THREE STARS
The famous franchise created by English record producer Simon Cowellthe most demanding and virulent judge of the American singing contest “American Idol”, appeared in 2007 in United Kingdom and from there it spread to other countries with notable repercussions. In these lands he disembarked the following year, with a perhaps more accurate title: “Argentinian talent”. In three successive successful editions, which reached more than thirty-six rating points, it was directed by Mariano Peluffo, with a jury made up of the dancer and choreographer Maximiliano Guerra, the Venezuelan actress Catherine Fulop and the musician Kike Teruel.
Now, thirteen years later, the hyped return of “Got Talent” (“He has talent”, literally translated from English), on the Telefe screen, had a bit of everything throughout its initial week because basically, it is a television show, beyond the laudable search and award for artistic skills
As in those variety shows that seek to entertain at all costs, we witness, for example, the exacerbated, rather sentimental sobs of the actress Florence Pena and the rapper “La Joaqui”, before some presentations that diminished protagonism to the applicants. Even the serious, impatient or enthusiastic face of the singer Abel Pintos, who has not yet managed to define the role of a severe or inflexible judge that he wants to adopt or is asked to occupy. Going through the terrible blow that the driver gave herself Lizy Tagliani, to the nonsense of wanting to imitate the complex acrobatic performance of a participant. Or the faces of strategic surprise, just when the camera focuses on him, of the Uruguayan dancer, of Lebanese descent, Emir Abdul, fourth member of the inquisitive court that judges the suitability of the participants.
The reality show has a great production and presents unknown solo, duet, or group applicants, in various disciplines and different types of acts, regardless of skill and with no age limit, to be evaluated and decide who deserves to continue. Then, the public, by telephone vote, chooses their favorites and in the final someone will be crowned the winner of fifteen million pesos.
The first days there was a Chayanne impersonator, who caused predictable hilarity due to his notorious clumsiness. Also Luciano, a good fifteen-year-old pianist from Mendoza who played a piece of classical music on a tiny electronic keyboard, and little Aythan, four years old, who showed that he knew how to play the timbales. By the way, does anyone remember the first three winners of the local version?
