The Switch Drag Race

The Switch Drag Race[2] is a Chilean reality competition television series, presented by Mega as a Chilean version of the hit American show RuPaul's Drag Race.[3][4] The purpose of the series is to find Chile's top transformista (transformer, drag queen) of the season.

The Switch Drag Race
GenreReality competition
Based onRuPaul's Drag Race
Directed byRicardo Durán[1]
Presented byKarla Constant
Judges
  • Nicole Gaultier (Season 1 and 2)
  • Íngrid Cruz (Season 1 and 2)
  • Juan Pablo González (Season 1)
  • Sebastián Errázuriz (Season 1)
  • Oscar Mediavilla (Season 2)
Country of originChile
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes55
Production
Executive producer
  • Jaime Sepulveda
Camera setupMultiple
Running time60–90 minutes (without commercials)
Release
Original network
Original releaseOctober 8, 2015 (2015-10-08) –
August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)
Related
Drag Race franchise

Later, on the second season, the eligibility for competitors was expanded. The contestants were still predominantly from Chile & Argentina (with select returning queens from season one); the other half hailed everywhere from Puerto Rico, Spain, and Mexico, to Brazil and even France and the U.S.

The Switch was the second international localization of Drag Race, following Drag Race Thailand. Like the American version, The Switch requires its contestants to sing live, lip-sync, dance, and perform impersonations, but the show's format is significantly changed. It was later followed by British, Canadian, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French, Filipino, Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, and German adaptations that much more closely followed the original Drag Race format.

Hosted by Karla Constant (one of the hosts of Mucho gusto, also on Mega), the first season of The Switch, subtitled El Arte de Transformismo, premiered on October 8, 2015, and ended on January 17, 2016. After over two years’ hiatus, The Switch returned to MEGA for a second season, subtitled Desafío Mundial, on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Season two ended on June 15, 2018.

Format

Season 1 of The Switch consisted of seventeen participants, often split into two groups, that were challenged with demonstrating their ability to perform makeovers, impersonate female characters, dance, lip-sync, and sing live on stage. Along with the demonstration of their skills, The Switch shows each contestant's life story, giving details of their personal experiences to Chilean viewers.

Season 2 consists of six returning contestants from the previous season as well as seven new contestants from outside of Chile. The participants being split up into two groups; one group consisting of the returning contestants and the other group formed from their challengers from around the world.

Judging
Judges on The Switch[5]
Judge Occupation Country of Origin Season
1 2
Nicole Gaultier
Drag entertainer
 Uruguay Main
Íngrid Cruz
Actor
 Chile Main
Juan Pablo González
Musician
 Chile Main
Sebastián Errázuriz
Composer
 Chile Main
Oscar Mediavilla
Composer
 Argentina Main
Coaches on The Switch
Coach Occupation Country of Origin Season
1 2
Nicole Gaultier
Drag entertainer
 Uruguay Main
Íngrid Cruz
Actor
 Chile Main
Patricia Maldonado
Singer and TV Personality
 Chile Main
Nicanor Bravo
Fashion designer
 Argentina Main
Darwin Ruz
Dancer
 Chile Main
Álvaro Véliz
Singer
 Chile Main

Season 1
Main article: The Switch Drag Race (season 1)

Season 2
Main article: The Switch Drag Race (season 2)

See also

References
  1. "Director de "The switch": Queremos dignificar el oficio del transformista" [Director of "The Switch": We Want to Dignify the Art of Female Impersonation], Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish), August 26, 2015
  2. "The Switch Drag Race – Official Site", Mega.cl (in Spanish)
  3. Blake Jacos (September 24, 2015), "RuPaul's Drag Race is Heading to Chile!", World of Wonder
  4. Daniele Alcinii (September 25, 2015), ""Drag Race" heads to Chile for local version", Realscreen
  5. "Jurado/Coach" [Judges/Coaches], Mega.cl (in Spanish), archived from the original on August 27, 2017, retrieved August 26, 2017
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