The 1 aired the premiere of MasterChef 11 on March 27. The culinary ‘talent show’ returns with a new edition that will have two weekly installments in ‘prime time’, which can be seen on Mondays and Tuesdays. In the first one, the 23 contestants who will compete for victory were announced.
This entrepreneur from Barcelona has worked in luxury fashion communication and is 46 years old. RTVE indicates that she seeks to make people happy with her cooking and that her main diners are her children, 7 and 10 years old. She is described as hyperactive, intense and with a lot of character.
The casting includes a youtuber from Texas (United States) who is 26 years old. She fell in love with Spain when she first visited the country in 2017 with a scholarship. After finishing her studies, she decided to move to Galicia to dedicate herself to teaching English.
This applicant comes from Sao Paulo (Brazil) and has already turned 34. He left his land and his leather bag business to become a fashion photographer, but now he wants to trade his camera for a kitchen apron. The program indicates that you are a perfectionist, intense and transparent.
Larraitz is a 32-year-old waitress from Vizcaya. She loves children and she has a passion for traditional cooking. RTVE points out that she is very critical, both with others and with herself, and that she easily ignites.
This 26-year-old is a publicist, comes from Madrid and works in a multinational. She dreams of traveling the world in a caravan with her girlfriend, whom she met at school and whom she considers her first and only love.
Tuki is a 32-year-old non-binary person who also comes from Madrid. He has a position as an audiovisual technician in a real estate agency, but is currently on leave.
This 24-year-old from Cádiz is an air traffic controller. MasterChef 11 presents her as a select, happy, nervous and restless young woman. “She says that she breaks all expectations of her: either you love her very much or you can’t stand her,” says RTVE.
Merce is 51 years old, comes from Madrid and works in an office in a technical billing position. She cooks daily for her family and her classmates. In addition, she assures that she is the biggest fan of the La 1 program and often visits her restaurant.
This contestant from Madrid is 52 years old and is a substitute judge in the courts of Valencia. She is an independent, sociable woman who is passionate about motorcycles. “She defines herself as someone with a short fuse and has no filters,” she indicates RTVE.
This 35-year-old aspirant from Leon is a DJ and event organizer. “Music is his passion and cooking is one of his greatest entertainments,” the program’s website advances, which also states that his main quality is nobility and that he is not afraid of criticism from the jury.
Ana is a 29-year-old waitress from Seville, but she has had many different jobs, from a day laborer picking olives to a security guard. She dreams of being a pastry chef, practices CrossFit often and is a perfectionist.
This 20-year-old from Granada used to compete in dance, but he gave it up and now works as a real estate agent. He would like to be a lawyer to help young people in difficult situations, like the one he went through after several family problems that led him to spend time in a juvenile center. Currently he lives with his boyfriend.
This Andorran lives in Lérida, he is 58 years old and has several children from different marriages. He was a professional athlete and competed in clay pigeon shooting at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but later became a businessman and sold watches and glasses. He is currently unemployed.
Luca is an 18-year-old from Barcelona who has more than 600,000 followers on TikTok. He is studying a higher degree in Marketing and Advertising. He became a viral phenomenon after posting a video in which he and his cousin boasted of being “the richest cousins ??in Spain.”
Eneko is from Zaragoza, he is 38 years old and was a professional footballer until his knee injuries forced him to retire. He now works in a boutique for a coffee brand and also as a model. He lives in Terrassa (Barcelona) with his wife and his two daughters.
Carlota is a 25-year-old lawyer from Valladolid who is passionate about sports. RTVE points out that she has “a very particular style of dress” and that she doesn’t mind being told that she is posh or what people think of her.
Roberto is 45 years old, he is a gastronomic consultant and advises different restaurant chains in Palma de Mallorca. He became the first expelled from MasterChef 11.
Sergio, 32, is proud to work as a taxi driver in Madrid, but he wants to change his life through gastronomy. The program highlights his altruism and that no solidarity initiative is lost.
Lluís began studying Dentistry and Medicine, but went on to study Law. He is 27 years old and works as a model. He likes his mother’s traditional Catalan cookbooks. He appeared at the MasterChef 11 casting with his girlfriend.
A Dominican priest and friar of Venezuelan origin has entered the new edition of the ‘talent show’. Fray Marcos is 44 years old, he is also a journalist and has training in philosophy and teaching. The program highlights that he is “a conciliatory person with good humor.”
Laura, 28, comes from Tarragona and considers herself an empowered and independent woman. She is a web designer at a communication and branding agency. She also helps her mother with her restaurant by the sea.
This 41-year-old contestant comes from Albacete and works as a forest firefighter in Valencia, after having been a bricklayer and carpenter. Among his hobbies are sport fishing and motorcycling.
This 19-year-old aspirant from Barcelona will compete in MasterChef 11 after being a finalist in MasterChef Junior 4. The judges were surprised to remember his time in the children’s version of the format and discovered that he is now a cooking student.
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