Genre Reality show Original language(s) Spanish First episode date 3 January 2005 Network EITB Language Spanish | Country of origin Spain No. of seasons 12 Presented by Julian Iantzi Number of seasons 12 Cast Julian Iantzi | |
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Directed by Joxan Goñi
Patxi Alonso Executive producer(s) Patxi Alonso
Gonzalo Honigblum Similar Goenkale, Vaya semanita, Mi querido Klikowsky, Survivor Spain, Alguna pregunta més? Profiles | ||
el conquistador del fin del mundo reality show review yanira gal n
El conquistador del fin del mundo is an adventure reality TV show created by Euskal Telebista (ETB).
Contents
- el conquistador del fin del mundo reality show review yanira gal n
- Program characteristics
- Repercussion
- Controversies
- References
Its contestants are divided into teams that fight not only against the roughness of the land and the climate but also against the different events which they encounter. The living conditions are difficult, having to deal with the cold, the hunger and the thirst. Physical endurance as well as the capacity to live with strangers are essential to survive this adventure.
Program characteristics
Its contestants are divided in two groups that compete between them with different events apart from the climate, hunger, thirst and so on. The physical condition and the capability to live with strangers are also very important in order to win this competition. This program is based on other previous ones like Basetxea and Conqusitadores del fin del mundo. In its first shot in 2005, twelve out of its sixteen costestants where from the Basque Country and the other four from Argentina, but with basque roots. The goal is to bring the ikurriña (Basque flag), to the Les Éclaireus lighthouse in the Bahía de Ushuaia. Early in the year 2008, it was shot exclusively for Argentinian spectators. In 2014, the scene was the Iguazu waterfall's rainforest. In 2016 it took part in the Amazonas rainforest.
Repercussion
It was awarded as the Best Entertainment Autonomic Program of 2008 by the Academy of Spanish Television. It is usually considered one of the most extreme shows on television because of the conbination of extreme events, survival and cohabitation, and also because of the format of the reality, that changes every year surprising the contestants and the audience. For all of that, each edition gathers more followers, not only in the Basque Country, but also in other provinces, achieving assestments 25% higher than the average of the channel.
Controversies
Some groups pro animal rights reported that the program encourages animal mistreatment in some of its events by killing chickens, frogs, sworms and fish or even for feeding an animal until it threw up. The Aranzadi Science Society has also reported that an inoffensive protected species of snake was killed, as well as some other animals under the same circumstances.