¡Claro Que Baila!
| ¡Claro Que Baila! | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
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| Country of origin | Puerto Rico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Luis Vigoreaux Studio at WAPA-TV |
| Running time | 120 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company | WAPA Media Group |
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| Network | WAPA |
| Release | May 21, 2025 – present |
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| Super Chef Celebrities | |
¡Claro Que Baila! (Spanish for, Of course they can dance!) is a Puerto Rican competition television series that premiered on WAPA on May 21, 2025. The show is based on American competition Dancing with the Stars and British competition Strictly Come Dancing. The show pairs local Puerto Rican celebrities and influencers with professional dancers. Each couple competes against the others for judges' points. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points runs the risk of elimination each cycle until only the champion dance pair remains. The last celebrity standing wins a prize of $40,000. The series is hosted by Karla Monroig and Angie Rivers.
History
After the success of previous Reality Series Super Chef Celebrities, WAPA began the development of other realities that could occupy the prime time 7:00pm time slot while Super Chefs was on break. Originally announced with the name Baila (Spanish for Dance!), WAPA Media Group announced the new show on April 23, 2025 in a press conference where they also announced the judges of the competition would be Sophie Sanfiorenzo, Bryan Villarini and Lumarie Fernández.[1][2]
On May 13, 2025, it was announced that telecommunications service provider Claro Puerto Rico would be joining the show as its main sponsor and the name of the brand would be added to the name of the show thus becoming ¡Claro Que Baila! on that same press conference the show introduced its 15 participants and actress Karla Monroig was also introduced as the show's main host.[3][4]
The show premiered live on May 21, 2025 from Studio Luis Vigoreaux at WAPA-TV Headquarters in Guaynabo. WAPA Media touted the premiere as a success with the show obtaining an 11.3% share in overall homes and a 10.4% on the coveted 18-35 demographic.[5][6][7]
Contestants
Season 1
- Veronique Abreu Tañón, journalist WKAQ 580
- Eduardo “Gali” Galarza, influencer
- Mía Blakeman, actress
- Guillermo Villa, influencer
- Bri, la Pelúa, singer/songwriter
- Miguel Alí Berdiel, athlete
- Marisa Baigés, TV Host
- Modesto Lacén, actor
- Larissa Dones, influencer
- Juan Zayas, athlete
- Celimar Rivera, activist
- Edgar Rivera, influencer
- Karla Guilfú Acevedo, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2023
- Charlie Massó, singer
- Lynette Chico, radio host
On-air talent
Season 1
- Karla Monroig, host
- Angie Rivers, backstage correspondent
- Zoe Muñiz, social media correspondent
Judges
- Sophie Sanfiorenzo
- Bryan Villarini
- Lumarie Landrau
References
- ^ "¡Baila!: conoce los detalles del nuevo reality de WAPA TV". TVBoricuaUSA. TVBoricuaUSA. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Wapa Televisión estrenará el programa de competencia "¡Baila!"". Primera Hora. GFR Media. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Anuncian las 15 celebridades que participarán en el reality show "¡Claro que baila!"". Primera Hora. GFR Media. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "¡Claro que baila!: ellos estarán en el nuevo reality show de WAPA TV". TVBoricuaUSA. TVBoricuaUSA. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ ""¡Claro que baila!" estrena con pie derecho". Primera Hora. GFR Media. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Sepulveda Nuñez, Barbara. "Emoción y muchas lágrimas en el estreno de "¡Claro que baila!" de Wapa Televisión". El Nuevo Dia. GFR Media. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ ""Pisa fuerte": WAPA TV celebra audiencia del estreno de ¡Claro que baila!". TVBoricuaUSA. TVBoricuaUSA. Retrieved 22 May 2025.