Azteca America announces the debut of “La Isla 2017”

The start of the sixth season of “La Isla” will premier on August 28 at 8 pm/ 7 C.  This season brings together 21 participants from different social strata who will arrive on the coast of the Dominican Republic to fight for survival under the same harsh circumstances.

“La Isla” is a reality show that takes a group of contestants competing for a valuable prize intoan unknown terrain on the coast of Central America and the Antilles.  These warriors must overcome the most strenuous tests of physical endurance, cope with living only with each other in isolation, and withstand the unrelenting forces of nature.

The participants are divided into three groups.  Each group must defeat the others in different tests of physical and mental ability in order to avoid a trial that ends with the elimination of a contestant from the losing team.

In addition to competing to remain in the game, each team also competes to determine where they will stay for the week.  Playa Alta is the only location of the three that features enough food and water to live comfortably.

“La Isla 2017” will feature 21 challengers divided among three different teams, each corresponding to their social status: “la banda,” “los ‘godínez,’” and “los pudientes.”

“La banda” is composed mostly of working-class contestants consisting of Laura (hostess), Gabriela (makeup artist), Yuriko (engineer), Luis (lifeguard), Miguel (fitness trainer), Adrián (former member of the military), and Silverio (artist working in Pre-Columbian Mexican traditions).

The mostly white-collar workers of “Los godínez” are Teresa (real estate specialist), Antonieta (communications specialist), Carmen (homemaker), Aristeo (parkour instructor), Víctor (police officer), Sebastián (criminology student), and Manuel (marketer).

Finally, thewell-to-do team of “los pudientes” is composed of Fernanda (host), Andrea (host and actress), Ayra (interior designer), Nassar (entrepreneur), Juan Carlos (producer), Isidro (entrepreneur), and Facundo (host).

“La Isla 2017” premieres Monday, August 28 at 8 pm/ 7 C on Azteca America.