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Teletón (Chile)
Teletón is a charity event held in Chile on a yearly basis since 1978. It is usually held during the first week of December, unless a political election occurs at the same time. The major Chilean television networks hold a 27-hour transmission, to raise funds to help children with developmental disabilities (most commonly cerebral palsy) treated at ''Instituto de Rehabilitación Infantil'' ("Infant Rehabilitation Institute") centers of the Fundación Teletón. In Chile, the transmission of Teletón is an event of national unity and, proportionately, the most widely watched telethon in the world. Since the first telethon, over US$286 million has been raised, and 14 rehabilitation centers have been built in the cities of Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, Calama, Copiapó, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, Talca, Concepción, Temuco, Valdivia, Puerto Montt and Coyhaique. During the annual event, local and worldwide stars participate in live events across the country. Teletón has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telethon
A telethon (a portmanteau of "television" and "marathon") is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or even days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other purportedly worthy cause. Most telethons feature heavy solicitations for pledges (promises to donate funds at a later time) by masters of ceremonies or hosts, who are often local celebrities or media personalities combined with variety show style entertainment such as singers, bands and instrumentalists. In some cases, telethons feature content related to the cause being supported, such as interviews with charitable beneficiaries, tours of charity-supported projects, or pre-taped sequences. The equivalent term for a radio broadcast is a radiothon; most radiothons do not include live entertainment. In the United States, the first telethon used for political outreach occurred in 1960. History United States In 1949, Milton Berle hosted the first-ever telethon, raising $1,100,000 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdivia
Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau Rivers, approximately east of the coastal towns of Corral and Niebla. Since October 2007, Valdivia has been the capital of Los Ríos Region and is also the capital of Valdivia Province. The national census of 2017 recorded the commune of Valdivia as having 166,080 inhabitants (''Valdivianos''), of whom 150,048 were living in the city. The main economic activities of Valdivia include tourism, wood pulp manufacturing, forestry, metallurgy, and beer production. The city is also the home of the Austral University of Chile, founded in 1954 and the Centro de Estudios Científicos. The city of Valdivia and the Chiloé Archipelago were once the two southernmost outliers of the Spanish Empire. From 1645 to 1740 the city depended directly on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Chilean Telethon
The 1991 Chilean telethon was the tenth version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on 29 and 30 November 1991. The theme of this version was ''"Thanks to You"'' as a way of thanks to the Chilean public who had participated in the campaign for 13 years. It was the last edition of the Chilean telethon that was identified with a cardinal number as from the next edition it began to be identified as ''Teletón'' and the year of the broadcast. The final total on the night, released by the Banco de Chile and read by Javier Miranda (TV host) was CL$ 1,584,289,345. The final collection of the telethon was CL$ 1,803,923,485. The poster girl was Angela Castro. Sponsors Artists National singers * Myriam Hernández * Luis Jara * Gloria Simonetti * Héctor Galaz * Giolito y Su Combo * José Luis Arce * La Sonora de Tommy Rey * Síndrome * Se Busca * Los Clásicos * Zalo Reyes * Soledad Guerrero * Fernando Ubiergo * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Chilean Telethon
The 1990 Chilean telethon was the ninth version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on 7 and 8 December 1990. The theme of this version was ''"No-one Left Out."'' The poster girl was Daniela Muñoz. The telethon was held after 24 months as in 1989 the event was suspended by presidential and parliamentary elections. This was the first telethon to be held in Chile after the return to democracy and under the leadership of President Patricio Aylwin. The final figure came to CL$1,153,291,010. Sponsors Artists Nationals * Fernando Ubiergo * Illapu * Los Huasos Quincheros * Rumba 8 * José Luis Arce * Cecilia Echeñique * Juan Antonio Labra * Alberto Plaza * Giolito y Su Combo * Eduardo Valenzuela * Álvaro Scaramelli * Miguelo * Los Huasos de Algarrobal * Luis Mariano * Los Clásicos * Buddy Richard * Beatlemanía * Carlos Vásquez * Roberto Viking Valdés * Antumapu * Juan Carlos Duque * Síndrome * Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Chilean Telethon
The 1988 Chilean telethon was the eighth version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on 2 and 3 December 1988. The theme of this version was "It's Everybody's Task," and the official theme song ''Soy tu amigo'' (I'm your friend), was sung by Miguel Zabaleta and Cecilia Echenique. The poster boy was Rodrigo Caceres, who is remembered for having memorized all the companies sponsoring the event. The morning newscast was in charge of Radio Cooperativa, they therefore resorted to the announcer Sergio Campos, for the first time, on television. He read the news as if he was in a radio studio. One of the stories of this edition was that the children's section of the programme was issued fully recorded, unlike previous years. This campaign initially seemed likely to fail, the slowness of the Chileans to donate made the program directors lengthen the schedule by about 1 hour, thus giving time to reach the goal at 0030 on Sunday, 4 December. The amount colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Chilean Telethon
The 1987 Chilean telethon was the seventh version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on 4 and 5 December 1987. The theme of this version was ''"To Believe in Life."'' The poster boy was Victor Torres. This Telethon came out after a year's absence. The 1986 edition was suspended due to various reasons. That year also saw disasters: floods and storms in central Chile, as well as attacks and protests, but again that did not stop the exceeding of the target in 1985: $ 502,293,311. Justifications for the suspension of the 1986 edition * First, 1986 saw changes to the Teletón's administration. These included the creation of a new organizing firm, the , and the reconstruction and enlargement that took place in the Teatro Casino, which was renamed to Teatro Teletón and given to the foundation. * The second reason is due to time constraints related to Don Francisco, host of the Chilean Teletón. This was because its main show, Sábado Gigante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Chilean Telethon
The 1985 Chilean telethon was the sixth version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on 6 and 7 December 1985. The theme of this version was ''"The Miracle of All."'' The poster boy was Victor Munoz. It was a difficult year for the Telethon's Institute and Foundation, due to the 2-year absence of the Telethon (1983 and 1984) and the earthquake that struck the central region (7.6 on the Richter scale). This was the year when Don Francisco formally launched the spin-off disaster relief telethon Chile helps Chile in response to this, and called on the nation to exert its efforts towards rebuilding Valparaiso Province and the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Even with these difficulties, the Telethon was performed in the same style, with a surprising result of: $ 368,495,845. TVN, state television, condemned the actions of Los Prisioneros during this telethon, since the group was openly opposed to the military regime. (It is thought because of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Chilean Telethon
The 1982 Chilean telethon was the fifth version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on the 10th and 11 December 1982. The theme of this edition was ''"The Last Step, The Most Important"'', as it was supposed to be the last time the telethon would be produced as it was originally estimated that only 5 editions would be needed, but because of economic needs others would follow, after a 3-year gap. The poster boy was Francisco Muñoz. It was performed at the Teatro Casino Las Vegas in Santiago. The goal was achieved with the sum of $263,402,022. Sponsors Transmission * Telenorte Telenorte is a Chilean Television brand, launched as a TV network in 1966, closed in 2001 and relaunched through streaming since the 2010s. The network had stations in Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta and La Serena. History Creation, suspension and ... * UCV Televisión * Televisión Nacional de Chile * Teleonce Universidad de Chile * Universidad Católica de Chile Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Chilean Telethon
The 1981 Chilean telethon was the fourth version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on 11 and 12 December 1981. The theme of this version was ''"Together, Everything is Possible."'' The poster girl was Ana María Cortés. For the fourth consecutive year Don Francisco conducted the telethon, which soon would become part of the history of Chile. This version was characterized by the number of artists who supported this cause. The amount raised was CL$ 202,436,220. Among the controversies of this telethon, was the donation of an ambulance to that institution by the CNI ''(National Information Centre)''. According to the book ''La Era Ochentera (The Eighties Era)'', the telethon received a call from the CNI, to donate an ambulance, however Ximena Casarejos was not convinced that the CNI representative would make the donation. Eventually the CNI made the donation at 18:30 hours on 12 December 1981. Sponsors Artists Nationals * José Alfredo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Chilean Telethon
The 1980 Chilean telethon, the third version of the Chilean Telethon, was conducted in Chile on 5 and 6 December 1980 . The theme was "Standing hope"and the symbolic boy was José Morales who died on November 8, 2010 due to a degenerative lesion of the nervous system. The goal was to reach CL$ 138,728,450, which again was surpassed with a total of CL$ 176,420,628. Sponsors Artists *Gianni Bella *Sergio y Estíbaliz Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ... Transmission * 12.10.3.8 TVUN Red del Norte * UCV Televisión * Televisión Nacional de Chile * Teleonce Universidad de Chile * Corporación de Televisión Universidad Católica de Chile External links {{Teletón Chile Teleton Chilean telethons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Chilean Telethon
The 1979 Chilean telethon was the second version of the solidarity campaign held in Chile, which took place on November 30th and December 1st, 1979. The theme of this version was ''"Let's repeat the unbelievable."'' The symbolic girl was Valeria Arias. It was performed at the Teatro Casino Las Vegas (as was the First Telethon). This time, the goal was to surpass the total in the previous Telethon, and that money would serve to continue building the Teletón's rehabilitation institutes in Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ..., Antofagasta, Valparaiso and Concepcion. At 21:35 the target was passed with the total of: CL$ 85,427,324. Over the whole event a total of CL$138,728,450 was raised. Sponsors Transmission * 12.10.3.8 TVUN Red del Norte * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Chilean Telethon
The 1978 Chilean telethon was the first version of the solidarity campaign held in Chile, which took place on December 8 and 9, 1978. The theme of this version was "Accomplish the miracle". The symbol girl for this first edition was Jane Hermosilla, although the strongest face of this campaign was the young Silvia Ceballos, who related how she overcame the effects of a serious car accident that left her in a wheelchair. The idea for the project was thought up by Mario Kreutzberger, and in 1978, Don Francisco was able to unite all radio and television stations, in order to do a marathon show of 27 hours, linking all entertainers, journalists and artists. At the same time, Mario decided to seek sponsors to support this project. The first telethon was intended to be aired on Friday December 1 and Saturday December 2, but scheduling problems of programming arose with Channel 13 and TVN TVN may refer to: * TVN (Australian TV channel), a former horse racing channel * Televisión ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
