El Gran Show (season 14)

El Gran Show: Reyes del show
Season 14
Hosted by	Gisela Valcárcel Aldo Díaz Jaime "Choca" Mandros
Judges	Morella Petrozzi Pachi Valle Riestra Carlos Cacho Alfredo Di Natale
Celebrity winner	Yahaira Plasencia
Professional winner	George Neyra
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	América Televisión
Original release	November 7 (2015-11-07) – December 19, 2015 (2015-12-19)
Season chronology
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Reyes del Show (English: Show Kings) is the season three of the 2015 edition of El Gran Show premiered on November 7, 2015. ^[1]

In this season the lifeguard was not used, reason why one of the couples was definitively eliminated in the duel.

On December 19, 2015, singer Yahaira Plasencia and George Neyra were crowned champions, axé star Brenda Carvalho and Pedro Ibáñez finished second, while María Grazia Gamarra and Sergio Álvarez finished third. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

Couples

The participating couples of this season were conformed by the top four couples of the first and second season. ^[4] During the first week, it was confirmed that Melissa Loza would not participate due to work problems, so she was replaced by the salsa singer Yahaira Plasencia. At the same time, Sergio Álvarez was replaced by George Neyra. ^{[5] [6]}

During the show, two professional partners (Irving Figueroa and Billy Gonzáles) could not continue in competition for different personal issues, being replaced by Pedro Ibáñez and Sergio Álvarez, respectively. Álvarez returned after not participating because of Loza's withdraw.

Celebrity	Notability (known for)	Professional partner	Status
Erick Elera	Al Fondo Hay Sitio actor & singer	Andrea Huapaya	Eliminated 1st on November 21, 2015
Ismael La Rosa	Actor	Michelle Vallejos	Eliminated 2nd on November 28, 2015
Milena Zárate	Singer	Anselmo Pedraza	Eliminated 3rd on December 5, 2015
Alejandro "Zumba" Benitez	Reality TV star	Malory Vargas	Eliminated 4th on December 12, 2015
Franco Cabrera	Actor & comedian	Pierina Neira	Eliminated 5th on December 19, 2015
María Grazia Gamarra	Actress	Sergio Álvarez Billy Gonzáles (weeks 1-3)	Third place on December 19, 2015
Brenda Carvalho	Axé star	Pedro Ibáñez Irving Figueroa (week 1)	Runner-up on December 19, 2015
Yahaira Plasencia	Salsa singer	George Neyra	Winners on December 19, 2015

Previous seasons

Season	Celebrity	Partner	Average	Place
1	Melissa Loza	Sergio Álvarez	35.3	1.º
	Franco Cabrera	Pierina Neira	35.1	2.º
	Brenda Carvalho	Irving Figueroa	36.2	3.º
	María Grazia Gamarra	Billy Gonzáles	32.4	4.º
2	Ismael La Rosa	Michelle Vallejos	33.8	1.º
	Erick Elera	Andrea Huapaya	33.0	2.º
	Milena Zárate	Anselmo Pedraza	33.6	3.º
	Alejandro "Zumba" Benítez	Malory Vargas	34.3	4.º

Hosts and judges

Gisela Valcárcel, Aldo Díaz and Jaime "Choca" Mandros returned as hosts, while Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Cacho and Pachi Valle Riestra returned as judges. The VIP Jury was not introduced in this season. In Week 2, Alfredo Di Natale, professional dancer and director of the Arthur Murray dance studio, was announced as a new judge in the show. ^{[7] [8]}

Scoring charts

Couple	Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7 [lower-alpha 1]
								Top 4	Top 3
Yahaira & George	1	27	35	30	33	38	66	Safe	Winners
Brenda & Pedro	2	26	35	38	37	40	77	Safe	Runner-up
María Grazia & Sergio	3	23	31	34	33	37	67	Safe	Third place
Franco & Pierina	4	22	27	35	34	37	64	Eliminated
Zumba & Malory	5	24	38	36	34	29	33
Milena & Anselmo	6	25	34	36	28	36
Ismael & Michelle	7	25	35	33	36
Erick & Andrea	8	28	29	30

Red numbers indicate the sentenced for each week

Green numbers indicate the best steps for each week

  the couple was eliminated that week

  the couple was safe in the duel

  the winning couple

  the runner-up couple

  the third-place couple

Average score chart

This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale.

Rank by average	Place	Couple	Total points	Number of dances	Average
1	2	Brenda & Pedro	261	7	37.3
2	7	Ismael & Michelle	137	4	34.3
3	5	Zumba & Malory	200	6	33.3
4	1	Yahaira & George	232	7	33.1
5	3	María Grazia & Sergio	231	7	33.0
6	6	Milena & Anselmo	164	5	32.8
7	4	Franco & Pierina	224	7	32.0
	8	Erick & Andrea	96	3

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows:

Dance	Highest scored dancer(s)	Highest score	Lowest scored dancer(s)	Lowest score
Latin pop	Milena Zárate	35	María Grazia Gamarra	30
Salsa	Yahaira Plasencia Alejandro "Zumba" Benitez	36	Franco Cabrera	27
Merengue	Erick Elera	37	Franco Cabrera	29
Hip-ho	Milena Zárate	34	María Grazia Gamarra	31
Cumbia	Ismael La Rosa	35	Erick Elera	29
Reggaeton	Brenda Carvalho	35	Erick Elera	30
Jazz	Brenda Carvalho	37	Franco Cabrera	33
Cha-cha-cha	Brenda Carvalho	37	Milena Zárate	28
Bachata	Yahaira Plasencia	31	—	—
Double dance	Brenda Carvalho	40	Alejandro "Zumba" Benitez	29
Jive	Brenda Carvalho	39	Yahaira Plasencia Franco Cabrera	31
Dance improvisation	Brenda Carvalho	38	María Grazia Gamarra	32

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 40-point maximum.

Couples	Highest scoring dance(s)	Lowest scoring dance(s)
Yahaira & George	Salsa & Rumba flamenca/Lambada (36)	Cumbia (30)
Brenda & Pedro	Contemporary/Quebradita (40)	Salsa & Reggaeton (35)
María Grazia & Sergio	Bollywood/Merengue & Jive (35)	Latin pop (31)
Franco & Pierina	Disco/Reggaeton (37)	Merengue (27)
Zumba & Malory	Salsa & Jazz (36)	Jazz/Festejo (29)
Milena & Anselmo	Latin pop (35)	Cha-cha-cha (28)
Ismael & Michelle	Merengue (36)	Latin pop (2x) (33)
Erick & Andrea	Merengue (37)	Cumbia (29)

Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Cacho, Pachi Valle Riestra, Alfredo Di Natale.

Week 1: First Dances

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Cacho, Pachi Valle Riestra.

The couples danced the latin pop, merengue or salsa. This week, none couples were sentenced. ^[9]

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Ismael & Michelle	25 (8, 9, 8)	Latin pop	"Boom Boom"—Chayanne	Safe
María Grazia & Billy	23 (8, 8, 7)	Latin pop	"You'll Be Mine (Party Time)"—Gloria Estefan	Safe
Milena & Anselmo	25 (8, 9, 8)	Salsa	"Aguanile"—Marc Anthony	Safe
Yahaira & George	27 (10, 8, 9)	Salsa	"Magdalena, Mi Amor (Quimbara)"—DLG feat. Ivy Queen	Safe
Brenda & Irving	26 (9, 9, 8)	Salsa	"Abre Que Voy"—Los Van Van	Safe
Franco & Pierina	22 (8, 7, 7)	Merengue	"Una Nalgadita"—Oro Solido	Safe
Erick & Andrea	28 (9, 10, 9)	Merengue	"Mentiroso"—Olga Tañon	Best steps
Zumba & Malory	24 (8, 8, 8)	Latin pop	"Dame Más"—Ricky Martin	Safe

Week 2: Versus Night

The couples were paired off into four sets, with each set of couples performing the same dance to different songs. In the little train, only the celebrities faced dancing reggaeton.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Milena & Anselmo	34 (9, 9, 8, 8)	Hip-hop	"Hey Mama"—David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack	Safe
María Grazia & Billy	31 (8, 7, 8, 8)		"Papi"—Jennifer Lopez	Safe
Erick & Andrea	29 (8, 7, 7, 7)	Cumbia	"Queremos Bailar"—La Cumbia	Sentenced
Ismael & Michelle	35 (9, 9, 9, 8)		"Luna Luna"—Ráfaga	Safe
Brenda & Pedro	35 (9, 8, 9, 9)	Reggaeton	"Impacto"—Daddy Yankee	Safe
Yahaira & George	33 (8, 8, 9, 8)		"Culipandeo"—DJ Warner	Safe
Zumba & Malory	36 (9, 10, 9, 8)	Salsa	"La Rumba Buena"—Orquesta La 33	Best steps
Franco & Pierina	27 (7, 6, 7, 7)		"Ta Bueno Ya"—Albita Rodríguez	Sentenced

The little train

Participants	Judges' votes	Dance	Music	Winner(s)
Women	Yahaira, Yahaira, Yahaira, Yahaira	Reggaeton	"Mueve el Totó"—Apache Ness & Me Gusta ft. Juan Quin & Dago	Yahaira (2 pts)
Men	Zumba, Zumba, Erick, Zumba	Reggaeton		Zumba (2 pts)

Week 3: Characterization Night

The couples performed one unlearned dance being characterized to popular music icons. In the little train, only the celebrities faced dancing strip dance.

Due to work issues, Yahaira Plasencia could not be present on the set of the show, yet she decided to dance from where she worked, being evaluated by the judges through a video link. Because of this, she was not part of the little train. ^{[10] [11]}

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Characterization	Result
Franco & Pierina	33 (9, 8, 8, 8)	Jazz*	"Smooth Criminal"—Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	Safe
Erick & Andrea	30 (8, 8, 6, 8)	Reggaeton*	"Boriqua Anthem"—El General	El General	—
Zumba & Malory	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Jazz	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"—Beyoncé	Beyoncé	Safe
María Grazia & Billy	34 (9, 8, 9, 8)	Jazz	"You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	Olivia Newton-John	Safe
Milena & Anselmo	35 (9, 9, 8, 9)	Latin pop	"Todos Me Miran"—Gloria Trevi	Gloria Trevi	Safe
Yahaira & George	30 (8, 7, 8, 7)	Cumbia	"Techno Cumbia"—Selena	Selena	Sentenced
Brenda & Pedro	37 (10, 9, 9, 9)	Jazz	"Born This Way"—Lady Gaga	Lady Gaga	Best steps
Ismael & Michelle	33 (9, 8, 8, 8)	Latin pop	"Pégate"—Ricky Martin	Ricky Martin	Sentenced

The little train

Participants	Judges' votes	Dance	Music	Winner(s)
Women	Brenda, Milena, Milena, Brenda	Strip dance	"Worth It"—Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink	Brenda, Milena (1 pt)
Men	Franco, Ismael, Franco, Franco	Strip dance	"You Can Leave Your Hat On"—Joe Cocker	Franco (2 pts)

Week 4: Trio Cha-cha-cha Night

The couples (except those sentenced) danced trio cha-cha-cha involving another celebrity. In the little train, the celebrities faced with each other dancing reggaeton.

María Grazia & Sergio were going to dance with actor David Villanueva, but because Villanueva had suffered an injury, choreographer Arturo Chumbe performed in his place. ^[12]

Running order

Couple (Trio Dance Partner)	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Milena & Anselmo (Danny Peña)	28 (8, 7, 7, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Candela"—Noelia	Sentenced
Franco & Pierina Neira (Tati Alcántara)	34 (9, 9, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Corazón Espinado"—Santana & Maná	Safe
Ismael & Michelle	36 (10, 9, 9, 8)	Merengue*	"El Vecino"—Miki González	—
Yahaira & George	31 (9, 7, 7, 8)	Bachata*	"Todo Por Tu Amor"—Xtreme	Sentenced
Brenda & Pedro (Gino Pesaressi)	37 (10, 10, 9, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Sway"—The Pussycat Dolls	Best steps
Zumba & Malory (Leslie Shaw)	34 (9, 8, 8, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Traigo Una Pena"—Franco De Vita & Víctor Manuelle	Safe
María Grazia & Sergio (Arturo Chumbe)	33 (9, 9, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Hush Hush; Hush Hush"—The Pussycat Dolls	Sentenced

The little train

Participants	Judges' votes	Dance	Music	Winner(s)
Celebrities	Yahaira, Yahaira, Zumba, Yahaira	Reggaeton	"Menea Tu Chapa"—Wilo D' New	Yahaira (2 pts)

Week 5: Quarterfinals

The couples performed a double dance and a team dance, in which only celebrities participated. ^[13]

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Zumba & Malory	29 (8, 7, 7, 7)	Jazz Festejo	"Uptown Funk"—Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars "Saca las Manos"—Eva Ayllón	Sentenced
Milena & Anselmo	34 (9, 8, 9, 8)	Tango Cumbia*	"In-tango"—In-Grid "Candela"—Muñecas de la Tele	—
María Grazia & Sergio	35 (9, 9, 9, 8)	Bollywood Merengue*	"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"—A. R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls "A Pedir Su Mano"—Juan Luis Guerra	Sentenced
Yahaira & George	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Rumba flamenca Lambada*	"Bamboléo"—Gipsy Kings "Chorando Se Foi"—Kaoma	Safe
Brenda & Pedro	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Contemporary Quebradita	"Chandelier"—Sia "Qué Bonita"—Banda el Recodo	Best steps
Franco & Pierina	37 (9, 9, 10, 9)	Disco Reggaeton	"You Should Be Dancing"—Bee Gees "Ella Me Levantó"—Daddy Yankee	Safe
Zumba Franco Brenda	0	Jazz (Team A)	"Where Have You Been"—Rihanna
María Grazia Yahaira Milena	2	Jazz (Team B)	"Dare (La La La)"—Shakira

Week 6: Semifinals

The couples danced jive and a dance improvisation which involved seven different dance styles, all being rehearsed during the week by the couples and only one being chosen by a draw in the live show. This week, none couples were sentenced. ^[14]

During the dance improvisation round, Zumba physically assaulted Judge Carlos Cacho, for this reason his dance was not scored and the production decided to eliminate him, automatically saving to Maria Grazia & Sergio. ^[15]

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Yahaira & George	31 (8, 8, 8, 7)	Jive	"Tequila"—Azúcar Moreno	Safe
	35 (9, 8, 9, 9)	Salsa	"La Negra Tiene Tumbao"—Celia Cruz
Franco & Pierina	31 (8, 8, 7, 8)	Jive	"Happy"—Pharrell Williams	Safe
	33 (9, 7, 8, 9)	Samba	"Samba Do Brasil"—Bellini
Zumba & Malory	33 (8, 9, 8, 8)	Jive*	"I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown	—
	N/A	Marinera	"Pañuelos Al Aire"—Lucy de Mantilla
María Grazia & Sergio	35 (9, 8, 9, 9)	Jive*	"Footloose"—Kenny Loggins	Safe
	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Mambo	"Qué Rico el Mambo"—Pérez Prado
Brenda & Pedro	39 (10, 9, 10, 10)	Jive	"Tainted Love"—Soft Cell	Best steps
	38 (10, 9, 9, 10)	Disco	"Knock on Wood"—Amii Stewart

Week 7: Finals

On the first part, the couples danced freestyle.

On the second part, the final three couples danced viennese waltz and cha-cha-cha or tango.

Running order

Couple	Dance [lower-alpha 1]	Music	Result
Brenda & Pedro	Freestyle	"Stand by Me"—Dj Trance / Prince Royce	Safe
Franco & Pierina	Freestyle	"El Sueño de Pochi"—Cecilia Barraza	Eliminated
Yahaira & George	Freestyle	"Te Extraño"—Xtreme / "Lo Que Tengo Yo"—Los 4 feat. La Charanga Habanera	Safe
María Grazia & Sergio	Freestyle	"Voulez-Vous"—ABBA	Safe

Running order (Part 2)

Couple	Dance [lower-alpha 1]	Music	Result
María Grazia & Sergio	Viennese waltz	"La Bella y la Bestia"—Manuel Mijares & Rocío Banquells (from Beauty and the Beast )	Third place
	Tango	"Buttons"—The Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg
Brenda & Pedro	Viennese waltz	"Libre Soy"—Carmen Sarahí (from Frozen )	Runner-up
	Tango	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics
Yahaira & George	Viennese waltz	"Un Mundo Ideal"—Ricardo Montaner & Michelle (from Aladdin )	Winners
	Cha-cha-cha	"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"—The Pussycat Dolls

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week:

• Week 1: Latin pop, merengue or salsa (First Dances)
• Week 2: One unlearned dance & the little train (Versus Night)
• Week 3: One unlearned dance & the little train (Characterization Night)
• Week 4: Trio cha-cha-cha & the little train (Trio Cha-cha-cha Night)
• Week 5: Double dance & team dance (Quarterfinals)
• Week 6: Jive & dance improvisation (Semifinal)
• Week 7: Freestyle, viennese waltz & cha-cha-cha or tango (Final)

Couple	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6		Week 7
Yahaira & George	Salsa	Reggaeton (vs. Brenda & Pedro)	Cumbia	Bachata	Rumba flamenca Lambada	Jive	Salsa	Freestyle	Viennese waltz	Cha-cha-cha
Brenda & Pedro	Salsa	Reggaeton (vs. Yahaira & George)	Jazz	Cha-cha-cha	Contemporary Quebradita	Jive	Disco	Freestyle	Viennese waltz	Tango
María Grazia & Sergio	Latin pop	Hip-hop (vs. Milena & Anselmo)	Jazz	Cha-cha-cha	Bollywood Merengue	Jive	Mambo	Freestyle	Viennese waltz	Tango
Franco & Pierina	Merengue	Salsa (vs. Zumba & Malory)	Jazz	Cha-cha-cha	Disco Reggaeton	Jive	Samba	Freestyle
Zumba & Malory	Latin pop	Salsa (vs. Franco & Pierina)	Jazz	Cha-cha-cha	Jazz Festejo	Jive	Marinera
Milena & Anselmo	Salsa	Hip-hop (vs. María Grazia & Sergio)	Latin pop	Cha-cha-cha	Tango Cumbia
Ismael & Michelle	Latin pop	Cumbia (vs. Erick & Andrea)	Latin pop	Merengue
Erick & Andrea	Merengue	Cumbia (vs. Ismael & Michelle)	Reggaeton

Modalities of competition
Couple	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Yahaira & George	Reggaeton	Strip dance	Reggaeton	Jazz
Brenda & Pedro	Reggaeton	Strip dance	Reggaeton	Jazz
María Grazia & Sergio	Reggaeton	Strip dance	Reggaeton	Jazz
Franco & Pierina	Reggaeton	Strip dance	Reggaeton	Jazz
Zumba & Malory	Reggaeton	Strip dance	Reggaeton	Jazz
Milena & Anselmo	Reggaeton	Strip dance	Reggaeton	Jazz
Ismael & Michelle	Reggaeton	Strip dance	Reggaeton
Erick & Andrea	Reggaeton	Strip dance

  Highest scoring dance

  Lowest scoring dance

  Not scored or danced by the celebrity

  Gained bonus points for winning this dance

  Gained no bonus points for losing this dance

  Danced, but not scored

In Italic indicate the dances performed in the duel

Notes

1. In this week, the dances was not scored because the winner was chosen by the votes of the public.

References

1. "El Gran Show: así empezó la primera gala de Reyes del Show". La República (in Spanish). November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
2. "Reyes del show: Yahaira Plasencia se coronó ganadora". El Comercio (in Spanish). December 20, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
3. "Yahaira Plasencia alzó la copa de Reyes del show". América (in Spanish). December 20, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
4. "Reyes del show: los competidores en divertida sesión de fotos". El Comercio (in Spanish). November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
5. "Reyes del show: Melissa Loza rechazó bailar en programa". El Comercio (in Spanish). November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
6. "Reyes del Show: Yahaira Plasencia reemplazará a Melissa Loza". RPP (in Spanish). November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
7. "Reyes del Show: nuevo jurado sorprendió en la segunda gala". RPP (in Spanish). November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
8. "Gisela bailó con el nuevo jurado y desató los celos de Andrés Hurtado". América (in Spanish). November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
9. "Reyes del Show: así fue la primera gala del reality de baile". El Comercio (in Spanish). November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
10. "Reyes del show: Yahaira Plasencia bailó desde Cusco". El Comercio (in Spanish). November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
11. "Yahaira Plasencia se transformó en Selena y bailó desde Cusco". América (in Spanish). November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
12. "Reyes del Show lideró el rating del sábado". RPP (in Spanish). November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
13. "Yahaira Plasencia, Brenda Carvalho y los 7 momentos más fuertes de la gala". América (in Spanish). December 11, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
14. "Gisela Valcárcel, con escándalo de Zumba, hizo esto de rating". Ojo.com (in Spanish). December 14, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
15. "Zumba provocó terrible caída de Carlos Cacho con este salto". América Televisión (in Spanish). December 14, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

External links

• Official website