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Telemundo debuts Top Chef Estrellas this Sunday February 16th

Maribel Ramos-Weiner| February 13, 2014

Some of the contestants of Top Chef Estrellas

Starting this Sunday, February 16 at 8pm/7c, audiences will see eight Hispanic celebrities as they’ve never seen them before on the premiere of Top Chef Estrellas on Telemundo. The cooking competition features Dr. Nancy Álvarez, Fernando Arau, Christian Chávez, David Chocarro, Christian de la Campa, Erika De La Rosa, Lorena Herrera and Cynthia Olavarría, who will demonstrate their culinary skills to benefit a charitable cause of their choosing. Following each episode, viewers can stay tuned for Suelta La Sopa Extra for exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and previews of the following week’s challenge.Hosted by telenovela star Aylin Mujica, Top Chef Estrellas also features Lorena García, the famous Hispanic chef, television host and author, who participated in the fourth season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters.García will judge the competition along with James Beard Award-nominated chefs and television hosts Jaime Martin Del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu.Produced by production house Magical Elves and shot in New Orleans on the same kitchen and with the same crew as the Bravo version, Top Chef Estrellas blends the best of Bravo’s franchise with a few twists for the Hispanic market.