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Pequeños Gigantes (Mexican TV series)

Pequeños Gigantes
GenreTalent show
Created by
  • Rubén Galindo
  • Santiago Galindo
Directed byEduardo Suárez
Presented by
  • Galilea Montijo
  • Jimena Gállego (seasons 1-2)
  • Yurem Rojas (seasons 1-2)
  • Bárbara Islas (season 4)
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producers
  • Rubén Galindo
  • Santiago Galindo
Producers
  • Miguel Batz
  • Fabián Flores
Production companyTelevisa
Original release
Network
Release27 March 2011 (2011-03-27) –
5 April 2020 (2020-04-05)

Pequeños Gigantes (English title: Little Giants) is a Mexican reality talent show that premiered on Las Estrellas 27 March 2011.[1] The talent show televises groups of talented children from various Hispanic countries including the United States (each group comprises four children) competing against each other to receive the highest ranking at the end of each program, and for the first place and the grand prize. Each group has one captain, one singer, and two dancers. Six judges give each child category a rating based from 1 to 10.

Hosts and Judges

The first season premiered on 27 March 2011 hosted by Galilea Montijo, Jimena Gállego, And Yurem Rojas. The judges were Bianca Marroquín, María José, Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez, Pierre Angelo, Noel Schajris and Raquel Ortega. For the second season, Schajris and Angelo didn’t return and saw Fanny Lú and Arath de la Torre as their replacements. In 2018, a third season was announced with Adrián Di Monte, Lupe Esparza, Nacho and Ariel Miramontes as the new judges joining three-season veterans Marroquín and Ibañez. Season four saw a reduction of judges from six to four. Miramontes was the only one returning from the previous season joined by Karol Sevilla, Verónica Castro and Miguel Bosé. For the fifth season, Miramontes returned once again, for his third season with María León, Bibi Gaytán and Juanpa Zurita. Montijo has served for all five season as host.

Hosts & Judges of Pequeños gigantes
Seasons
1 2 3 4 5
Galilea Montijo Host
Jimena Gállego Host
Yurem Rojas Host
Bianca Marroquín Judge
Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez Judge
María José Judge
Raquel Ortega Judge
Noel Schajris Judge
Pierre Angelo Judge
Gloria Trevi Adviser
Fanny Lú Judge
Arath de la Torre Judge
Lupe Esparza Judge
Adrián Di Monte Judge
Ariel "Albertano" Miramontes Judge
Nacho Judge
Bárbara Islas Host
Verónica Castro Judge
Miguel Bosé Judge
Karol Sevilla Judge

María León

Judge
Juanpa Zurita Judge
Bibi Gaytán Judge

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

Season one premiered on Las Estrellas on 27 March 2011 and concluded on 24 July 2011. On Univision the season premiere on 19 June 2011 and concluded on 5 September 2011.[2][3] Galilea Montijo, Jimena Gállego, and Yurem Rojas are hosts for this season. The judges of this season are Bianca Marroquín, María José, Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez, Raquel Ortega, Noel Schajris, and Pierre Angelo. In this season seven teams of four children compete for the grand prize of 2 million MXN pesos to be distributed among the four team members, a trophy, and the singer of the team would sing a song with Gloria Trevi.

The winning team of this season is Los Irresistibles consisting of Javier Ruíz, Miguel Angel Romero, Daryna González, and Jorge del Valle.[3]

Team Name Captain Singer Dancers Placement
Los Irresistibles
 Javier Ruiz Miguel Ángel Jorge del Valle & Daryna Gonzalez 1st
Los Megaestrellas
 Grecia Sánchez Luis Hiroshi Akriado Karla Rodriguez Maciel & Jesús Ruiz 2nd
Los Rebeldes
 Montserrat García Magaby Garay Ylenia Jaramillo & Gerardo Hernandez 3rd
Los Superpeques
 Carlos Yumbe Joselyn Tiburcio Michel Gómez & David Díaz 4th
Los Superpoderosos
 Ana Celeste Pena Carlos Bernal Diana Valeria & José Armando Rodriguez 5th
Pequeños Guerreros
 Gema Nicte-Ha José Luis Rivera Nicole Chavez & Andres Maceda Mojica 6th
Gigantes en Acción
 Dana Valeria Mariana Lopez Zhiria Burgos & Adolfo Mauricio Romero 7th

Season 2 (2012)

Season two premiered on Las Estrellas on 15 April 2012 and concluded on 15 July 2012. On Univision the season premiere on 3 June 2012 and concluded on 2 September 2012.[4][5] Galilea Montijo and Jimena Gállego returned as hosts. Bianca Marroquín, María José, Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez, and Raquel Ortega returned as judges. Fanny Lu and Arath de la Torre replaced Noel Schajris and Pierre Angelo as judges. In this season seven teams of four children compete for the grand prize of a trophy and 2 million MXN pesos to be distributed among the four team members.

The winning team of this season is Mega Estrellas consisting of Rogelio Cruz, Irlanda Valenzuela, Gretchen Rojas, and Max Kozelchick.[5]

Team Name Captain Singer Dancers Placement
Megaestrellas
 Rogelio Cruz Irlanda Valenzuela Gretchen Rojas & Max Kozelchick 1st
Los Irresistibles
 Fátima Zurita Josafat Silva Athena Cruz & Rommel del Río 2nd
Los Superpeques
 Nazli Prieto Toñito Ramírez Melissa Méndez & Jarek Hernández 3rd
Los Superpoderosos
 André Real Dania González Altahir Kozelchik & Jorge Romero 4th
Pequeños Guerreros
 Saraí Pacheco Kenia Feria Nicole Cardona & Erick Zapata 5th
Gigantes en Acción
 Miguel Cazares Bridget González Dariana Pimentel & Edson Morin 6th
Los Rebeldes
 Karla Torres Jesús Cantú Alexa González & Aoki Castelan 7th

Season 3 (2018)

Season three premiered on 25 February 2018 and concluded on 29 April 2018.[6][7][8] This is the first season to air simultaneously on Las Estrellas and Univision. Galilea Montijo and Jimena Gállego returned as the hosts. Bianca Marroquín and Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez returned as judges. Lupe Esparza, Adrián Di Monte, Nacho, and Ariel Miramontes "Albertano" replaced María José, Raquel Ortega, Fanny Lu, and Arath de la Torre as judges.[9] In this season six teams of four children compete for the grand prize of 1 million MXN pesos to be distributed among the four team members.

The winning team of this season is Los Super Powers consisting of Natalia Gomez, Rodrigo Perez "Canelito", Jazlyn Quintero, and Aramis Ojeda.[10]

Team Name Captain Singer Dancers Placement
Los Super Powers
 Natalia Gomez Rodrigo Perez "Canelito" Jazlyn Quintero & Aramis Ojeda 1st
Los Conquistadores
 Nayleah Vanessa Ramón Santos Anyelique Solorio Gabrielly Palacio & Kenish Aquino 2nd
Los Pequeños Guerreros
 Yumalay Díaz Valeria Rodrigrez Luisangeli Espinoza & Diego Rodriguez 3rd
Los Peque Estrellas
 Saith Maya "Morokito" Abril Medina Andrea Rosales & Patricio Lopez 4th
Los Dinamitas
 Amanda Munguia Nuria Loya Marcela Guerrero & Oscar Villareal 5th
Los Adorables
 Anahi Ledezma Camila Álvarez Ximena Sánchez & Ray Báez 6th

Season 4 (2019)

Season four premiered on 24 March 2019, and concluded on 26 May 2019.[11][12] On Univision the season concluded on 2 June 2019. Auditions were held in February 2019.[13] Galilea Montijo returned as host.[14] Bárbara Islas joined as co-host.[15] The number of judges was reduced from six to four.[11] Ariel Miramontes "Albertano" returned as judge.[16] Verónica Castro, Miguel Bosé, and Karol Sevilla replaced Lupe Esparza, Adrián Di Monte, Nacho, Bianca Marroquín, and Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez as judges.[17][18][19] This is the first season to include extraordinary physical abilities as a talent and the child is called the "Quinto Elemento" (Fifth Element).[11] In this season six teams of five children compete for the grand prize of 1,200,000 MXN pesos to be distributed among each other.

The winning team of this season is Giovani y los saca chispas consisting of Giovani Chávez, Rafael Salazar, Sara Alejos, Yamil Ibáñez, and Mariana Olvera.

Team Name Captain Singer Dancers Quinto Elemento Placement
Giovani y los saca chispas
 Giovani Chávez Rafael Salazar Sara Alejos & Yamil Ibáñez Mariana Olvera 1st
Mateo y los Súper Sabios
 Mateo Figueroa Taisia Sigala Flor Santander & Yahir Solís Jenifer Quezada 2nd
Beba y sus yolotzin
 Piera Renata Cuervo "Beba" Kevin Duarte Valeria Vallado & Ramón Leyva Sofía Marie 3rd
Sarilú y sus bombas
 Sara Lucía Castillo "Sarilú" Kenneth Lagunes Regina Espejo & Paulo Fonseca Josue Basilio 4th[20]
Danna y los Súper Fashion
 Danna Zermeño Sofía González Rubén del Prado & Mariana Ruiz Sergio Antonio Andrade 5th[21]
Victoria y sus victoriosos
 Victoria Quintero Roberto Carlos Olán Tadeo López & Venuz Arce Ethan Joseph 6th[22]

Season 5 (2020)

Season five premiered on Univision on 22 March 2020.[23] Galilea Montijo returned as host. Ariel Miramontes "Albertano" returned as judge.[24] María León, Bibi Gaytán and Juanpa Zurita replaced Verónica Castro, Miguel Bosé, and Karol Sevilla as judges. On 27 March 2020, Univision announced an early end to production on the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, with only three audition episodes being produced.[25] The season finale aired on 5 April 2020.[26]

Ratings

U.S. ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) Season premiere Season finale
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Sunday 8pm/7c 19 June 2011 (2011-06-19) 4.2[27] 5 September 2011 (2011-09-05) 6.2[28]
2 2 June 2012 (2012-06-02) 4.2[29] 2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) 3.1[30]
3 25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) 2.5[31] 29 April 2018 (2018-04-29) 2.4[32]
4 24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) 1.5[33] 2 June 2019 (2019-06-02) 1.9[34]
5 22 March 2020 (2020-03-22) 2.3[35] 5 April 2020 (2020-04-05) 2.0[36]

International versions of Pequeños Gigantes

  Currently airing franchise
  Franchise with an upcoming season
  Franchise whose status is unknown
  Franchise no longer in production
Country/region Name Network Host(s) Judges Seasons and winners
 Argentina Pequeños Gigantes Telefe Susana Giménez
  • Season 1, 2019: Los Pequeños Guerreros
  • Season 2, 2019: ?
 Chile Pequeños Gigantes Chilevisión Carolina de Moras
  • Season 1, 2015: Los Rebeldes
 Costa Rica Pequeños Gigantes Teletica Edgar Silva
Natalia Rodríguez
  • Flor Urbina
  • Nancy Dobles
  • José "Chepe" González
  • “Lalo” Rojas
  • Alejandra Portillo
  • Gustavo Rojas
  • Season 1, 2011: Estrellas Arrasadores[37]
 Ecuador Pequeños Gigantes Teleamazonas Erick Méndez
  • Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez
  • María José
  • Noel Schajris
  • Gloria Trevi
  • Season 1, 2012: Los Rebeldes[38]
 Hungary Kicsi Óriások RTL Klub Balázs Sebestyén
  • Eszter Földes
  • Péter Geszti
  • Dávid Spáh
  • Season 1, 2016: Lázadók
 Italy Pequeños Gigantes
Piccoli giganti 		Canale 5
Real Time 		Belén Rodríguez (1)
Gabriele Corsi (2)
  • Season 1, 2016: I Piccoli Guerrieri
  • Season 2, 2017: Stelle Filanti
 Panama Pequeños Gigantes Telemetro Michelle Simons
Jackie Guzmán
Patty Castillo
  • Phatom
  • Any Tovar
  • Carlos Real
  • Jahenel Pitti
  • Margarita Henríquez
  • Ana Lucía Herrera
  • Season 1, 2012: Gigantes En Acción
  • Season 2, 2013: Super Peques[39]
 Paraguay Pequeños Gigantes Telefuturo Dani Da Rosa
  • David Dionich
  • Clara Franco
  • Mili Britez
  • Nadia Portillho (2)
  • Álvaro Ayala
  • Alicia Ramirez (1)
  • Season 1, 2014: Los Megas Talentosos
  • Season 2, 2014: Los Irresistibles
 Peru Pequeños Gigantes América Televisión Federico Salazar
Katia Condos
  • Season 1, 2012: Los Irresistibles
 Poland Mali giganci TVN Filip Chajzer
  • Season 1, 2015: Klika Rubika
  • Season 2, 2016: Kadra Anki
  • Season 3, 2017: Pogodni
 Portugal Pequenos Gigantes TVI Fatima Lopes
  • Manuel Luis Goucha
  • Rita Pereira
  • David Carreira
 Spain Pequeños Gigantes Telecinco Jesús Vázquez
  • Season 1, 2014: Los Rebeldes
  • Season 2, 2015: Gigantes en acción
 Ukraine Маленькі гіганти
Malenki giganti 		1+1 Kateryna Osadcha
  • Yuriy Gorbunov
  • Natalia Mogilevskaya
  • Elena Soptenko
  • Season 1, 2015: ?
 Uruguay Pequeños Gigantes Teledoce ? ?
  • Season 1, 2013: Pequeños Guerreros
 United States Pequeños Gigantes USA Univision Giselle Blondet
  • Season 1, 2017: Peque Flow
 Vietnam Người Hùng Tí Hon HTV7 ? ? ?

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