The reason is that for the first time, a Costa Rican representative has not only continued to remain on the show, but has matured as a singer before the eyes of Costa Rica, the show’s judges and the rest of Latin America. 18-year-old Maria Jose, who comes from the colonial town of Barva de Heredia, has won over the hearts of many due to her talent, charisma and drive.
From the remaining four finalists, Maria Jose received the support of thousands of fans that voted for her to continue on the show thus giving her a closer opportunity of becoming the next Latin American Idol.
In an emotional night, the first eliminated contestant was Mexico’s representative Pako Madrid who could not hide his frustration of having been sent home. The show’s host then continued to announce the first finalist who turned out to be Costa Rica’a Maria Jose. Maria Jose reacted with tears of joy and thanked everyone who supported her and believed in her. With just two contestants remaining on stage, the host then announced Panama’s Margarita Henriquez as the second finalist leaving Peru’s Sandra Muente out of the finals.
Maria Jose and Margarita Henriquez will be going head to head next Wednesday October 8th after the title of Latin American Idol. It will be a tight competition for Maria Jose as for Panama has created a massive campaign in support of their contestant as well as declared it of tourist interest.
Costa Rica eagerly awaits next Wednesday’s presentation and hopefully public and private companies will match Panama’s actions in finding creative and efficient ways to encourage enough Costa Ricans to vote and crown Maria Jose as the next Latin American Idol.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:34 am
Maria Jose and Margarita Henrique are so lucky to be able to travel all over latin america.
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