La Banda (TV series)
La Banda ("the band") is a Spanish-language American singing competition series created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin. It is presented by Alejandra Espinoza. The series is a co-production between Syco Entertainment, Saban Brands and Univision.
| La Banda | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Alejandra Espinoza |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English, Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (as of December 11, 2016) |
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| Producer | Ricky Martin |
| Production location | Miami, Florida |
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| Network | Univision |
| Release | September 13, 2015 – December 11, 2016 |
Univision broadcast two seasons, with season 1 premiering on September 13, 2015, until December 13, 2015, with judges Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, and Alejandro Sanz. with the goal of the series to look for talented young teens to make the next musical phenomenon. The new band entitled CNCO was composed of winners Christopher Vélez (Ecuador), Richard Camacho (Dominican Republic), Joel Pimentel (Mexico), Erick Brian Colón (Cuba), and Zabdiel de Jesús (Puerto Rico).
The show was renewed for season 2, but this time in search for the next Latin boy and girl band. It was broadcast from September 11, 2016, to December 11, 2016, with judges Wisin, Laura Pausini and Mario Domm. The new band entitled MIX5 was composed of winners Brian Cruz (Cuba), Taishmara Rivera (Puerto Rico), Christian Castro (Puerto Rico), Danelly Hoyer (Mexico), and Garmandy Candelario (Dominican Republic).
A third season was announced for 2018 season after a hiatus of one year. There were spinoffs of the La Banda series both in Mexico and Greece.