‘El Desafío’, one of the most acclaimed reality shows on Colombian television, returns next Tuesday, March 8. There, 44 participants will seek to raise the name of their region and win a grand prize.
This program, flagship of ‘Caracol Televisión’, turns 18 and is expected to be a complete success.
For this year, ‘El Desafío: The Box’ will take place in Tobia, Cundinamarca and will have completely renovated stages. And unexpected participants, such as a former Millonarios soccer player, champion of the 2011 Colombia Cup and the star of December 2012.
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Amazonians, Antioqueños, Boyacenses, Cachacos, Cafeteros, Llaneros, Costeños, Patusos, Santandereanos, Vallecaucanos and Tolima Grande will be the participating regions, with four athletes each.
This Wednesday the 44 “super humans” were announced and soccer fans, more precisely fans of Millionaires, got a big surprise.
In the Amazonian group, a youth ambassador stands out who was champion in 2011 of the Colombia Cup and 2012 of the League. It is neither more nor less than Luis Mosquera, the ‘Leticiano’.
“Father of a family and proud son of Leticia, capital of the Amazon, this is Luis Mosquera ‘El Leticiano’. Since he had use of reason he found in soccer the passion that would be the engine of his life, becoming a professional soccer player and champion with the Millonarios club of the Colombian Professional Soccer League in 2012.”, highlights the web page on the left side.
“This Amazonian practices daily physical conditioning in soccer and in the gym, he has great agility and resistance. He says that he has a good humor, although he is not very expressive; strength and bravado in the face of any circumstance are the aspects that most characterize him from his region”, he complements.
The main motivation of ‘Leticiano’ to win the reality show, according to what he says, is to be able to carry out a football project for children in his hometown.
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