La casa de los famosos Colombia (LCFC) is a Colombian reality television that premiered on Canal RCN on 11 February 2024.[1][2] The series follows the format pioneered by the Dutch franchise Big Brother, known as Gran Hermano in Spanish speaking countries, created by John de Mol Jr. in 1999.[3][4]
La casa de los famosos Colombia is the second version of the show held in Colombia, being preceded by two seasons of Big Brother, broadcast by the Caracol Televisión and Citytv channels in 2003 and 2012, respectively. However, it is the first edition of the franchise developed in Colombia using competition between celebrities as a primary audience draw. The show is a direct adaptation of the American program of the same name which premiered in 2021 on the Telemundo network, and is the second version of this format to be carried out globally, after the broadcast of La casa de los famosos México in 2023.[5]
In June 2024, the series was renewed for a second season, that premiered on 26 January 2025.[6]
Format
As in the international franchise Big Brother, La casa de los famosos Colombia follows a group of contestants, in this case celebrities, who stay inside an expansive mansion for a predetermined period of time. One of the main aspects of the series are the 24-hour live feeds which allows viewers to watch the day-to-day activities of the cast at all times. During their time in the mansion, the celebrity contestants compete in weekly physical and logical tests, puzzles and competitions in order to avoid elimination. Contestants are eliminated by an online viewer ballot. The challenges are categorized according to their level of importance; the five categories are as follows:[7]
Prueba de líder (Head of Household Competition): The contestants compete to become the "leader" of the house. Being leader gives the contestant a set of rewards and benefits for the development of the game.
Prueba de presupuesto (Budget Task): This competition determines the distribution of the resources available to competitors throughout the week.
Nominación (Nomination): All contestants cast a ballot to nominate one of their opponents for elimination. If a contestant is nominated they can be eliminated at the Elimination Gala.
Prueba de salvación (Salvation Competition): This gives nominated contestants the ability to prevent their name from being available to viewers in the Elimination Gala.
Gala de eliminación (Elimination Gala): On the last day of every week, viewers vote on which nominated contestant is eliminated from the show. Elimination means removal from the mansion and an inability to win the grand prize.
Production
In August 2023, it was reported that Canal RCN had acquired the format La casa de los famosos, itself based on the franchise Celebrity Big Brother.[8] Cristina Hurtado and Carla Giraldo were announced as hosts of the program.[9][10] The construction of the mansion began at the end of 2023 in Bogotá, Colombia.[11] The space has an area of approximately 2,000 square meters and is equipped with 40 cameras which livestream and film any events within the mansion.[12] In December 2023, it was announced that streaming service Vix would host the 24/7 live feeds of the series.[3] On 15 January 2024, the Panamanian television channel TVN announced its partnership with Canal RCN for the distribution of the show in Panama. The partnership included the addition of a Panamanian contestant.[13][14] The premiere occurred on 11 February 2024.[1]
On 17 June 2024, Canal RCN renewed the series for a second season.[6] In November 2024, it was announced that Vix would not renew its contract with Canal RCN for the broadcast of the 24/7 live feeds, and instead, RCN would take over the broadcast through its digital platforms for the second season.[15][16] That same month, it was announced that Cristina Hurtado wouldn't return as co-host for the second season.[17] On 4 December 2024, Marcelo Cezán was confirmed as Hurtado's replacement.[18]
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