2011 Mexican TV series or program
Pequeños Gigantes Genre Talent show Created by
Rubén Galindo
Santiago Galindo
Directed by Eduardo Suárez Presented by
Galilea Montijo
Jimena Gállego (seasons 1-2)
Yurem Rojas (seasons 1-2)
Bárbara Islas (season 4)
Country of origin Mexico Original language Spanish No. of seasons5 No. of episodes52 Executive producers
Rubén Galindo
Santiago Galindo
Producers
Miguel Batz
Fabián Flores
Production company Televisa Network Release 27 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.
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
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 гігантиMalenki giganti
1+1
Kateryna Osadcha
Yuriy Gorbunov
Natalia Mogilevskaya
Elena Soptenko
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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