Gran Hermano 11 launched on September 6, 2009, with the final on January 27, 2010, lasting 144 days, making it the longest season to date. It is the eleventh Spanish edition of the reality franchise Big Brother. Mercedes Milá returned as the main host of the show, also known as the Gala, which consists of both the nominations and the eviction.
The grand prize this season was €50,000 more compared to the last season, totalling €350,000; the second and third prize were €70,000 and €30,000 respectively. One week after the season ended, an All-Stars edition - Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro premiered which featured housemates Arturo and Indhira returning to the house.
In the 2019 season Gran Hermano Dúo, Carolina returned to the house.
The House As part of the twist for Gran Hermano 11, a secret "Spy House" was built next to the actual house. Eleven housemates entered the main Gran Hermano House on the night of the premiere; six other Housemates entered the Spy House and remained there until further notice, until then, they were immune from nominations and evictions.
On Day 18, three more housemates entered the Spy House.
On Day 46, as the concept of the Spy House ended, all housemates from both houses resided in the Spy House which became the permanent house.
On Day 67, the first seven evicted housemates returned to the main Gran Hermano House for the chance to once again earn housemate status, with three of the evicted housemates vying to win at least one of the three 'vote to save' rounds by the public, the evicted housemates themselves, and the housemates already living in the house by Day 74.
On Day 137, for the final week, the final three housemates moved back into the main house.
Housemates This season featured many 'firsts' for Gran Hermano including the most housemates entering on premiere night to date, with 17, including the first mother-daughter housemate, a disabled housemate, and a gay couple.
Housemates Age Residence Occupation Ángel Muñoz 32 Madrid Pilates Teacher Saray Pereira 27 La Coruña Works in bingo & casino Pilarita Gómez 52 La Coruña Housewife Gerardo Prager 38 Madrid Businessman and bullfighting agent Tatiana Malyshkina 19 Almería Hairdresser Arturo Requejo 32 Guipúzcoa Builder Siscu Castillo 23 Barcelona Unemployed Laura Selva 25 Alicante SaleswomanCarolina "Carol" Lavín 29 Cantabria Saleswoman Iván Toscano 23 Murcia Fit basketball player Indhira Kalvani 23 Málaga Tourism student Carolina Sobe 36 Madrid Receptionist Hans Marcus 41 Madrid Unemployed Melanie Kiwit 23 Tenerife ADE student and model Juan Carod 28 Zaragoza Opponent to National Police Rebeca Perea 28 Granada Saleswoman Nagore Robles 26 Vizcaya Fashion Representative Lis Valenzuela 31 Barcelona Businesswoman Ángela Castro 29 Alicante Waitress Gonzalo Rodríguez 31 Madrid Production Assistant
Rebeca, Nagore, Indhira, Tatiana, Carolina and Saray appeared naked on Interviú (popular magazine that does naked artistic photography to the famous people) On February 3, 2010, a week after the season ended, an All Stars edition - Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro premiered which featured Arturo and Indhira returning at the house. Tatiana was in Las Joyas de la Corona on 2010. Indhira was 'tronista' of Mujeres y Hombres y Viceversa on 2011. Saray and Gerardo were on Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro 2011 (All Stars 2011) Nagore won Acorralados on 2011 with 56% of the votes. Now she is an adviser of Mujeres y Hombres y Viceversa. Arturo was in Supervivientes: Perdidos en Honduras on 2011. He was on ¡Mira quién salta! on 2014. Carolina Sobe was on Supervivientes: Perdidos en Honduras on 2014. Now she is an adviser of Mujeres y Hombres y Viceversa. Rebeca and Siscu recorded porn movies in Crapulosos.com
Ángel Ángel is a male housemate who entered on Day 1 into the Spy House. On Day 1, he was assigned a secret task to pretend he and Lis were in a relationship. On Day 25, during Nagore's eviction, she chose Ángel to enter the main Gran Hermano house. In the principal house, he formed part of the group of the nice ones. On Day 53, the housemates voted for a fellow housemate to win a trip to Peru; Angel won the vote. He had many problems with Hans, Arturo and Gerardo. He had a nice friendship with Tatiana. On Day 143, the final day of Gran Hermano 11, Ángel was named the winner with 78.5% of the winning vote winning the €350,000 grand prize.
Ángela Ángela is a female housemate who entered on Day 1 into the Spy House. She is married to female housemate Laura. Initially, Ángela was simply a guest on behalf of Laura on the premiere of the eleventh season but was given the chance to become a housemate by Gran Hermano host Mercedes Milá; on Day 1, Ángela and Laura were told to keep their relationship as a secret. On Day 11, Ángela was ejected from the house as fellow Spy Housemate Lis figured out that Ángela and Laura were indeed a couple. On Day 95, Angela was briefly reunited with Laura after 84 days as an early surprise Christmas present by Gran Hermano.
Arturo Arturo is a male housemate who entered on Day 1 in the main Gran Hermano house. In the principal house, he formed part of the group of the nice ones. On Day 39, after being told he survived the fifth eviction of the season, he moved to the Spy House to decide whether Spy Housemates Carol or Carolina should become official/permanent housemates; on Day 46, he was the only housemate to vote for Carol to stay, hence Carol was evicted. He has developed a relationship with Indhira and during the last couple weeks of his stay with Tatiana. He liked Carol. He was confrontational with Nagore, Juan, Gerardo and Ángel. He was evicted on Day 123 with 61.83% of the public vote.
Carol Carol is a female housemate who entered on Day 18 in the main Gran Hermano house but quickly moved to the Spy House. On Day 46, she was evicted after receiving the fewest save votes from Arturo, Indhira, Tatiana, and Toscano where she only earned Arturo's vote for the chance to become an official housemate and no longer a Spy Housemate. She received a mixed reaction to heavy boos at the start of her eviction interview particularly due to romancing Arturo. On Day 67, Carol returned to the main Gran Hermano 11 house with previously evicted housemates for another chance to become an official housemate; on Day 74, Carol received the most save votes from the online-public vote to re-enter the house with 37% of the vote. In Week 14, she was nominated for eviction for the first time by the housemates and was evicted on Day 102 with 64.3% of the public vote.
Carolina Carolina is a female housemate who entered on Day 18 in the main Gran Hermano house but quickly moved to the Spy House. She met Ángel on Big Brother's selection of game players. On Day 46, she received the most save votes from Indhira, Tatiana, and Toscano to become an official housemate and no longer a Spy Housemate, only losing Arturo's vote. She was a very charismatic person, but she had a few unfortunate comments on cancer. She was making be called "Drag Queen". She was evicted on Day 81 with a 50,3%.
Gerardo Gerardo is a male housemate who entered on Day 18 in the main Gran Hermano house but quickly moved to the Spy House. On Day 32, following Rebeca's eviction, she chose Gerardo to move into the main house. On Day 119, it was revealed that he and Saray will take part of a duo Housemate Exchange with the Grande Fratello house in Italy despite being nominated for eviction for the week; he did survive the eviction and celebrated in the Grande Fratello house by jumping into the pool. In Italy, Saray and Gerardo started a relationship. He has received the most nominations and faced the public vote nine times, the most in Gran Hermano history. On Day 137, he was the last evictee before the final with 85.3%. He said that he had managed to be a reserve of another previous edition of Gran Hermano.
Gonzalo Gonzalo is a male housemate from Argentina who entered on Day 1 in the main Gran Hermano house. He was one of the leaders of The group of the snubs. On Day 11, he was ejected from the house for aggressive and threatening behavior, particularly towards Pilarita.
Hans Hans is a male housemate who entered on Day 1 in the Spy House. On Day 1, he was told of all the secrets that his fellow housemates in the Spy House have been assigned. It has been revealed, and confirmed by his mother, that Hans is a transsexual; this was not revealed to the house though. On Day 11, evicted housemate Pilarita chose Hans to enter the main house. Out of the contest, Lis declared that Saray had ordered her mother to choose Hans. In the principal house he formed a part of the group of the nice ones. During week four, Hans revealed that he is a transsexual, to Saray. After being nominated four times for eviction, he was the eighth housemate evicted on Day 67.
Indhira Indhira is a female housemate who entered on Day 1 in the main Gran Hermano house. In the principal house he formed a part of the group of the nice ones. On Day 39, after being told she survived the fifth eviction of the season, she moved to the Spy House to decide whether Spy Housemates Carol or Carolina should become official/permanent housemates; on Day 46, she voted for Carolina to stay in the house, and Carol was evicted. In the early hours of Day 82, Indhira had an argument with Carol (who returned to the house the previous week) which resulted in Indhira throwing a glass full of ice towards her; moments after, she became the first female ever on Gran Hermano to be ejected for aggressive behavior. She developed an on and off relationship with Arturo and was considered a front runner to win.
Juan Juan is a male housemate who entered on Day 1 in the main Gran Hermano house. In the principal house he formed a part of the group of the snubs. He was the strategic leader. He was nominated for the fifth eviction and became the fifth evictee on Day 39. On Day 67, he returned to the main Gran Hermano house with other evicted housemates for a chance to become a housemate again; he lost the three rounds of voting and was re-evicted on Day 74. It has been revealed that he has multiple sclerosis.
Laura Laura is a female housemate who entered on Day 1 into the Spy House. She is married to fellow female housemate Angela; on Day 1, Ángela and Laura were told to keep their relationship as a secret; on Day 12, Angela was ejected from the house as Lis figured out their secret. On Day 39, following Juan's eviction, he chose Laura to enter the main house. She was best friend of Saray. Eighty-four days after her wife was ejected on Day 95, Laura was briefly reunited with Angela as an early Christmas gift by Gran Hermano. After 102 days in the Gran Hermano house, Laura received enough nominations to face her first public vote for Week 15 and was subsequently evicted on Day 112.
Lis Lis is a female housemate who entered on Day 1 into the Spy House. She was assigned a secret task to pretend that she and Angel are in a relationship. She demonstrated to be the good one player and discovered the secret of Ángela and Laura between Days 8 and 11. On the very early hours of Day 12, Lis walked from the Spy House, mainly after a confrontation by Laura and being shunned by her fellow Spy Housemates. She stopped being present at the set of the program because she was not comfortable.
Melanie Melanie is a female housemate who entered on Day 1 into the main Gran Hermano house. In the principal house he formed a part of the group of the snubs. She was nominated for the first time on the seventh eviction and became the seventh evictee on Day 53. On Day 67, she returned to the main Gran Hermano house with other evicted housemates for a chance to become a housemate again; she lost the three rounds of voting and was re-evicted on Day 74. She was considered by his companions as a silly girl who was manipulated by Nagore.
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