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Don Francisco

Don Francisco (born December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. Events 418 - St. Boniface I becomes Pope 1065 - Westminster Abbey is consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, the 95th imperial ruler of Japan, began. 1612 - Galileo Galilei was... December 28, 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 5 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 - World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 - World War... 1940 in Talca, The Republic of Chile is a country located on the southwestern coast of South America. It is a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It shares borders with Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast and Peru to the north. National... Chile) is the artistic name of Mario Kreutzberger, a Chilean See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Family watching television in the 1950s. Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term has come to refer to all the aspects of television programming and transmission... television host. He was born into a The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. Due to its central location, Germany has more neighbours than any other European country: these are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the... German The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Jewish family; his parents had fled to Chile escaping from The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). Black, white, and red were in fact the colors of the old North German Confederation flag (invented by Otto von Bismarck, based on... Nazi persecution.

As a youth, he traveled to State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13.3%) Population ( 2000)  - Population 18,976,457 (3rd... New York to study to be a tailor, but he spent most of the time watching TV. Back in Chile, where TV was just beginning, Don Francisco started a TV show in 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 5... 1962, and he named it Sábados Gigantes. In it, he adapted many of the formulas he had seen in American TV to the Chilean public. The show became an instant hit that has lasted 40 years as the #1 viewed show in Chile. In 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 1985, the show began to be produced in The Miami skyline, as it is seen from the northeast. Miami is a city located in southeast Florida in Miami-Dade County on the Miami River, between the Florida Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, as well as... Miami, Florida, with the same formula used in Chile, with the slightly different name of Sábado Gigante (Giant Saturday) – also known as Sábados Gigantes (Giant Saturdays) and, at the beginning of its run, as Sábados Alegres (Happy Saturdays) – is one of the longest running, most famous, and most popular shows on television. Sábado Gigante is produced in the Spanish... Sábado Gigante. Don Francisco immediately became a household name among Latino refers to people living in the US of Latin American nationality and their US-born descendants. Latin America refers to countries in South America and North America (including Central America and the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken... Latino families across the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States, and in the following five years, television networks from all over Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. Most frequently the term Latin America is restricted to countries whose inhabitants speak... Latin America started buying the show. The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the... Spain also became a show customer during that period, and with that, 99 percent of This article is about the international language known as Spanish. For other languages spoken in Spain see Languages of Spain. Spanish or Castilian is an Iberian Romance language, and the third or fourth most spoken language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by about 352 million... Spanish language speaking people knew who Don Francisco was. For a few years, he continued flying weekly to Chile to tape the Chilean Sábados Gigantes, and back to Miami to do the international show.

His is a three hour long A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits. Variety shows are arguably developed from the vaudeville musical comedy which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. The format really took off with the advent of television. Shows featuring... variety show, including contests, comedy, interviews and a traveling camera section. The traveling camera section, or Cámara Viajera (originally La Película Extranjera, The Foreign Film), has taken Don Francisco to over 185 countries world-wide, many of them more than once.

He not only imported from American TV some of the ideas for his show, but also the idea of doing a A telethon is a portmanteau of the words television and marathon. The term refers to a lengthy television program, lasting many hours or even days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political, or other allegedly worthy cause. The format of a telethon usually consists of... Telethon, similar to the one This article is about the comedian and telethon host; Jerry Lewis is also the name of a U.S. politician. There is also a musician named Jerry Lee Lewis. Joseph Levitch (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor , producer, and director known for... Jerry Lewis has done for years in the USA. Don Francisco has done many telethons to raise money for disaster relief and to help disabled children.

Don Francisco in his show has interviewed many celebrities, including Roberto Duran (b. June 16, 1951) is a famous boxer from Panama. He held world titles at four different weights - lightweight (1972-79), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983-84) and middleweight (1989). He was also the only boxer to have fought in five different decades. He finally retired in January... Roberto Duran, Cristina Saralegui (born January 29, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a journalist, talk show host and actress. Following Fidel Castros rise to power in Cuba, Saralegui moved to Miami in 1960 at the age of 12. Saralegui was a student at the University of Miami when she received an... Cristina Saralegui, Charytin Goyco (born approx. 1950), better known in the show business plainly as Charytin, is a singer and actress from the Dominican Republic. Charytin moved to Puerto Rico in the television actor and producer Elin Ortiz. She immediately identified herself with Puerto Ricos living so much, that she started... Charytin and many others. In addition, his show has launched the careers of many famous entertainers, such as A popular blonde model originally from Cuba, Sissy has captivated the eyes of Latino audiences by starring in Univisions popular show Sabado Gigante every Saturday night alongside Don Francisco. Sissy has also produced bikini calendars with a huge success. She is always accessible to sign autographs and likes to... Sissy and many others

In 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January - The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General George H. W. Bush becomes the first... 1992, Don Francisco was accused by one of his models of Sexual harassment is harassment of a sexual nature, typically in the workplace or other setting where raising objections or refusing may have negative consequences. In American employment law, it is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job, having the effect of making the workplace intimidating, hostile or offensive... sexual harassment, but the charges were dismissed.

Nowadays, he has stopped flying back and forth between Miami and Chile each week to tape both the Chilean show and the international show, and his daughter Viviana is becoming quite famous as the host of the Chilean show. Apparently, having to travel so much between Miami and his home country each week, plus having to travel to worldwide locations to tape La Cámara Viajera, was becoming too strenuous for him.

Also, he hosted a season of the Chilean version of Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. Start the Who wants to be a millionaire article If you have created this page in the past few minutes and it has not yet appeared, it may not be visible due to a delay in updating the database... Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Deal Or No Deal is a TV show where contestants picked from the audience play a game to win money. The contestants pick a briefcase and whatever amount of money that is inside it, represented by a number and a dollar sign, is theirs to toy with. The bank offers... Deal Or No Deal.

In 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom Events January Euro banknotes in circulation throughout the twelve countries of the European Union that... 2002, Don Francisco's show completed 40 years, and its host said he has no plans to retire until the day he dies.

On April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. 1318 - Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from... April's fools' day, 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003, a strong rumor that Don Francisco had passed away surfaced around the New York and State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14.9%) Population (2000)  - Population 8,414,350 (9th)  - Density... New Jersey area. The rumor proved false, however.

See also

• Sábado Gigante (Giant Saturday) – also known as Sábados Gigantes (Giant Saturdays) and, at the beginning of its run, as Sábados Alegres (Happy Saturdays) – is one of the longest running, most famous, and most popular shows on television. Sábado Gigante is produced in the Spanish... Sábado Gigante

External links

• Don Francisco Gives Back (http://www.paho.org/english/dpi/Number15_article4_4.htm)