After the victory of Guadalupe Finana (from Nerva, Huelva, and resident in Seville) the second edition of MasterChef Abuelos arrives this Monday at ten o’clock at night in La 1. The Junior version has just concluded, with the older ones it will be a unique special gala in which twelve applicants participate (five men, seven women) of which three are Andalusian. Lola, Maria Luisa and Eduardo will seek to take the scepter from Guadalupe, the Grandmother of Dragons (for her comments on Game of Thrones on social networks), who at 86 years old showed her experience in traditional cooking and her skills in adapting to new techniques. , the keys to this version of the Shine Iberia format, which is in turn a tribute to the elders.
With the usual jury, Pepe Rodriguez,Samantha Vallejo-Nagera (in the last edition of this version she was replaced by Loles Leon) and Jordi Cruz, the ages of the twelve participants range from 64 years old to Filomeno, from Alicante, to Andres, from La Coruna, 89 years old, with model and actor experience.
The winner will win a prize of 12,000 euros and in the evolution of the tests they will have the visit of chefs Ricard Camarena, Tono Perez, Pepa Munoz, Ramon Freixa, Pepe Solla, Martin Berasategui, Fina Puigdelval, Martina Puigvert and Francis Paniego .
The outdoor test will be in Benidormwith the intervention of Carmina Barrios, Juanma Castano, winner of MasterChef Celebrity, and his outgoing mother, Teresa. Guadalupe will also be there as the winner and the finalist, Aurelia Matallan.
The Andalusians of ‘MasterChef Grandparents’
Eduardo (83 years old, Malaga), was a driver at a luxury hotel in Benalmadena. Now he is retired and he is a crack fideua and paella.
Lola (77 years old, Cordoba), who learned to cook when she got married. Their best dishes are beans with clams and tripe.
Maria Luisa (81 years old, Cadiz), passionate about traditional Spanish cuisine, although she defends herself well against a good Wellington sirloin or a bouillabaisse soup.
There is also Jose (66 years old, Pontevedra),an electrician who has traveled over a hundred countries who loves to travel by motorcycle and now runs a hotel in Cadiz. His star dishes are rice dishes and chicken with passion fruit.
And among the curious characters, Andres, the oldest participant, at 89, is a model for haute couture firms, and took his first steps as an actor. At the time he was engaged in law and was a diplomatic cultural attache.
