Mira quién baila (Spanish TV series)

This article is about the Spanish formal name of the show. For the American version, see Mira quién baila (American TV series).

¡Mira quién baila! (English: Look Who's Dancing!), also known as ¡Más que baile! (English: More Than Dancing!), was a Spanish reality television show, based on the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing as part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise, in which a group of celebrities competed in a dancing contest of several styles over several weeks, partnered with dance professionals. The prize that the winner obtained was given to charitable organisations of their choice.

Mira quién baila
Also known as	¡Más que baile! (2010)
Directed by	Josep Maria Mainat Toni Cruz
Presented by	Jaime Cantizano (2014) Pilar Rubio (2010) Anne Igartiburu (2005-2009)
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	137
Production
Running time	120-160 minutes
Production company	Gestmusic
Original release
Network	La 1 (2005-2009, 2014) Telecinco (2010)
Release	13 June 2005 (2005-06-13) – 21 April 2014 (2014-04-21)

History

The program premiered on La 1 of Televisión Española as ¡Mira quién baila! on 13 June 2005. It was presented by Anne Igartiburu and produced by Gestmusic for seven seasons.

TVE gave up the rights to air the show in 2009 due to financial problems, so in 2010 the show moved to Telecinco, where it premiered as ¡Mira quién baila! but was later renamed ¡Más que baile! due to copyright issues; the new name gave the possibility of using the same acronym ¡MQB!. This season was presented by Pilar Rubio.

Televisión Española reacquired the format in 2014 retaining its earlier title, ¡Mira quién baila! and the season was presented by Jaime Cantizano.

In 2018, Televisión Española announced a new adaptation of the original format with a different title, Bailando con las estrellas. This adaptation was intended to adopt the rules of the American adaptation, with each celebrity paired with a professional dance partner throughout the series, unlike in ¡Mira quién baila! where celebrities had a different partner each episode, and weekly eliminations. The show was co-produced by Gestmusic Endemol, like ¡Mira quién baila!.^[1][2]

Winners

• Claudia Molina [es] (Season 1)
• David Civera (S2); 61%
• Rosa López (S3); 62%
• Estela Giménez (S4); 53%
• Manolo Sarriá [es] (S5)
• Nani Gaitán [es] (S6); 50.5%
• Manuel Bandera (S7)
• Belén Esteban (S8); 53%
• Miguel Abellán [es] (S9); 51%

References

1. "El formato de éxito internacional de la BBC 'Bailando con las estrellas' llega a La 1 de RTVE". RTVE (in Spanish). 28 February 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
2. Moreno, Adriano (6 March 2018). "¿Por qué TVE no ha recuperado '¡Mira quién baila!'?". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2020.