Abelito Declines Shareโฃ of ‘The House of Famous Mexico‘ Prize money
Mexico โCity – Abelito, finishing inโข third place on The House ofโฃ Famous Mexico 2025, has announced he will forgo anyโฃ portion of the prizeโฃ money awarded to winner Aldo de Nigris.โข The surprising declaration comes as details emerge regarding the significant taxโ burdenโข leviedโฃ on the show’s winnings.
The โgrand prizeโข for The โคHouse of Famous Mexico is 4 million pesos, but the โฃactualโ amount receivedโ by the victor is significantly reduced due to Mexican income tax laws.According to theโ Income Tax Law,โฃ contest winnings are โconsidered taxable income. Theโข Servicio โคde Administraciรณn Tributariaโ (SAT) retains approximately 1.2 million pesos, comprised โฃof a fixed fee ofโข 392,294 pesos and anโค additional 34% tax, totaling around 1.24 million pesos. This leaves the winner with approximately 2,759,000 pesos.
While the financial impact ofโฃ Abelito’s decision is not publicly known, it underscores a gesture of sportsmanship and personal values following a highly competitive โฃseason. The finalโ rankingsโฃ of โข The Houseโ of Famous โคMexico 2025 were: Aldo de Nigris (Winner), โคDalilah Polanco (Second Place), Abelito (Third Place), Shike โClement (Fourth Place), and โMar Contreras (Fifth Place). Alexis Ayala was eliminated asโข the โsixth finalist prior โtoโฃ the final gala.