“Don Francisco” returns to television – El Nuevo Herald

The Chilean presenter Mario Luis Kreutzberger, “Don Francisco”, who in September took leave of his popular television program “Sabado Gigante”, he confirmed Monday his return to the small screen hosting the fourth annual collection of TeletónUSA, announced the Univision Network.

Along with “Don Francisco” over a hundred celebrities will join in a ceremony that will be broadcast next December for 30 hours straight, to support the common cause of improving the quality of life of children with disabilities by raising awareness and fundraising for the Children’s Rehabilitation Institute of TeletónUSA (CRIT USA.).

“Thanks to the generous support of our community across the country, year last had the privilege of witnessing an extraordinary event in the history of our community: the opening of the first rehabilitation center for children in the United States, “said Alberto Ciruana, president of programming and content for television network

TeletónUSA has raised $ 48 million in the last three years, funds in full at the rehabilitation institute that helps children with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders through comprehensive treatment and therapy.

In its first year the collection has helped hundreds of families from 28 states.

Ciruana added that the theme of TeletónUSA this year, which will be broadcast live simultaneously from Los Angeles , New York, Miami, Chicago and San Antonio, will be “The time to act” as an important audience to maintain the momentum to provide further care and services to families and children in need reminder.

Don Francisco, founder of the Telethon Chile, president of the International Telethon Organization (ORITEL) and who in his 74 years goodbye to his renowned television show “Sabado Gigante” will be responsible for the master of ceremony TeletónUSA from Los Angeles , Calif.

The event will also feature performances by Latin artists like Becky G, Calibre 50, Chino y Nacho, Luis Fonsi, Diego Torres, Espinoza Paz, Leslie Grace and “many more” to be announced below.

Thanks to “Don Francisco” Telethon was broadcast for the first time in 1978 in order to raise funds for the Society for Support of Handicapped Child and since then is repeated annually.

The money raised by the “telethons” Chile is managed since 1986 Telethon Foundation, which “Don Francisco” is honorary director.

The format of the “telethon”, with the collaboration artists and celebrities, which then exported to other Latin American countries, for which he created in 1998 the International Telethon Organization (Oritel), which brings together the 13 nations in which they are made, including the United States since 2012.

“TeletónUSA is a symbol of hope and love, we are very proud to offer our community the opportunity to help children in need through the transmission of this event,” concluded Ciruana.