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‘Peking Express’ is back on television. After passing through Cuatro, Antena 3 and laSexta, stages in which the adventure reality show has had Paula Vázquez, Raquel Sánchez Silva, Jesús Vázquez and Cristina Pedroche as presenters, the program will broadcast its seventh edition on the streaming platform HBO Max.
An approximate release date has not yet been confirmed since, according to the platform, ‘Peking Express’ will begin recording this spring. However, the name of the presenter and the seven celebrity couples who will embark on the adventure have already been revealed.
The actor Miguel Ángel Muñoz will be in charge of hosting the galas in this new stage, which has well-known celebrities from the national scene: actors and actresses, television collaborators, an athlete and an influencer, among its applicants.
Meet the confirmed couples:
1.- Octavi Pujades and his daughter Alicia Pujades
Octavi Pujades and his daughter Alicia Pujades. HBO Max
With more than 25 years of experience, Octavi Pujades is one of the most versatile actors on the national scene. A lover of sports, reading and drawing, he loves to take care of his body, so he goes to the gym every day and takes great care of his diet. He is very competitive: «Beijing Express is the opportunity to do something completely unique and different in your life; and living an experience like this with my daughter is quite a gift,” he confessed.
For her part, Alicia considers herself quite “performative”: she loves being in front of the camera and would like to direct her career toward modeling. She practices less sport than she would like, although she believes that she will withstand the harsh conditions of the race. «Beijing Express gives me the opportunity to do things that I would not otherwise do out of fear or shame. There I will have the obligation to face those fears and internal impositions, to break those barriers with myself that sometimes prevent me from enjoying myself. “If I overcome this experience, I will be able to do anything,” she said.
2.- Gonzalo Miró and his friend, Ángel Díaz
Gonzalo Miró and Ángel Díaz. HBO Max
Television presenter and collaborator, Gonzalo Miró is passionate about sports, nature, travel, cinema and having fun with his friends. He has a great sense of humor and is very competitive, “excessively competitive.” «Beijing Express is the greatest adventure one can live. Participating in this contest is a dream for many people and it doesn’t surprise me, who wouldn’t want to live an experience like that?” he confessed to HBO Max. «Ángel and I know each other from playing soccer together. Off the field we are friends, but we only see each other to play a few games,” he said.
Ángel is an official of the Las Rozas City Council (Madrid) and in charge of the library. “I never thought he would end up participating in a television show, much less in something as big and unique as Peking Express,” he admits. He is an athlete, he practices daily, he really likes nature and hiking in the countryside. He is very competitive: “I am very curious to know how far we will be able to go and what our limits will be.”
3.- Miriam Díaz-Aroca and her daughter María Grant
Miriam Díaz-Aroca and her daughter María. HBO Max
Actress, journalist and coach, Miriam Díaz-Aroca has been on television for more than 20 years. She really wants to experiment and see how far she can go mentally and physically: “Peking Express is the competition par excellence, an authentic and honest program,” she said. She wants to show that a woman her age can live adventures and surpass herself: “My purpose is to reach the end of this adventure, completing our process and recognizing ourselves as women who, regardless of the generational difference, have managed to make a good team.” .
María likes sports: horse riding, motorcycling, driving… she is very transparent and admires her mother a lot: «This adventure is a way to get to know my mother better and strengthen our connection even more. We will have to face situations that will take us to the extreme and I hope they end up helping to strengthen our bond and see where our limits are »she wants to show that youth is not a symbol of weakness. «I love traveling and there is no better trip than Beijing Express»
4.- Álex de la Croix and his friend Guillermo Camas
Guillermo Camas and Álex de la Croix. HBO Max
Álex de la Croix is a filmmaker, actress, cultural manager, activist and model, she speaks four languages (English, French, Spanish and Japanese) and, according to her, she is not ashamed to get what she wants: “I believe I am Lara Croft, the “Blonde Tomb Raider.” She has no fears, but she hates the cold and waking up early. “I love traveling, extreme experiences, learning about cultures, solving mysteries… Beijing Express combines all of this and adds to the experience that everything is recorded, something that makes it even more fun,” she admits. “I chose Guille as my partner because she is my best friend and, furthermore, it had always been our dream.”
Guillermo studied medicine in Seville, did his doctorate in France and now lives and works as a family doctor in Marseille. «For me, participating in Peking Express has been a lifelong dream. When Álex proposed it to me we said that if there is a program in which we have to compete, it is this one. He confesses that he doesn’t think much before acting, he is very impulsive: “Each one has her flaws and her own things, but we complement each other perfectly.”
5.- Alba Paúl and her brother-in-law, Álex Domèmech
Alba Paúl and Álex Domènech. HBO Max
“As soon as I found out about the return of Pekín Express, it was clear to me that I needed to participate”: Alba Paúl is a lifestyle influencer and businesswoman. Together with her partner, Dulceida, she is dedicated to creating content on different social networks. She considers herself very competitive and all she wants is to win. Furthermore, one of the aspects that makes her most excited about this experience is that she will be able to be disconnected from the phone for a while. “I love traveling and I love competing, there is no better program than this to combine both things and be able to enjoy them to the fullest.”
Influencer, model and businessman, Álex Domènech runs, together with his sister Dulceida, several representation and event companies. “My sister-in-law Alba and I make a spectacular team, we are very competitive and I am sure that this adventure will unite us even more.” He loves to travel and it is his dream to live an experience like Beijing Express, where he will not have the comfort of staying in a 5-star hotel: “I want to push myself to the limit and see how far I can go.”
6.- Canco Rodríguez and his friend, David Pulido
David Pulido and Canco Rodríguez. HBO Max
Canco Rodríguez is an actor and became known for his participation in the series ‘Aída’ or ‘Brain Escape’. He considers himself not intrepid, although he really likes to travel, but always with comfort and without rushing. “I am an absolute fan of Peking Express and participating in this experience is a dream come true.” He says of himself that he is very nervous, brave and competitive. «David and I have watched every edition of Beijing Express together and I think he will be my perfect companion for this trip. Furthermore, I think that he is one of the few people who could put up with me in such a difficult, but at the same time so beautiful, experience.
For his part, David Pulido is a psychologist, writer, professor and fiction screenwriter, as well as winner of a Goya for the script of ‘Tarde para la ira’. Rational and empathetic, he confesses to being stubborn and having fixed ideas. He is good at organizing and planning what needs to be done and his biggest fear is defeat, as well as missing out on part of the experience. «During some of our trips together, Canco and I have even pretended that we were participating in Beijing Express for pure fun: in those moments I realized that he would be my perfect match. “I want all the spectators who have dreamed of living this adventure to feel identified with me when they see me, to perceive the enthusiasm with which I have embarked on this journey.”
7.- Gemma Mengual and her friend, Gisela Morón
Gisela Morón and Gemma Mengual. HBO Max
Gemma defines herself as a noble, competitive girl who has been gaining character over the years. She is a former elite athlete and follower of Peking Express, what scares her most is hunger: when she is hungry, she has no friends. “We want to bring to the program the values that sport entails: discipline, effort, self-improvement and, something very important, the ability to resist situations in which you may be suffering, but you keep going.”
Gisela, a former elite athlete and actress, won Olympic silver with Gemma at the Beijing Olympic Games: «Gemma is like my sister and we get along perfectly. I am delighted that she chose me. But I’m not surprised either: I would have chosen her too. “We understand each other in a very special way.” What scares him most about her adventure is having to separate from her three-year-old little daughter. «I am sure that Peking Express comes to my life to add value. Everything you give me will be good, to learn and self-discover.
This is the program
A total of 14 participants, a colossal trip through some of the most unknown countries on the planet, a single euro a day and a cash prize destined for a charitable cause. This is ‘Peking Express’, the travel and adventure competition that revolutionized this television genre throughout the world and that, coinciding with its 20th anniversary, returns to Spain with HBO Max with a renewed format and full of surprises with Miguel Ángel Muñoz the head as host of the program.
In this new stage, produced by Warner Bros. ITVP Spain, it will feature the participation of 7 couples who will have a backpack as their only luggage and will compete against each other to do the race of their lives. Their mission: to reach the goal as quickly as possible through a journey through exotic landscapes in which they will have to find transportation, accommodation and food with no resources other than those dictated by their instinct, their ingenuity or their social skills. Only in this way will they be able to overcome the numerous challenges that they will have to face throughout the program if they want to stay in the competition until the final test.
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