About Don Francisco (television host)
Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld (Latin American Spanish: [ˈmaɾjo ˈkɾojtsβeɾɣeɾ]; born 28 December 1940), better known by his stage name Don Francisco (pronounced [doɱ fɾanˈsisko]), is a Chilean television host known for presenting several variety, talk and game shows. A popular personality on the Univision network reaching Spanish-speaking viewers in the United States, he is recognized for hosting shows including Sábado Gigante, Don Francisco Presenta and Don Francisco Te Invita. == Early life == Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld was born in Talca, Chile, on 28 December 1940, to Anna Blumenfeld Neufeld and Erick Kreutzberger, of German Jewish ancestry who fled to Chile to escape the Holocaust. He has always been fluent in both Spanish and German; the latter, which was used with his parents at home when he was growing up, was his first language. He is of Jewish faith. == Television career == === Sábado Gigante === Kreutzberger started a TV show in 1962, and he named it Show Dominical ("Sunday's Show") on Canal 13; the program's broadcasts were subsequently moved to Saturdays, and henceforth, was renamed Sábado Gigante. In it, he adapted many of the formulas he had seen in American television to the Chilean public. The show became an instant hit that lasted over 53 years. In 1986, the show began to be produced by SIN in Miami, Florida, with the same formula used in Chile, with the slightly different name of Sábado Gigante to KMEX-DT channel 34 Los Angeles. For the next six years, Kreutzberger developed a three-hour-long variety show, which included contests, comedy, interviews and a traveling camera section.
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