The Switch Drag Race

Reality competition television series

The Switch Drag Race

Genre| Reality competition
Based on| RuPaul's Drag Race
Directed by| Ricardo Durán[1]
Presented by| Karla Constant
Judges|

* Nicole Gaultier (Season 1 and 2)
* Íngrid Cruz (Season 1 and 2)
* Juan Pablo González (Season 1)
* Sebastián Errázuriz (Season 1)
* Oscar Mediavilla (Season 2)

Country of origin| Chile
Original language| Spanish
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 55
Production
Executive producer|

* Jaime Sepulveda

Camera setup| Multiple
Running time| 60–90 minutes (without commercials)
Original release
Network|

* Mega

Release| October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08) –
August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)
Related
Drag Race franchise

The Switch Drag Race[2] is a Chilean reality competition television series, presented by Mega as a Chilean version of the hit American show RuPaul's Drag Race.[3][4] The purpose of the series is to find Chile's top transformista (transformer, drag queen) of the season.

Later, on the second season, the eligibility for competitors was expanded. The contestants were still predominantly from Chile & Argentina (with select returning queens from season one); the other half hailed everywhere from Puerto Rico, Spain, and Mexico, to Brazil and even France and the U.S.

Like the American version, The Switch requires its contestants to sing live, lip-sync, dance, and perform impersonations, but the show's format is significantly changed.

Hosted by Karla Constant (one of the hosts of Mucho gusto, also on Mega), the first season of The Switch, subtitled El Arte de Transformismo, premiered on October 8, 2015, and ended on January 17, 2016. After over two years’ hiatus, The Switch returned to MEGA for a second season, subtitled Desafío Mundial, on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Season two ended on June 15, 2018.

## Format

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Season 1 of The Switch consisted of seventeen participants, often split into two groups, that were challenged with demonstrating their ability to perform makeovers, impersonate female characters, dance, lip-sync, and sing live on stage. Along with the demonstration of their skills, The Switch shows each contestant's life story, giving details of their personal experiences to Chilean viewers.

Season 2 consists of six returning contestants from the previous season as well as seven new contestants from outside of Chile. The participants being split up into two groups; one group consisting of the returning contestants and the other group formed from their challengers from around the world.

### Judging

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Judges on The Switch[5] Judge  | Occupation  | Country of Origin  | Season

|
|
|

1 | 2

Nicole Gaultier

Drag entertainer

| Uruguay | Main

Íngrid Cruz

Actor

| Chile  | Main

Juan Pablo González

Musician

| Chile  | Main |

Sebastián Errázuriz

Composer

| Chile  | Main |

Oscar Mediavilla

Composer

| Argentina |  | Main
Coaches on The Switch Coach  | Occupation  | Country of Origin  | Season

|
|
|

1 | 2

Nicole Gaultier

Drag entertainer

| Uruguay | Main

Íngrid Cruz

Actor

| Chile  | Main

Patricia Maldonado

Singer and TV Personality

| Chile  | Main

Nicanor Bravo

Fashion designer

| Argentina | Main

Darwin Ruz

Dancer

| Chile  |  | Main

Álvaro Véliz

Singer

| Chile  |  | Main

## Season 1

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Main article: The Switch Drag Race (season 1)

## Season 2

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Main article: The Switch Drag Race (season 2)

## See also

[edit]

* LGBT in Chile

## References

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1. ^ "Director de "The switch": Queremos dignificar el oficio del transformista" [Director of "The Switch": We Want to Dignify the Art of Female Impersonation], Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish), August 26, 2015
2. ^ "The Switch Drag Race – Official Site", Mega.cl (in Spanish)
3. ^ Blake Jacos (September 24, 2015), "RuPaul's Drag Race is Heading to Chile!", World of Wonder
4. ^ Daniele Alcinii (September 25, 2015), ""Drag Race" heads to Chile for local version", Realscreen
5. ^ "Jurado/Coach" [Judges/Coaches], Mega.cl (in Spanish), archived from the original on August 27, 2017, retrieved August 26, 2017

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
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The Switch Drag Race

Seasons|

* 1
* 2

Contestants|

| Winners|

* Luz Violeta
* Miss Leona

|

* Arianda Sodi
* Botota Fox
* Gia Gunn
* Kandy Ho
* Pakita
* Sofía Camará

* v
* t
* e

Drag

Performers‎|

* Drag kings
* list
* Drag queens
* list
* Exóticos
* list
* AFAB queens

History|

* Drag in Africa
* Drag in France
* Drag Isn't Dangerous
* Drag panic
* Pansy Craze
* Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
* Tennessee drag ban

Culture|

* Ball culture
* Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco
* Hot Peaches
* International Drag Day
* Tranimal
* Trannyshack

Shows|

| Pageantry|

* La Femme Magnifique International Pageant
* Miss Continental
* Miss Gay America
* Miss'd America
* San Francisco Drag King Contest

|

* Battle of the Seasons
* Best in Drag Show
* Death Drop
* A Drag Queen Christmas
* Drag Queen Story Hour
* Drive 'N Drag
* Mrs. Doubtfire
* Everybody's Talking About Jamie
* Haters Roast
* RuPaul's Drag Race Live!
* Werq the World
* Wigstock
* Wild Side Story

Groups|

* The AAA Girls
* After Dark
* The B-Girlz
* Boulet Brothers
* Cissie and Ada
* DWV
* The Fabulous Wonder Twins
* Frock Destroyers
* Great Garlic Girls
* Hinge and Bracket
* Kiki and Herb
* The Kinsey Sicks
* Lesburlesque
* Queentastic
* Sestre
* She-Dick
* Stephanie's Child
* Sugar and Spice
* Toxice
* Trixie and Katya

Media|

| Books|

* Of Drag Kings and the Wheel of Fate
* Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood

|

Film|

* The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
* The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
* Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud
* Drag Kids
* Huluween Dragstravaganza
* Hurricane Bianca
* From Russia with Hate
* Kiki
* Mrs. Doubtfire
* Outrageous!
* Too Outrageous!
* Over the Garden Wall
* Paris Is Burning
* The Queen
* The Rocky Horror Picture Show
* Some Like It Hot
* The Belles of St. Trinian's
* Blue Murder at St Trinian's
* St Trinian's
* St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
* To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
* Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
* Victor and Victoria
* Victor/Victoria

Music|

* Are a Drag
* Drag Is Magic
* Drag Trap

Television|

* AJ and the Queen
* The American Music Show
* The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
* Call Me Mother
* Canada's a Drag
* Cover Girl
* Dancing Queen
* Drag Den
* Drag Heals
* Drag Latina
* Drag Race
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Canada
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Mexico
* Netherlands
* Philippines
* Spain
* Sweden
* The Switch
* Thailand
* Drag Queens of London
* Dragnificent!
* Generation Drag
* God Shave the Queens
* House of Drag
* King of Drag
* La Más Draga
* Solo Las Más
* Pose
* Queen of Drags
* Queen of the Universe
* Queens
* Queens on the Run
* Queen Stars Brasil
* RuPaul's Drag Race‎
* All Stars
* Down Under
* Drag U
* Secret Celebrity
* UK
* Sketchy Queens
* Super Drags
* The Trixie and Katya Show
* Tongue Thai'd
* Trixie Motel
* UNHhhh
* Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love
* "Werking Mom"
* We're Here

Related|

* Cross-dressing
* Cross-dressing ball
* Cross-dressing in film and television
* Gender variance
* Gender bender
* Red dress party
* Transvestism

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Drag Race (franchise)

Americas|

* Brazil
* Canada
* vs. the World
* Chile†
* Mexico

| United States|

* RuPaul's Drag Race
* All Stars
* Global All Stars
* Holi-slay Spectacular
* Live Untucked
* Untucked
* Vegas Revue
* RuPaul's Drag U†
* episodes
* RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race

|

Africa|

* South Africa

Asia–Pacific|

* Australia and New Zealand
* Philippines
* Slaysian Royale
* Thailand

Europe|

* Belgium
* France
* All Stars
* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Spain
* All Stars
* Sweden
* United Kingdom
* vs. the World

Related|

* Contestants
* Discography
* Girl groups
* Pit Crew
* Producer Entertainment Group
* RuPaul's DragCon
* LA
* NYC
* UK
* Rusical
* Snatch Game
* Terminology
* Tongue popping
* Transgender representation

Key: † No longer in production

Portals:

* Chile
* LGBTQ
* Television

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