Sin filtros
Sin Filtros is a Chilean debate show program focused in the political contingency. It premiered in January 2021, hosted by Iván Guerrero Mena. From the second season to the present, its host is journalist Gonzalo Feito.
Originally, the program was created as a talk show centered in the candidates for the Constitutional Convention, body in charge of drafting the failed new constitution in 2022.
That year, the programme adopted a format of confrontation between right-wing and left-wing panelists, but since then reformist figures and high-ranking authorities such as senators, deputies, mayors or scholars have also participated in a rotating cast.
Topics often include corruption, crime and –to some extent– international relations. Nevertheless, Sin Filtros has received criticism for its cross-confrontation dynamic.
In May 2023, the newspaper La Cuarta held a vote for the Copihue de Oro award, where the program resulted the winner in the "current affairs" category over other spaces such as Mesa Central, Tolerancia Cero and Estado nacional. Similarly, the program has also included interviews with high-profile international personalities, such as María Corina Machado.
History
The first broadcast was on January 26, 2021, hosted by journalist Iván Guerrero and a stable panel composed mainly of figures such as political scientist Irina Karamanos, or lawyers Gabriel Alemparte, Javier Velasco and Francisco Orrego. Other relevant guests were Emilia Schneider, Teresa Marinovic, Antonia Orellana and Elisa Loncón.On May 31, 2022, the second season began, hosted by journalist Gonzalo Feito. A major novelty was the increase in panelists per table –from 3 to 4 per side– in addition to a more confrontational set design and editorial line between the supporters of "Approve" and "Reject" options regarding the draft Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile for 2022, which was rejected on September 4.
The third season began on April 10, 2023, with Feito renewed as host. During that year, the main thematic thread was the public security crisis and the 2023 constitutional process, led this time by the Republican Party, which originally opposed this instance. From October to December, the program went through a brief period off the air and the constitutional process closed on December 17 after the Republican defeat. That season ended on January 12, 2024.
The fourth season began on March 18, 2024. During this period, the program's topics have included electoral processes such as municipal or regional ones, cases of corruption –especially those of Luis Hermosilla and Daniel Jadue– and the regional crise of the Nicolás Maduro regime. On August 27, the program caused great expectation when Juan Cristóbal Guarello confronted Gabriel Alemparte because the latter called a mutual relative of Guarello and his niece, the now minister Antonia Orellana, who participated in the first season, a "nazi".