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Don Francisco returns to Univision
Overview
Don Francisco, the longtime host of ‘Sábado Gigante’, is set to return to Univision with a new special programming series titled ‘Gigantes con Don Francisco’. Scheduled to premiere on October 11 at 19:00 ET, the project will consist of special programs rather than a weekly series. New details reveal the production is an eight-episode special that will air on Sundays. To evoke nostalgia, the show is being filmed in the same Miami studio previously used for ‘Sábado Gigante’. Each one-hour episode will feature interviews with influential Latin personalities from entertainment and sports, accompanied by a live band, archival footage, and emotional reunions. The program will be co-hosted by Nitzia Chama from ‘Despierta América’, who will manage audience interaction to provide a “generational balance” to the hosting duties. Confirmed guests include Mexican singer and actress Lucero, Puerto Rican artist Luis Fonsi, and Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo ‘Memo’ Ochoa. Episodes are expected to be available on the streaming platform ViX the day after their broadcast debut on Univision. Don Francisco, whose real name is Mario Kreutzberger, is 85 years old and has not held a fixed program on the network since ‘Sábado Gigante’ concluded in September 2015. The original variety show held a Guinness World Record for being the longest-running variety program hosted by the same presenter, airing for 53 years from 1962 in Chile until its conclusion in the United States. Recent updates indicate the program will also include contests where viewers can win cash prizes or a car. The production was reportedly developed by Univision in a record timeframe. Kreutzberger noted that this return serves as an opportunity to “connect past memories with current experiences.” Following the program’s premiere on October 11, Mexican singer Lucero appeared as the first guest.
Entities
Don Francisco · Univision · ViX · Mario Kreutzberger · Lucero
Timeline
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[CULTURE] 3 sourcesDon Francisco returns to television with new show ‘Gigantes’
Don Francisco returns to television with ‘Gigantes con Don Francisco’ on Univision, featuring singer Lucero and a rare interview with her mother during the show's premiere.
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[CULTURE] 14 sourcesDon Francisco returns to television with new Univision program
Chilean presenter Don Francisco returns to television with ‘Gigantes con Don Francisco’, a new interview and variety show premiering on Univision and ViX.
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[CULTURE] 13 sourcesDon Francisco returns to Miami studios for new television program
Chilean presenter Don Francisco, 85, returns to the historic Miami studios to host ‘Gigantes con Don Francisco’ on TelevisaUnivision, starting October 11 with guest Lucero.
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[CULTURE] 2 sourcesDon Francisco returns to television with new Univision project
Don Francisco returns to Univision with ‘Gigantes con Don Francisco’, an eight-episode special filmed in his historic Miami studio featuring guests like Luis Fonsi and Lucero.
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[CULTURE] 4 sourcesDon Francisco to return to ‘Sábado Gigante’ studio for new Univision series
Don Francisco will return to the ‘Sábado Gigante’ studio for a new special series, ‘Gigantes con Don Francisco’, premiering October 11 on Univision and ViX.
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[CULTURE] 2 sourcesDon Francisco to return to television with new program
Don Francisco is returning to television this October with ‘Gigantes con Don Francisco’, a new interview series airing on Univision and streaming on ViX.
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[CULTURE] 2 sourcesDon Francisco to return to Univision with new series
Longtime television host Don Francisco will return to Univision this October with ‘Gigantes con Don Francisco’, a new series of special programs featuring interviews and reunions with Latin personalities.
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