¡Viva Hollywood! is a VH1

VH1

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 reality television

Reality television

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 program. Twelve Latino actors and Latina

Latina

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 actresses compete for the role of "America's Numero Uno Telenovela Star". The winner will also receive a contract with Telemundo

Telemundo

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, the biggest telenovela

Telenovela

A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...

 production company in the United States.

Contestants

Winner

• Berto Colón, 35, New Jersey (Puerto Rican)

Eliminated

• Maria Paez, 29, Harlem, New York (Puerto Rican)
• Jainmy Martinez, 30, New Jersey (Dominican)
• Alexcy Aranguren, 32, Orange County, California (Ecuadorian)
• Kalain Santos, 24, Miami, Florida (Puerto Rican)
• Janet Michel, 28, Los Angeles, California (Mexican / Spanish)
• Vinci Alonso, 26, Miami, Florida (Puerto Rican)
• Silvia Tovar, 24, New York (Quit) (Colombian)
• Enrique Sapene
  Enrique Sapene
  Enrique Sapene is a Venezuelan born actor and producer based in Los Angeles.-Personal:Enrique Sapene is an actor and producer born in Caracas, Venezuela. He comes from a family with a long lineage in Television which includes Marcel Granier and Eduardo Sapene from Venezuela's RCTV...
  
  , 28, Los Angeles, California (Venezuelan)
• Roseny Carrero, 23, Ponce, PR (Puerto Rican)
• Geovannie Gomez, 24, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Cuban)
• Gisel Saumat, 25, Miami, Florida (Cuban)
• Jenn Pinto, 22, Brooklyn, New York (Puerto Rican / Ecuadorian)

Eliminations

Actors	Episodes
	1A	1B	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Berto	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
Jenn	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	DUEL	SAFE	OUT
Gisel	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	DUEL	OUT
Geo	DUEL	SAFE	DUEL	SAFE	WIN	DUEL	WIN	OUT
Roseny	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Enrique	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	DUEL	OUT
Silvia	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	QUIT
Vinci	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	DUEL	OUT
Janet	SAFE	DUEL	SAFE	OUT
Kalain	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Alexcy	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jainmy	DUEL	OUT
Maria	OUT

This contestant is the winner of the series.

The contestant was the challenge winner.

The contestant did not face elimination.

The contestant was in The Duel, but wasn't eliminated.

The contestant was eliminated.

The contestant was eliminated outside of panel and did not compete in El Duelo.

The contestant won the challenge, but was eliminated.

The contestant quit the competition.

Episode Summaries

Episode	7 Deadly Sin	Challenge Winner	Prize Won	Prized Shared With	Challenge Loser	Voted In To 'El Duelo'	Eliminated
1A	Passion	Silvia & Vinci	Appearance
Janet	Jainmy & Maria	Maria
1B	Passion	Roseny	Makeover	—	Janet	Jainmy	Jainmy
2	Lust	Berto	$10,000 Shopping Spree	Vinci	Alexcy	Geovannie	Alexcy
3	Vanity	Jenn	$20,000 Watch or Necklace	—	Janet	Vinci	Kalain1 & Janet
4	Drama	Jenn & Geovannie	Skylite view of the city & Xbox 360	2	Enrique	Vinci	Vinci
5	Fire	Gisel		—	Enrique	Geovannie	Silvia3 & Enrique
6	Seduction	Geovannie		—	Roseny	Jenn	Roseny
7	Scandal	Geovannie		—	Gisel	Geovannie	Geovannie

Note:

• ¹Kalain was sent home immediately and did not compete in the Duel.
• ²Jenn and Geovannie both won the challenge.
• ³Silvia left the competition due to a family emergency.

Episode 1: Passion

Our twelve contestants arrive at "La Casa de Locos" where they are greeted by co-host, telenovela leading man and crossover American star Carlos Ponce

Carlos Ponce

Carlos Armando Ponce, Jr. is a Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and television personality. Ponce began his acting career by participating in Spanish language soap operas for Televisa and Telemundo. Ponce continued to expand his acting career by participating in various American television...

, and the "Diva de la Casa", Latin superstar María Conchita Alonso

Maria Conchita Alonso

María Conchita Alonso , better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award-nominated singer and actress.- Early life :...

. Walter Mercado

Walter Mercado

Walter Mercado , is a Puerto Rican astrologer. Mercado announced that he and Univision have parted ways after fifteen years.-Early years:...

 appears in a magic portrait to tell them they must master the Seven Deadly Sins of Telenovela. The first sin is Passion. The group learns how to fight telenovela-style. They pair off to shoot fight scenes complete with stage punches, slaps, drink throws, food fights and hair pulls. Janet wasn't so passionate in her scene and was placed in the duel. Roseny, on the other hand was the best and awarded with immunity, a free makeover and dinner with a famous Latina actress, Sofía Vergara. Janet must face off with the person that the contestants vote into "El Duelo". They vote in Jainmy who eventually is killed off in a telenovela death scene which means she is eliminated.

• Special Guest(s): Sofía Vergara
  Sofía Vergara
  Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara is a Colombian actress, comedian, television hostess and model.Vergara had been widely known for co-hosting two TV shows for Univisión in the late 1990s. Her TV career opened up for her a window of exposure to North American audiences prior to her first notable...
  
  

Episode 2: Lust

The contestants brace themselves for a challenge in the sin of Lust. Telenovela romantic leads Christian De La Fuente and his wife Angelica Castro guest star to teach them the art of romantic lovemaking for the camera. To prepare, the group warms up with yoga. The group is surprised when the instructors strip and ask the contestants to do their yoga in the buff. Sparks fly when several contestants strip completely naked. Tensions mount as the scenes are assigned and include a three-way scene, a lesbian scene and a gay love scene. Roseny, being the previous challenge winner, must cast each scene and when she puts Berto and Vinci in the gay love scene. Vinci breaks down and threatens to leave la casa, in turn he is accused of being homophobic by the cast (Which he denies.), In the end he decides to participate. Alexcy's poor acting puts him in el duelo and Giovannie is voted in to face him. Alexcy's charm at elimination was not enough to save him and he was eliminated.

• Special Guest(s): Cristián de la Fuente
  Cristián de la Fuente
  Cristián de la Fuente Sabarots is a Chilean-American actor.-Early life:De la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, as the only child of chemist Hugo de la Fuente and Adriana Sabarots, a homemaker of French descent...
  
   & Angelica Castro

Episode 3: Vanity

Maria Conchita, a former Miss Venezuela, announces that for the sin of vanity they must compete in the first annual Viva Hollywood Pageant where they must walk the runway and perform a talent. The loser will leave the show immediately. Fights ensue when Kalain chooses the same talent as another contestant, and one Jenn dances herself sick, literally. Pageant expert, Scott Grossman, is on hand to teach them to work the catwalk. But the pageant takes a twist when Mexico's "Ugly Betty", Angélica Vale

Angélica Vale

Angélica Vale is a Mexican actress, singer and comedienne, known also as the daughter of Angélica María, "La Novia de Mexico" , and as the daughter of comedian Raul Vale...

 announces that they are all getting "Ugly Makeovers" and must compete as hideous characters. Kalain is instantly eliminated for his poor job in the "Ugly Pageant", and Janet's unoriginal character places her in the duel. Meanwhile, annoyed with Vinci's arrogance, the contestants place Vinci in the duel but it is Janet that is sent packing.

• Special Guest(s): Scott Grossman & Angélica Vale
  Angélica Vale
  Angélica Vale is a Mexican actress, singer and comedienne, known also as the daughter of Angélica María, "La Novia de Mexico" , and as the daughter of comedian Raul Vale...
  
  

Episode 4: Drama

Vinci continues to clash with the other contestants while they gather to learn the next challenge, and are surprised to find telenovela leading lady, Lorena Rojas crying in the dining room. It's just an act, and they must do the same in a "crying game" around the table where they have three minutes to burst into tears with a sad personal tale. The winner chooses her partner for the dramatic challenge to come. Silvia wins and trades in her partner, Giovannie, with Berto. To help the contestants come in touch with their feelings, the group travels to a Hypnosis Institute where they are hypnotized to experience past life regressions. In the challenge, the group must pretend to be victims of ridiculous problems (recovering nudists, telenovela addicts, etc.) and appear on a talk show with journalist, Maria Celeste, who invites them to share their sob story on the couch, Oprah-style, in difficult (and hilarious) dramatic improvisations. Jenn and Giovannie win the challenge. Enrique lost the challenge and is sent to el duelo. Meanwhile, Gisel becomes jealous of Silvia and Berto's relationship and votes Silvia into el duelo but the other contestants send Vinci back into el duelo and he is eliminated.

• Special Guest(s): Lorena Rojas & Maria Celeste

External links

• ¡Viva Hollywood! at VH1.com