Don Francisco, TV’s Biggest `Gigante’
Tagged: book, Chile, Don Francisco, Sabado Gigante“Beneath the sardonic and bufoonish Don Francisco is his alter-ego, the show’s mastermind and creator, Chilean entertainer Mario Kreutzberger. It is the reserved Kreutzberger’s ability to seamlessly channel Carol Burnett, Johnny Carson, Pat Sajak and Phil Donahue all into his Don Francisco character that has made “Sabado Gigante” the world’s longest running variety show, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
And it has allowed Kreutzberger to do what no politician in America has been able to achieve — create a space each Saturday evening that unites a wide swath of Hispanics across nationalities, cultures and even age and gender.”
Source: More information in English / Mas informacíon en Ingles
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October 9th, 2006
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Entertainment, Media
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