Alaska y Mario | |
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Created by | El Terrat |
Starring | Alaska Mario Vaquerizo |
Country of origin | Spain |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 38 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | El Terrat |
Original release | |
Network | MTV Spain (2011–2015) Paramount Network (2018) |
Release | 11 May 2011 – 8 July 2018 |
Alaska y Mario is a Spanish reality show based on the daily life of Alaska and her husband Mario Vaquerizo. It is produced by El Terrat for Viacom since 2011. The first four seasons aired on MTV Spain, and the fifth season aired on Paramount Network Spain. [1] The show has also been carried on local Spanish-language MTV channels throughout Latin America.
Alaska and Mario Vaquerizo have maintained a serious relationship for 10 years and live together in Madrid, on a street near the Gran Vía. Although they married in 1999 at a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, their marriage was not valid in Spain. [2]
Twelve years later, the couple agreed to produce a reality show series for MTV Spain that would feature the preparations for their second wedding in Madrid. For a period of one month, the daily life of the couple was taped, including their work commitments, and their relationship with family and friends. The couple held two ceremonies: a civil ceremony followed by a family banquet for their relatives, and another ceremony for friends at the rooftop terrace of the Hotel Emperador on Gran Vía. The civil ceremony was held on Friday May 27, 2011. The second season featured their honeymoon in the United States, where they were accompanied by friends. The third season centered on Alaska's 50th birthday party preparations.
The show's tone is casual and kitsch, in accordance with the couple's lifestyle. Although Alaska was already known to the general public, the figure of Mario Vaquerizo rose to fame for his flamboyant and spontaneous behavior, becoming an important TV personality. [3]
The first season featured the daily life of Alaska and Mario Vaquerizo along with their friends, such as Topacio Fresh, Carmen Lomana or Vaquerizo's musical band, Nancys Rubias and their family, such as Alaska's mom, América Jova - among others. Apart from their daily life, the couple decides to celebrate their second wedding but this time in Spain and this season follows how they plan every detail of the wedding and celebration.
After their second wedding, Alaska and Mario decide to travel to the United States, mainly to Las Vegas where they married for the first time in 1999, but also to Los Angeles, to celebrate their honeymoon, but this time they are accompanied by Nancys Rubias and Topacio Fresh.
But before they leave, they visit their parents (Alaska's mother América Jova, and then Mario's parents) and they perform the song "Absolutamente" with Bimba Bosé in a fashion show for friend designer David Delfín. In the United States, they visit Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. They also visit Los Angeles at the time when the Academy Awards are being held. Finally, friends Topacio Fresh and Sylvia Superstar celebrate their weddings with their respective grooms in Las Vegas.
This season mainly centered on the preparations for Alaska's fiftieth birthday party, held at the Florida Park venue in Madrid with several performances of their friend artists.
In addition, partner and friend Topacio Fresh organizes a charity auction where some of Mario and Alaska's objects are auctioned, and Nancys Rubias prepare a music video, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, for their summer release "Me encanta", a cover of Icona Pop's hit song "I Love It". The couple also receives visits at their "pink flat" on Gran Vía: Carmina Barrios and Paco León, Eduardo Casanova and some of the castmembers of Gandía Shore .
The fourth season centers on Alaska and Mario's summer holidays in various destinations. They visit Sitges with América and Víctor Sandoval, and in Benidorm they meet Belén Esteban. In addition, among other places, they visit Ibiza with their friend Silvia, Galicia with Nancys Rubias, and at the Starlite Festival in Marbella they attend a fashion show with David Delfín and Elena Benarroch.
The fifth season focuses on Alaska and Mario's origins. They visit Mario's hometown Vicálvaro, right in Madrid, and they travel to Mexico, Alaska's country of birth, together with their friends from Nancys Rubias and Topacio Fresh. [4] The season features guest appearances by Rossy de Palma, Pedro Almodóvar, Loles León, Fabio McNamara, Lolita, Rosario Flores and Elena Furiase and Javier Calvo, Alejandra Bogue, Javier Ambrossi and Brays Efe, among others. [5]
Alaska (born 1963), whose real name is Olvido Gara, is a Mexican-Spanish singer, presenter and actress. She debuted in 1976 in the early stages of La Movida Madrileña with the group Kaka de Luxe and she was successful in the 1980s with Alaska y los Pegamoides and Alaska y Dinarama. In addition, she presented the children's show La Bola de Cristal on Televisión Española. Since 1989 she is part of the group Fangoria with Nacho Canut.
Mario Vaquerizo (born 1974) is an artist manager who manages the careers of Fangoria, Dover and actress Leonor Watling. He is also the lead singer of glam-band Nancys Rubias. Following the success of Alaska and Mario, public interest in Mario grew, and he began to participate in other television shows such as Pablo Motos's El Hormiguero on Antena 3.
Season | Episodes | Premiere | End | Average audience | |||
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Viewers | Percentage | ||||||
1 | 8 | May 10, 2011 | June 22, 2011 | 227 000 | 1.3% | ||
2 | 8 | March 18, 2012 | May 13, 2012 | 280 000 | 1.4% | ||
3 | 8 | May 19, 2013 | July 21, 2013 | 348 000 | 2.0% | ||
4 | 8 | September 6, 2015 | November 1, 2015 | 52,000 | 0.3% | ||
5 | 6 | June 10, 2018 | July 8, 2018 | 233,000 | 1.5% | ||
Total | 38 | 2011 | 2018 | 231,000 | 1.3% |
Season 1: 2011 | ||||
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N.º | Title | Date of issue | Audience | |
01 | Se casan | May 11, 2011 | 179,000 (0.9%) | |
02 | La dieta | May 18, 2011 | 237,000 (1.2%) | |
03 | ¿Dónde nos casamos? | May 25, 2011 | 156,000 (0.8%) | |
04 | Burger party | June 1, 2011 | 174,000 (0.9%) | |
05 | Padres por un día | June 8, 2011 | 235,000 (1.4%) | |
06 | Ibiza mix | June 15, 2011 | 240,000 (1.6%) | |
07 | La cuenta atrás | June 22, 2011 | 365,000 (2.6%) | |
08 | La boda | June 29, 2011 | 374,000 (2.6%) | |
Season 2: 2012 | ||||
01 | No sin mis amigos | March 18, 2012 | 241,000 (1.3%) | |
02 | Absolutamente | March 25, 2012 | 269,000 (1.3%) | |
03 | El testamento | April 8, 2012 | 232,000 (1.3%) | |
04 | San Valentín | April 15, 2012 | 300,000 (1.4%) | |
05 | Nos vamos | April 22, 2012 | 321,000 (1.6%) | |
06 | Los Ángeles | April 29, 2012 | 189,000 (1.0%) | |
07 | On the road | May 6, 2012 | 360,000 (1.8%) | |
08 | Las Vegas, sí quiero | May 13, 2012 | 326,000 (1.8%) | |
Season 3: 2013 | ||||
01 | Qué maravilla, Carmina | May 19, 2013 | 324,000 (1.6%) | |
02 | Qué maravilla, Gandía | May 26, 2013 | 379,000 (1.9%) | |
03 | Qué maravilla, Star Trek | June 2, 2013 | 359,000 (1.9%) | |
04 | Qué maravilla, Fangoria | June 9, 2013 | 412,000 (2.0%) | |
05 | Qué maravilla, Barcelona | June 16, 2013 | 380,000 (2.2%) | |
06 | Qué maravilla, Las Nancys | June 23, 2013 | 176,000 (1.1%) | |
07 | Qué maravilla, La subasta | June 30, 2013 | 364,000 (2.2%) | |
08 | Qué maravilla, Los 50 | July 7, 2013 | 386,000 (2.7%) | |
Season 4: 2015 | ||||
01 | ¡Qué calor! | September 6, 2015 | 76,000 (0.4%) | |
02 | Vacaciones en Marbella | September 13, 2015 | 28,000 (0.2%) | |
03 | Vacaciones en Don Viejo | September 20, 2015 | 27,000 (0.2%) | |
04 | Vacaciones en Barcelona | September 27, 2015 | 42,000 (0.3%) | |
05 | Vacaciones en Benidorm | October 4, 2015 | 59,000 (0.3%) | |
06 | Vacaciones en Ibiza | October 11, 2015 | 85,000 (0.4%) | |
07 | Vacaciones en la Granja escuela | October 18, 2015 | 61,000 (0.3%) | |
08 | Festival Topichella | November 1, 2015 | 68,000 (0.5%) | |
Season 5: 2018 | ||||
01 | Huracán mexicano | June 10, 2018 | 288,000 (1.7%) | |
02 | Huracán bingo | June 10, 2018 | 268,000 (1.4%) | |
03 | Huracán camas | June 17, 2018 | 235,000 (1.4%) | |
04 | Huracán Flores | June 24, 2018 | 206,000 (1.4%) | |
05 | Huracán maletas | July 1, 2018 | 186,000 (1.2%) | |
06 | Huracán final | July 8, 2018 | 223,000 (1.8%) |
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