Season one of the 2012 edition of El Gran Show premiered on August 25, 2011.
From this season, celebrities would no longer dance with dreamers, but with professional dancers who at the same time would be their choreographers with whom they would compete to help a charity.
On November 17, 2012, actress & model Jhoany Vegas and Pedro Ibáñez were declared the winners, actress & singer Denisse Dibós and Eduardo Pastrana finished second, while tennis player Macs Cayo and Diana Follegati were third.
On August 22, the 14 celebrities that would participate in the season were announced, even though there were a total of 13 couples because Bettina Oneto and her daughter formed a trio during the competition along with the professional dancer José Morello, although later Bettina would leave the competition for personal issues.
After the retirement of Bettina Oneto, the bullfighter Alfonso de Lima also left the competition in week 7, being replaced by the actor Nikko Ponce.
Gisela Valcárcel and Aldo DÃÂaz returned as hosts, while ÃÂscar López Arias replaced Christian Rivero as co-host. Morella Petrozzi, Pachi Valle Riestra and the VIP Jury returned as judges, while former MDO singer Alexis Grullón replaced Carlos Alcántara. On September 15, former judge Carlos Cacho joined the panel as a guest judge, replacing Grullón.
This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale.
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows:
Scores are based upon a potential 40-point maximum.
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Alexis Grullón, Pachi Valle Riestra, VIP Jury.
The couples danced cumbia, latin pop, merengue, reggaeton or salsa. This week, none couples were sentenced.
Due to personal issues, Bettina Oneto could not be present in the live show while Andrés "Balán" Gonzales was replaced by the politician, Juan Sotomayor.
The couples danced cumbia.
The couples (except those sentenced) danced disco.
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Cacho, Pachi Valle Riestra, VIP Jury.
The couples (except those sentenced) danced salsa.
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Alexis Grullón, Pachi Valle Riestra, Jurado VIP.
The couples (except those sentenced) danced reggaeton and a danceathon of cumbia.
Due to personal issues, Bettina Oneto left the competition, leaving Shantall & José as a couple from next week.
The couples (except those sentenced) danced latin pop and a danceathon of festejo.
The couples performed the world dances and a team dance of axé.
Due to personal issues, Alfonso de Lima withdrew the competition, this being his last dance. From next week, the actor Nikko Ponce replaced him.
The couples (except those sentenced) performed a dance chosen by celebrities and a team dance of jazz.
The couples (except those sentenced) performed one unlearned dance representing different historical eras. In the little train, the participants faced dancing strip dance.
The couples (except those sentenced) performed a dance to pay tribute to Gisela Valcárcel. In the little train, the participants faced dancing strip dance.
The couples danced salsa, a ballroom dance (except those sentenced) and a danceathon of huayno.
The couples danced adagio, a sung dance (except those sentenced) in which the celebrities sang in the middle of the performance, and a danceathon of pachanga. In the little train, the participants faced dancing strip dance. This week, none couples were sentenced.
On the first part, the couples danced adagio and freestyle.
On the second part, the final three couples danced foxtrot.
The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week: