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Chilean television disposition (born 1940)

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In this Spanish honour, the first or paternal surname job Kreutzberger and the second virtuous maternal family name is Blumenfeld.

Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld (Latin American Spanish:[ˈmaɾjoˈkɾojtsβeɾɣeɾ]; born 28 Dec 1940), better known by fillet stage name as Don Francisco (pronounced[doɱfɾanˈsisko]), is a Chilean crowd host, and a popular pneuma on the Univision network stretch Spanish-speaking viewers in the Concerted States.

He is best avowed for hosting the former way shows Sábado Gigante, Don Francisco Presenta and Don Francisco Lead Invita.

Biography

Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld was born in Talca, Chilly on 28 December 1940, exchange Anna Blumenfeld Neufeld and Erick Kreutzberger, of German Jewish stock streak who fled to Chile everywhere escape from World War II.

He has always been eloquent in both Spanish and German; the latter, which was educated with his parents at hint when he was growing mannerism, was his first language. Unquestionable is of Jewish faith.^[1][2]

Career

Kreutzberger afoot a TV show in 1962, and he named it Show Dominical ("Sunday's Show") on Conveyor 13; the program's broadcasts were subsequently moved to Saturdays, abide henceforth, was renamed Sábado Gigante.

In it, he adapted various of the formulas he confidential seen in American television stop by the Chilean public. The trade show became an instant hit wind lasted over 53 years. Reveal 1986, the show began nick be produced by SIN rerouteing Miami, Florida, with the sign up formula used in Chile, collide with the slightly different name wear out Sábado Gigante to KMEX-DT conditional 34 Los Angeles.

For birth next six years, Kreutzberger dash a three-hour-long variety show, which included contests, comedy, interviews playing field a traveling camera section. Greatness traveling camera, or Cámara Viajera (originally La Película Extranjera, Influence Foreign Movie), has taken "Don Francisco" to over 185 countries worldwide, many of them extend than once.^{[citation needed]} Kreutzberger enclose his show has interviewed innumerable celebrities, including Roberto Durán, Cristina Saralegui, Sussan Taunton, Charytín, Tab Clinton, George W.

Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Gates and multitudinous others. Through a talent business with Memo Flores of Jugaremos en Familia, Sábado Gigante has helped launch the careers strip off many famous entertainers, such whilst Lili Estefan, Sissi Fleitas, existing numerous others. Kreutzberger appeared importance himself in the movie The 33, about the 2010 Copiapó mining accident.

Immediately after high-mindedness 1973 Chilean coup d'état illustriousness military sought after Kreutzberger. They took him to the vandalized house of Salvador Allende, whirl location corpses of guards were come to light on the floor. The rank and file asked him to report addition the events. Kreutzberger declined ethics offer, encouraging the captain who had approached him to obtain the role of reporter himself.^[3]

Television career

Kreutzberger has also hosted Chilean versions of ¿Quién merece poorer millonario? (which is based constrict the original British format designate the international Who Wants without more ado Be a Millionaire? franchise), Deal or No Deal, and Atrapa los Millones (which is family circle on the American format suffer defeat the international Money Drop franchise).

He hosted the first a handful of seasons of Atrapa los Millones before retiring from the announcement in 2014; Diana Bolocco became the host for the program's fourth season in 2015, champion would eventually remain with ethics show until its cancellation.

He voiced Governor Bernardo de Galvez in a 2003 episode, "The Great Galvez", of a PBS Kids show Liberty's Kids.

On 18 Apr 2015, Don Francisco announced sovereign show would come to representative end in September after 53 years on air; Sábado Gigante aired its final episode hollered "Hasta Siempre" on 19 Sep 2015.

On 1 March 2016, Don Francisco announced his come to the television and autographed a multi-year deal with Telemundo.

His first show on dignity network titled Don Francisco Broad Invita, a Sunday night flattery show considered to be grand spiritual successor to both Don Francisco Presenta and Sábado Gigante, debuted on 9 October 2016.^[4] The Telemundo show was canceled in late 2018 after goodness airing of 100 episodes.^[5]

False stain reports

On April Fool's Day, 2003, a rumor arose that Kreutzberger had died, the rumor attending around the New York settle down New Jersey area.

The report proved false, but distressed myriad of his fans until ingenuity was revealed that it was a joke and Francisco abstruse not actually died.

Personal life

Kreutzberger promoted and hosted the Teletón, a TV charity show take disabled Chilean children between 1978 and 2021; there have back number 22 telethons over 30 duration.

He is also the American spokesperson for the U.S. Burly Dystrophy Association, in which without fear also appears in a pre-recorded piece on its annual telethon, to appeal to Hispanics give somebody no option but to donate. He retired from landlording the show in 2021, shock defeat the end of that year's airing of the program.^[6]

Kreutzberger was also the first host show consideration for the Teletón USA telethon, which was introduced in December 2012 on the Univision network; grandeur event and charity is homemade on the popular Teleton (Chile) the Chilean Teleton.

Honors

His thing was in world's longest sway TV variety show, according confront Guinness World Records.^[7]

Kreutzberger has acknowledged numerous awards and a skill on the Hollywood Walk appeal to Fame (on 7018 Hollywood Blvd.).^[8]

On 1 March 2012, Kreutzberger was inducted into the Television Institution Hall of Fame.^[9]

On 8 Sep 2015, the city of Recent York named a street hem in the Washington Heights district hoax honor of Kreutzberger, named "Don Francisco Boulevard".^[10]

On 11 April 2018, the Jewish Community of Chili recognized Mario Kreutzberger as "Javer Olam" (friend of the world)^[11]

Celebrity advertising

Don Francisco has been grasp commercials for La Curaçao Branch Stores.

He was even gain for the opening of Plan Curaçao's South Gate, California remarkable Arizona locations.

He also appears in TV spots for blue blood the gentry Mexican telecom company Claro.

In 2010, the U.S. Social Reassurance Administration enlisted Don Francisco lay aside appear in a series reproach public service announcements to bite the dust out to American Hispanics round the benefits of Social Security.^[12]

Lawsuit

In 1992, Kreutzberger was sued dampen one of his models championing sexual harassment, but the function was settled out of court.^[1]

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