The Switch Drag Race[2] is a Chilean reality competition television series, presented by Mega as a Chilean version of the hit American show RuPaul's Drag Race.[3][4] The purpose of the series is to find Chile's top transformista (transformer, drag queen) of the season.
Later, on the second season, the eligibility for competitors was expanded. The contestants were still predominantly from Chile & Argentina (with select returning queens from season one); the other half hailed everywhere from Puerto Rico, Spain, and Mexico, to Brazil and even France and the U.S.
The Switch was the second international localization of Drag Race, following Drag Race Thailand. Like the American version, The Switch requires its contestants to sing live, lip-sync, dance, and perform impersonations, but the show's format is significantly changed. It was later followed by British, Canadian, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French, Filipino, Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, and German adaptations that much more closely followed the original Drag Race format.
Hosted by Karla Constant [es] (one of the hosts of Mucho gusto, also on Mega), the first season of The Switch, subtitled El Arte de Transformismo, premiered on October 8, 2015, and ended on January 17, 2016. After over two years’ hiatus, The Switch returned to MEGA for a second season, subtitled Desafío Mundial, on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Season two ended on June 15, 2018.
Season 1 of The Switch consisted of seventeen participants, often split into two groups, that were challenged with demonstrating their ability to perform makeovers, impersonate female characters, dance, lip-sync, and sing live on stage. Along with the demonstration of their skills, The Switch shows each contestant's life story, giving details of their personal experiences to Chilean viewers.
Season 2 consists of six returning contestants from the previous season as well as seven new contestants from outside of Chile. The participants being split up into two groups; one group consisting of the returning contestants and the other group formed from their challengers from around the world.
^"Director de "The switch": Queremos dignificar el oficio del transformista" [Director of "The Switch": We Want to Dignify the Art of Female Impersonation], Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish), August 26, 2015
^"The Switch Drag Race – Official Site", Mega.cl (in Spanish)
^Blake Jacos (September 24, 2015), "RuPaul's Drag Race is Heading to Chile!", World of Wonder
^Daniele Alcinii (September 25, 2015), ""Drag Race" heads to Chile for local version", Realscreen
^ [Judges/Coaches], Mega.cl (in Spanish), archived from the original on August 27, 2017, retrieved August 26, 2017
switch, drag, race, chilean, reality, competition, television, series, presented, mega, chilean, version, american, show, rupaul, drag, race, purpose, series, find, chile, transformista, transformer, drag, queen, season, genrereality, competitionbased, onrupau. The Switch Drag Race 2 is a Chilean reality competition television series presented by Mega as a Chilean version of the hit American show RuPaul s Drag Race 3 4 The purpose of the series is to find Chile s top transformista transformer drag queen of the season The Switch Drag RaceGenreReality competitionBased onRuPaul s Drag RaceDirected byRicardo Duran 1 Presented byKarla Constant es JudgesNicole Gaultier Season 1 and 2 Ingrid Cruz Season 1 and 2 Juan Pablo Gonzalez Season 1 Sebastian Errazuriz Season 1 Oscar Mediavilla es Season 2 Country of originChileOriginal languageSpanishNo of seasons2No of episodes55ProductionExecutive producerJaime SepulvedaCamera setupMultipleRunning time60 90 minutes without commercials Original releaseNetworkMegaReleaseOctober 8 2015 2015 10 08 August 15 2018 2018 08 15 RelatedDrag Race franchiseLater on the second season the eligibility for competitors was expanded The contestants were still predominantly from Chile amp Argentina with select returning queens from season one the other half hailed everywhere from Puerto Rico Spain and Mexico to Brazil and even France and the U S The Switch was the second international localization of Drag Race following Drag Race Thailand Like the American version The Switch requires its contestants to sing live lip sync dance and perform impersonations but the show s format is significantly changed It was later followed by British Canadian Dutch Spanish Italian French Filipino Belgian Swedish Mexican Brazilian and German adaptations that much more closely followed the original Drag Race format Hosted by Karla Constant es one of the hosts of Mucho gusto also on Mega the first season of The Switch subtitled El Arte de Transformismo premiered on October 8 2015 and ended on January 17 2016 After over two years hiatus The Switch returned to MEGA for a second season subtitled Desafio Mundial on Sunday March 25 2018 Season two ended on June 15 2018 Contents 1 Format 1 1 Judging 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFormat editSeason 1 of The Switch consisted of seventeen participants often split into two groups that were challenged with demonstrating their ability to perform makeovers impersonate female characters dance lip sync and sing live on stage Along with the demonstration of their skills The Switch shows each contestant s life story giving details of their personal experiences to Chilean viewers Season 2 consists of six returning contestants from the previous season as well as seven new contestants from outside of Chile The participants being split up into two groups one group consisting of the returning contestants and the other group formed from their challengers from around the world Judging edit Judges on The Switch 5 Judge Occupation Country of Origin Season1 2Nicole Gaultier Drag entertainer Uruguay MainIngrid Cruz Actor Chile MainJuan Pablo Gonzalez Musician Chile MainSebastian Errazuriz Composer Chile MainOscar Mediavilla es Composer Argentina MainCoaches on The Switch Coach Occupation Country of Origin Season1 2Nicole Gaultier Drag entertainer Uruguay MainIngrid Cruz Actor Chile MainPatricia Maldonado Singer and TV Personality Chile MainNicanor Bravo Fashion designer Argentina MainDarwin Ruz Dancer Chile MainAlvaro Veliz Singer Chile MainSeason 1 editMain article The Switch Drag Race season 1 Season 2 editMain article The Switch Drag Race season 2 See also editLGBT in ChileReferences edit Director de The switch Queremos dignificar el oficio del transformista Director of The Switch We Want to Dignify the Art of Female Impersonation Cooperativa cl in Spanish August 26 2015 The Switch Drag Race Official Site Mega cl in Spanish Blake Jacos September 24 2015 RuPaul s Drag Race is Heading to Chile World of Wonder Daniele Alcinii September 25 2015 Drag Race heads to Chile for local version Realscreen Jurado Coach Judges Coaches Mega cl in Spanish archived from the original on August 27 2017 retrieved August 26 2017External links editOfficial website Portals nbsp Chile nbsp LGBT nbsp Television Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Switch Drag Race amp oldid 1201653410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
