but Martha King was also included with the gala shows.
No further seasons were made in Mexico. As of March 2020, there is no announcement regarding a reboot.