Burbank, CA, — A year ago “Omar “Rude Boy” Fuentes only dreamed of Hollywood in his native Honduras, now he has been was crowned the winner of EstrellaTV’s hit show Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento and received a grand prize of $100,000.

This past Wednesday, August 5, EstrellaTV held the grand finale of its #1 talent search show Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento and announced the final audience voting results, 23-year-old Rude Boy, a Honduran native living in Dallas, Texas, who has only been in the US for a year was selected by the audience. A long journey to the U.S., Rude Boy rode the “La Bestia” (Train of death) to get here. He was incarcerated in an ICE prison for 7 months and missed the birth of his first son. But that is all in the past, as he looks forward to a brighter future with his win at Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento.

Fuentes, who goes by the stage name of “Rude Boy,” impressed the judges and the audience week after week, performing his own original lyrics in a Latin Urban style. His deep lyrical prowess and rapping technique catapulted him to the finale, establishing him as a front runner and fan-favorite with the viewing audience and the celebrity judges.  On Wednesday night, “Rude Boy” garnered the majority of votes and took home the winning title for the show’s 22^nd season. Prior to joining the competition, Fuentes was a landscaper in Dallas, Texas, where he lives with his expecting wife and son.

The show, which was taped at the network’s Estrella Studios in Burbank, was a celebration of Latin music, where 13 finalists battled for the opportunity to launch a music career and take home the coveted cash prize.

The two-hour grand finale featured musical performances by the show’s own celebrity judges, Chiquis and Ana Barbara, as well as guest performances by some of Regional Mexican music’s top brass, including Edwin Caz and the show’s host and heartthrob, Luis Coronel. Filled with excitement and anticipation, Season 22 of Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento came to a final wrap after briefly going on hiatus due to the ongoing health crisis.  The show’s production was altered and underwent a set redesign to adhere to new safety and sanitary protocols, keeping the set closed to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the show’s staff, celebrity judges, and contestants.

This season, Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento also enlisted the help of celebrity guest judges Lupillo Rivera, Carolina Ross, Edwin Caz, and El Escorpión Dorado to sit on the judges’ panel and give their feedback to contestants throughout the season. The show’s regular judges include Pepe Garza, a leading radio programmer, composer, music producer and tastemaker in Regional Mexican music, recording artists Ana Barbara and Chiquis and TV and radio personality Don Cheto, of Estrella Media’s nationally syndicated Don Cheto Radio Network.

Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento holds auditions for thousands of contestants across the country in search of America’s next big Hispanic superstar. The judges and millions of viewers make one talented person’s dreams come true with a $100,000 grand prize, along with the career-launching support of EstrellaTV. Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento continues to be the longest-running talent competition program in Spanish-language television in the U.S.

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Burbank, CA, — EstrellaTV announced today that it has resumed production of their longest running Spanish-language talent competition show, Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento, putting in place the new COVID-19 safety protocols across the board and in the new show set design.

Following California’s recently issued COVID-19 Best Practices Guide for Television and Film and the CDC’s recommended safety guidelines, the network has established rigorous sanitary, social distancing and safety measures to resume production of its #1 hit series Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento, which has been modified to adapt to the current health crisis.

The design of a new closed set on Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento reflects the newly adopted social distancing standards with safety as a top priority, adding limited access to production staff and essential personnel only. The set features innovative virtual screens to accommodate a remote audience and contestants’ family members’ participation via video conferencing technology. The new look, along with the added virtual audience element is both fun and impressive.

“Our new set design follows strict social distancing guidelines, and we are taking every possible measure to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all those involved in making this show, said Ivan Stoilkovich, EVP, Television Programming at EstrellaTV. “Ensuring the safety of our crew, talent and contestants has always been of utmost importance to EstrellaTV. 

Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento is Estrella’s longest running show with a panel of judges which includes singer and TV personality Chiquis (I Love Jenni), composer and music producer  Pepe Garza, recording artist Ana Barbara and popular TV and radio personality Don Cheto.   Luis Coronel continues as host for the talent competition.

New quarter final episodes started airing Thursday, July 8, and will continue airing M-F 8P/7P C on EstrellaTV.

Estrella Media, one of the largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the U.S., owns and operates the national Estrella Network, producing over 2,500 hours annually of original news and entertainment programming at their studios in Burbank, CA.

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