competition, she received the 10th place in the reality. Within the show, she began a relationship with a fellow contestant, Raúl Sandoval. In La Academia Maria Ines interpreted: Desafío de Estrellas & Homenaje a... After La Academia, Maria Ines participated in several other projects for TV Azteca. She first appeared in the Desafio de Estrellas, a competition between the 32 participants of the first and second generations of La Academia. In the fourth concert, and after becoming one of the 16 finalists, Maria Ines was eliminated and received the 16th place of the competition, ousting 16 other participants from both generations. In the Desafio Maria Ines interpreted: Maria Ines then participated in several concerts of the show Homenaje a..., which had the same format as La Academia, with contestants from that same show. A prize money was given in every show to the best singer but Maria Ines never received this prize, even though she appeared as one of the top 5 singers in all of the four concerts she participated in. Throughout the series of concerts Maria Ines interpreted famous songs from artists such as Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel, it was, however, "Me gustas tal y como eres", from Luis Miguel and Sheena Easton, in a duet with former boyfriend Raul, which is considered her best interpretation. The songs she interpreted in the Homenaje include: "No Lastimes mas" -- (Rocío Dúrcal) "Te amare" -- (Miguel Bosé) "Llueve sobre mojado" With Adrian -- (Camilo Sesto) "Asereje" -- (Las Ketchup) "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" With Raúl Sandoval -- (Luis Miguel and Sheena Easton) Discography La Academia La Academia, and all its spinoffs released up to 25 albums, in which María Inés participated on 19. La Academia: CD01 - Asi Es la Vida (Live) With Yahir & Hector -- (Elefante) CD02 - Hijo de la Luna -- (Mecano) CD03 - I Want it That Way With Jose Antonio -- (Backstreet Boys) CD04 - Soledad -- (La Oreja de Van Gogh) CD05 - Yo no soy esa Mujer -- (Paulina Rubio) CD08 - Se Fué -- (Laura Pausini) CD09 - Te Quiero -- (Miguel Bosé) CD10 - Mírame -- (Timbiriche) CD11 - Ay Amor -- (Flans) CD12 - Rueda mi Mente -- (Sasha Sokol) CD13 - Cuentame -- (Lucero) CD14 - No Llores por mi Argentina -- (Madonna) La Academia's Special Editions: ELLAS - Hijo de la Luna -- (Mecano) &