Protagonistas... aka Protagonistas de Novela, Protagonistas de la Música, Protagonistas de la Fama, is a reality television franchise. It broadcasts in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, and Latin communities in the United States.
The game format is similar to Big Brother, or Operación Triunfo (Star Academy) where a group of anonymous people competes in an isolated house to win a contract with a record company, or a TV channel.
Currently, there are 28 winners of the Protagonistas format. The most recent winner is Laura Alemán from Puerto Rico.
| Region | Local name | Channel | Winner | Main Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Casa dos Artistas Not Protagonistas Format | SBT | Season 1, 2001: Bárbara Paz Season 2, 2002: Rafael Vanucci Season 3, 2002: Sérgio Paiva | Silvio Santos (Season 1-4) & Regina Volpato (Season 1-4) |
| Casa dos Artistas Protagonistas de Novela Format | Season 4, 2004: Carol Hubner | |||
| Chile | Protagonistas de la Fama | Canal 13 | Season 1, 2003: Álvaro Ballero Alvarado & Catalina Bono Zárate | Sergio Lagos (Season 1) |
| Protagonistas de la Música | Season 1, 2003: María Ximena Abarca | Sergio Lagos (Season 1) | ||
| Colombia | Protagonistas de Novela | RCN TV | Season 1, 2002: Jaider Villa & Ximena Córdoba Season 2, 2003: Nicolás Reyes Rivera & Shirly Gómez Reyez Season 3, 2004: Enrique Duque, "Kike" & Ana Rivera Prado | María Cecilia Botero (Season 1) Luis Mesa (Season 2) Amparo Grisales (Season 3) |
| Protagonistas de Nuestra Tele | Season 1, 2010: Cristian Suárez & Angélica Salgado Season 2, 2012: Jhoan Álvarez & Sara Uribe Season 3, 2013: Juver Bilvao & Gaby Garrido | Geraldine Zivic (Season 1) Andrea Serna (Season 2 & 3) | ||
| Protagonistas | Season 1, 2017: Jonathan Fierro | Ximena Cordoba(Season 1) Luciano D'Alessandro(Season 1) | ||
| Mexico | Estrellas de Novela | TV Azteca | Season 1, 2003: Cynthia Hernández González & Emmanuel Orenday Franco | Silvia Navarro (Season 1) |
| Spain | Estudio de Actores | Antena 3 | Season 1, 2002: Cancelled | Juan Ramón Lucas (Season 1) |
| United States | Protagonistas de Novela | Telemundo | Season 1, 2002: Raúl Arrieta & Millie Ruperto Season 2, 2003: Erick Elías & Michelle Vargas | José Ángel Llamas (Season 1) Víctor Mallarino (Season 2) |
| Protagonistas de la Música | Season 1, 2003: Miguel Angel Guzmán & Bárbara Higuera | Carlos Ponce (Season 1) | ||
| Protagonistas de la Fama VIP | Season 1, 2004: Roberto Mateos & Litzy Vannya Dominguez | José Ángel Llamas (Season 1) | ||
| Protagonistas: El Reality | Univision | Season 1, 2011: Laura Alemán | José Ángel Llamas (Season 1) Víctor Mallarino (Season 2) | |
| Venezuela | Protagonistas de Novela | Venevisión | Season 1, 2002: Luis Manuel Nessy & María Edilia Rangel | Jose Useche (Season 1) |