Protagonistas
{{Short description|Spanish language reality TV franchise}}
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Protagonistas (also known as Protagonistas de Novela, Protagonistas de la Música and Protagonistas de la Fama) is a reality television franchise. It airs in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, and Latin communities in the United States.
The show is presented in a game format similar to Big Brother or Operación Triunfo (Star Academy), where a group of anonymous people compete in an isolated house to win a contract with a record company or a TV channel.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
''Protagonistas'' around the world
Currently, there are 28 winners from the different Protagonistas formats. The most recent winner is Laura Alemán from Puerto Rico.
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! Region !! Local name !! Channel !! Winner !! Main Presenters |
| rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil
|Casa dos Artistas | rowspan=2 |SBT | Season 1, 2001: Bárbara Paz Season 2, 2002: Rafael Vanucci Season 3, 2002: Sérgio Paiva | rowspan=2 |Silvio Santos (Season 1-4) |
| Casa dos Artistas Protagonistas de Novela Format | Season 4, 2004: Carol Hubner |
| rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile
|Protagonistas de la Fama | rowspan=2 |Canal 13 | Season 1, 2003: Álvaro Ballero Alvarado & Catalina Bono Zárate | Sergio Lagos (Season 1) |
| Protagonistas de la Música
| Season 1, 2003: María Ximena Abarca | Sergio Lagos (Season 1) |
| rowspan=3|{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia
|Protagonistas de Novela | rowspan=3 |RCN TV | Season 1, 2002: Jaider Villa & Ximena Córdoba Season 2, 2003: Nicolás Reyes Rivera & Shirly Gómez Reyez Season 3, 2004: Enrique Duque, "Kike" & Ana Rivera Prado | María Cecilia Botero (Season 1) |
| Protagonistas de Nuestra Tele
| Season 1, 2010: Cristian Suárez & Angélica Salgado Season 2, 2012: Jhoan Álvarez & Sara Uribe Season 3, 2013: Juver Bilvao & Gaby Garrido | Geraldine Zivic (Season 1) |
| Protagonistas
| Season 1, 2017: Jonathan Fierro | Ximena Cordoba(Season 1) |
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico
|Estrellas de Novela | Season 1, 2003: Cynthia Hernández González & Emmanuel Orenday Franco | Silvia Navarro (Season 1) |
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain
|Estudio de Actores | Antena 3 | Season 1, 2002: Cancelled | Juan Ramón Lucas (Season 1) |
| rowspan=4|{{Flagicon|USA}} United States
| rowspan=3|Telemundo | Season 1, 2002: {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Raúl Arrieta & {{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Millie Ruperto Season 2, 2003: {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Erick Elías & {{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Michelle Vargas | José Ángel Llamas (Season 1) |
| Protagonistas de la Música
| Season 1, 2003: {{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Miguel Angel Guzmán & {{Flagicon|Cuba}} Bárbara Higuera | Carlos Ponce (Season 1) |
| Protagonistas de la Fama VIP
| Season 1, 2004: {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Roberto Mateos & {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Litzy Vannya Dominguez | José Ángel Llamas (Season 1) |
| Protagonistas: El Reality
| Season 1, 2011: {{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Laura Alemán | José Ángel Llamas (Season 1) |
| {{Flagicon|Venezuela}} Venezuela
|Protagonistas de Novela | Season 1, 2002: Luis Manuel Nessy & María Edilia Rangel | Jose Useche (Season 1) |
Category:Telemundo original programming
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