La Academia
La Academia (The Academy) is a Mexican reality television show shown on TV Azteca. Although the show itself is not affiliated with the Endemol franchise, which includes the "Star Academy" shows, it does share the competition format of many of the variants of the global franchise. The show has turned into a reliable dominator of its time-slot, which has been shown by its triumph over Televisa's Operacion Triunfo Mexico. The rival show, which shared the basic premise of "La Academia", was only produced for one season before being replaced by Big Brother VIP Mexico and Bailando por la boda de mis sueños. Ironically, the Televisa reality show was in fact the official Endemol entry in Mexico.
The show has been franchised to other countries: Malaysia (Akademi Fantasia), Indonesia (Akademi Fantasi Indosiar), Thailand (Academy fantasia) and The United States (La Academia USA).
To date, the ex-Academia contestants have spent a total of 13 weeks at the top of the Mexican Top 100. Yahir has managed to obtain 4 number 1 hits, the same as Shakira. Nadia, Yuridia, and Myriam have also managed to peak at the top of the chart with their respective hits, Contigo Si, Angel and Hasta El Limite.
Format
Each year, 14-21 people are selected to live together in a house isolated from the rest of the world, spending their days taking classes in singing, dancing, acting, and related fields, each preparing one or two songs for a 3-hour concert which they give each Sunday evening for TV viewers and a live studio audience. Each week, one of the students is eliminated until 4 to 6 students become the finalists and compete for the top prize-3 million Mexican pesos. Students are eliminated based on the number of votes each receives. Whom ever receives the fewest votes during at the end of the week (the votes are stopped at the end of the concert) is eliminated. Viewers can vote by telephone, but calls are not free. Each vote costs 25 Mexican pesos (around US$2.50).
Camino a la Fama airs during weekday afternoons. This show tapes what the students' lives within the La Academia house. It also demonstrates the singing, dancing, and acting classes.
All the shows, the concerts and the summaries were originally hosted by Alan Tacher during the first four seasons and part of the Academia USA (later replaced by Maestro Beto for two concerts and then Fernando del Solar). La Academia 5 was hosted by Monica Garza.
Seasons
First Generation (2002)
Winner
Finalists
- 2nd place: Víctor Alejandro García Pérez
- 3rd place: Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Chapital
- 4th place: Yahir Othon Parra
- 5th place: Nadia Yvonne López Ayuso
Eliminated
- Antonia Salazar Zamora
- Edwin Raúl Sandoval de la Torre
- Estrella Benigbé Veloz
- Laura Isabel Caro Beltran
- María Inés Guerra
- José Antonio de la O
- Sandra Wendolee Ayala
- Alejandro Hernández Danel
- Héctor Zamorano Guitar
Second Generation (2003)
Winner
Finalists
- 2nd place: Marco Antonio Moreno García
- 3rd place: Manuel Mancillas Dena
- 4th place: Fredi Ivann Bautista García
- 5th place: Rosalía León Oviedo
Eliminated
- Adrián Carvajal Fuentes
- Enrique de Jesús Virrueta Gordillo
- Carmen Azeneth González Morales
- Fabricio Martínez Vargas
- Andrea González Romo
- Ana Lucía Salazar Garza
- Alejandra Ondarza Serrano
- Víctor Javier Ramos Rodríguez
- Luis Mauricio Carrera Carranza
- Marvin Jonathan Mayne Carpio
- Karla Lizeth Leyva Tijerina
- Elisa Valenzuela Galván
- Clara Gisela López García
Third Generation (2004)
Winner
Finalists
- 2nd place: Dulce López Rodríguez
- 3rd place: Melissa Ibarra Murrieta
- 4th place: Leticia López Ramos
- 5th place: César Robles Hinojosa
- 6th place: Israel Estrada Quintanar
Eliminated
- Marla Hiromi Hayakawa Salas
- Ricardo Hernández Quiñones
- Suzette Diana Márquez Ruiz
- Maricarmen Carreón Díaz
- Martín Edmundo Vaca Vea
- Rodrigo Nájera Hernández
- Marcia Cristina Peña Bustamante
- Carlos Arturo Quezada González
- Esteban René Espinosa Espinosa
- Marla Magaly Marrun Maldonado
- Jessica Meza Espinosa
- Diego Espinosa de la Piedra
Fourth Generation (2005)
Winner
Finalists
- 2nd Place: Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores
- 3rd Place: Adrián Eduardo Varela Avilés
- 4th Place: Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz
- 5th Place: Edgar Guerrero Gastelum
- 6th Place: Silvia Amalia Mendivil
Eliminated
- Jolette Hernández Navarrete Also known as "Cholette"
- José Luis Díaz Solórzano Also Known as "LLore Luis"
- Johanna Delgado Núñez
- Marco Antonio Silva Hernández
- Paula Alicia González Villareal
- Mario Alberto González Sepúlveda
- Alan Fernando Velázquez Suárez
- Ada Abyadé Rodriguez Andrade
- Oscar Ayodele Otuyemi Rondero
- Karina Denisse Cázares Ortega
- René Alberto Liceaga Martínez
- Azucena Anahí Garcia Castro
Fifth Generation (2006)
Winner
Finalists
- 2nd Place: Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada
- 3rd Place: Beatriz Marbella Corella Sias
- 4th Place: Karla Renata Rodriguez Barajas
Eliminated
- Vince Miranda Espinoza
- Julia Camila Hernández E.
- Yazmín Valencia López
- Juan Sebastián Garzón
- Julio César Elenes
- Noé Cantú González
- Isabel Becerra Meza
- Diego Isael Castro
- Carlos Alberto Hernández F.
- Iván Rodríguez Salazar
- Diana Santos Ugalde
- Tania Citlali Aguilera Friedli
- César Ceja Ramos
- Armando Gutiérrez N.
- Alan Macín Hernández
- Jaqueline García
- Niyet Quiroz Cuevas
See Also
External links
- - LaAcademiaVIP.com Fansite
- - sapicTv - Fansite
- 5th Generation
- La Academia at the Internet Movie Database
- La Akademia - Fans community for every generation
- TVAzteca.com - TV Azteca, the TV station that produces La Academia
- ubcaf.truelife.com - Academy Fantasia, UBC, the Thailand TV station that broadcast Academy Fantasia
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