In September 2022, Drag Race España opened a casting call for its third season and also announced that a Spanish adaption of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was in the works.[1] The All Stars edition premiered after the third season of Drag Race España.[2]
Following RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World and Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, which brought together queens from across various international Drag Race versions to compete in a format similar to All Stars, Drag Race España All Stars is the first direct international adaptation of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, featuring returning competitors from a single international franchise.[3]
In November 2023, World of Wonder and Atresmedia shared a teaser for the season, announcing that the cast would be revealed in January 2024.[4]
Format
The format for Drag Race España All Stars is similar to Season 2,3 and 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. There are two maxi challenge winners and two bottom queens, who would be up for elimination. The top two queens of the week's maxi challenge will Lip Sync for Their Legacy. The winner of the Lip Sync will have the power to eliminate one of the bottom two queens of the week. In the finale, the top 4 will participate in a Lip Sync For The Crown tournament to determine the winner of the season.
Nine queens from the first three seasons of Drag Race España enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Pupi Poisson wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform in the Supremme Eleganza Olé Stars Extravaganza talent show. The queens' acts are as follows:
Drag Sethlas - Lip-syncing and acrobatics
Hornella Góngora - Live singing and vedette performance
Drag Sethlas, Hornella Góngora and Samantha Ballentines receive positive critiques, with Drag Sethlas and Hornella Góngora as the top two. Onyx Unleashed, Pink Chadora and Pupi Poisson receive negative critiques, with Onyx Unleashed and Pink Chadora as the bottom two. Drag Sethlas and Hornella Góngora lip-sync to "Me gustas mucho [es]" by Rocío Dúrcal. Drag Sethlas wins the lip-sync and eliminates Pink Chadora from the competition.
The queens return to the workroom and Hornella Góngora reveals that she chose to eliminate Onyx Unleashed had she won the lip-sync. For the week's main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Redención (Redemption). Drag Sethlas, Pupi Poisson and Samantha Ballentines receive positive critiques, with Drag Sethlas and Pupi Poisson as the top two. Hornella Góngora, Onyx Unleashed and Sagittaria receive negative critiques, with Onyx Unleashed and Sagittaria as the bottom two. Drag Sethlas and Pupi Poisson lip-sync to "Nochentera" by Vicco. Pupi Poisson wins the lip-sync and eliminates Onyx Unleashed from the competition.
The queens return to the workroom and Drag Sethlas reveals that she chose to eliminate Sagittaria had she won the lip-sync. For the week's main challenge, the queens walk in the deadly sins ball with the categories Cielo (Heaven), Infierno (Hell), and Pecados Capitales (Deadly Sins). The queens are each assigned a sin for the third category and must make their look from scratch.
Drag Sethlas, Juriji der Klee and Sagittaria receive positive critiques, with Drag Sethlas and Juriji der Klee as the top two. Pakita and Pupi Poisson receive negative critiques and are the bottom two. Drag Sethlas and Juriji der Klee lip-sync to "Estoy llorando por ti" by K.U. Minerva [es]). Drag Sethlas wins the lip-sync and eliminates Pakita from the competition.
Lip-Sync Song: "Estoy llorando por ti" by K.U. Minerva [es])
Lip-Sync for Your Legacy Winner: Drag Sethlas
Bottom Two: Pakita and Pupi Poisson
Eliminated: Pakita
Farewell Message: TBA
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"Girl Bands Battle"
25 February 2024 (2024-02-25)
The queens return to the workroom and Juriji der Klee reveals that she chose to eliminate Pupi Poisson had she won the lip-sync. For the week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses as two girl groups for the song "Superstar". The groups are:
Ovah Girls: Drag Sethlas, Juriji der Klee and Samantha Ballentines
3HC: Hornella Góngora, Pupi Poisson and Sagittaria
On the runway, category is Strass: Divina de la Muerte (Strass: Divine of Death). The Ovah Girls are declared the winning team, with Juriji der Klee and Samantha Ballentines as the top two. 3HC is the losing team, with Hornella Góngora and Sagittaria as the bottom two. Juriji der Klee and Samantha Ballentines lip-sync to "Mafiosa" by Nathy Peluso. Samantha Ballentines wins the lip-sync and eliminates Sagittaria from the competition.
Lip-Sync for Your Legacy Winner: Samantha Ballentines
Bottom Two: Hornella Góngora and Sagittaria
Eliminated: Sagittaria
Farewell Message: TBA
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"The Hairdresser's Salon"
3 March 2024 (2024-03-03)
The queens return to the workroom and Juriji der Klee reveals that she chose to eliminate Pupi Poisson had she won the lip-sync. For the week's main challenge, the queens write and deliver a roast of the judges panel and their fellow contestants.
On the runway, category is Martirizadas (Martir-ised). Drag Sethlas and Samantha Ballentines receive positive critiques and are the top two. The three remaining queens are all in the bottom. The four eliminated queens, who were in the audience for the roast, have the ability to vote to save one of the bottom three in the event they are chosen for elimination. The eliminated queens vote to save Hornella Góngora. Drag Sethlas and Samantha Ballentines lip-sync to "La zarzamora [es]" by Lola Flores. Samantha Ballentines wins the lip-sync and eliminates Pupi Poisson from the competition.
Lip-Sync for Your Legacy Winner: Samantha Ballentines
Bottom Three: Hornella Góngora, Juriji der Klee, and Pupi Poisson
Eliminated: Pupi Poisson
Farewell Message: TBA
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"The Reunion"
10 March 2024 (2024-03-10)
The queens return to revisit the season. Through a group vote Onyx Unleashed is awarded Miss Lost Look for having the best unaired look and Samantha Ballentines is awarded Miss Congeniality.
Miss Lost Look: Onyx Unleashed
Miss Congeniality: Samantha Ballentines
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"Grand Finale"
17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)
The queens return to the workroom and Drag Sethlas reveals that she chose to eliminate Pupi Poisson had she won the lip-sync. For the final week there is no competitive challenge but the season's contestants perform a revue alongside the judging panel (all in drag).
After the revue performance and critiques Supremme announces that the queens will take part in a lip-sync smackdown for the crown. The first lip-sync is between Juriji der Klee vs. Samantha Ballentines. They lip-sync to "Pop [es]" by La Oreja de Van Gogh. Samantha Ballentines wins the lip-sync and Juriji der Klee is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between Drag Sethlas vs. Hornella Góngora. They lip-sync to "Yo no soy esa" by Rosa López. Drag Sethlas wins the lip-sync and Hornella Góngora is eliminated.
Prior to the final round, the season's contestants walk the runway a final time and the category is Olé Stars Eleganza. The final lip-sync is between Drag Sethlas vs. Samantha Ballentines. They lip-sync to "Eloise" by Tino Casal. It is announced that Drag Sethlas is the winner, leaving Samantha Ballentines as the runner-up.
Runway Theme: Olé Stars Eleganza
Final Four: Drag Sethlas, Hornella Góngora, Juriji der Klee and Samantha Ballentines
Lip-Sync Smackdown #1: Juriji der Klee vs. Samantha Ballentines
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