1. Compare: Latin American Idol and American Idol
In the beginning of the show of American Idol the auditions take place throughout
different states of the United States. The main state of where it takes place is in Los Angeles,
California, and broadcast by CBS television. The host is Ryan Seacrest. The judges are, Mariah
Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban. For the Latin American Idol the two host
are from Venezuelan Erika de La Vega and Monchi Balestra from Argentina. The judges are Jon
Secada (Cuba), Oscar Mediavilla (Argentina) and Elizabeth Meza (Mexico), however every
season they change judges. Both show look for the best singer/Pop star.
Some differences do exist between Latin American Idol and American Idol. One
difference is in Latin American Idol, the contestant’s audition is in their native country to later
win a ticket to go Buenos Aires, Argentina through Sony entertainment. Second, the languages,
one is in Spanish and the other one is English. Third, the auditions are also different. American
Idol has only one audition to make it to the show. Latin American Idol has two auditions to make
it to the show. American Idol sets up the first audition with the judges, then Hollywood week
where they are broken down into groups. There are 24-36 contestants, and they would sing a
song cappella.
In Latin American Idol, just the first audition it’s not with the same judges, when they get
the ticket to go Argentina that’s when they meet the judges of the show. In American Idol, the
semi-final is only 13 contestants and in Latin American Idol; there are 12 contestants in the semi-
final. Hispanic cultures are different than American culture. In this case the cultures are very
involved in the different shows. Americans are more direct when it comes to explaining

2. something. In this case, it would be the first audition of American Idol, when the contestant is not
good they say,” No honey, not today,” they don’t explain why they are not good. They sometimes
can sound a little mean. However, it is not their intention, so by explaining less it is better for
them. On the other hand, during Latin American Idol’s audition the judges are more creative with
their answer when a contestant is not good. The judges try to not sound so offensive toward the
contestant. They explain why they cannot be in the show, what they need to work on, and how it
would be better for them to come back. Sometimes when the contestant is really bad, they just
say something like, “you are pretty, you can try for modeling,” or “I think comedy is better for
you”.
At the end of both shows, American Idol; the final contestant has to present his style if he
get to be the next American Idol than the end for him is to have record deal many albums and
secure a contract with “American Idol-affiliated 19 management” (Wikipedia, 2012). In Latin
American Idol, the contestant wins a car and record album. Latin American Idol has a low budget
compared to American Idol. The logos are similar but Latin American Idol is low print and old
quality. In American Idol, the stage is bigger and has more lighting, camera shots and angles
contain close up, medium close up, and long angles.
In Latin American Idol, they have medium close-up shots, specifically long angles. The
audiences are constantly shown on the stages of Hollywood, and in Argentina the audiences are
far from where the contestants are singing. In Latin American Idol it takes place on a theater
stage, and in American Idol it takes place on a concert stage. The lighting is also different
between the two shows. In American Idol the lighting is purple and blue. In Latin American idol

3. the lighting is blue, but they also used different colors, and the stage light is brighter which
reflects that culture. In American Idol the curtain is red and in Latin American Idol it is orange.
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