The 1987 Chilean telethon was the seventh version of the solidarity campaign conducted in

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, 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,

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(which had already 24 years in Canal 13), would be exported to Spanish International Network (later

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) in the

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, and since 2 editions had to be produced in one week (1 for each network), less time was left for Don Francisco's other projects, the Teletón included. * The third and final reason is due to the events in that year, which included the disasters mentioned above, and the hosting of the 1986 South American Games.

Artists

Nationals

* Los Huasos Quincheros * Irene Llano *

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* Pancho Puelma * Zalo Reyes * Miguelo * Cristóbal * Luis Dimas * Myriam Hernández * Luis Jara *

Patricia Maldonado Patricia Maldonado may refer to: * Patricia Maldonado (singer) (born 1950), Chilean television presenter and singer * Patricia Maldonado (writer) (born 1956), Argentine-Brazilian television writer * Patricia Maldonado (swimmer) (born 1991), Ven ...

Eduardo Gatti Eduardo Gatti Benoit (born 1949) is a Chilean singer-songwriter in the tradition of Nueva Canción and Nueva Trova Nueva Trova (, "new trova") is a movement in Cuban music that emerged around 1967/68 after the Cuban Revolution of 1959 ...

Jorge Eduardo Jorge Eduardo Pedro Júnior (born 8 September 1994), known as Jorge Eduardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Cambodian Visakha in the Cambodian Premier League. Career Born in São Paulo, Jorge Eduardo joined Audax São Paul ...

* Luz Eliana * Patricio Renán * Santiago Cuatro * Patricia Frías * José Luis Arce * Ginette Acevedo * Roberto Viking Valdés * Sergio Lillo * Maria Inés Naveillán * Soledad Guerrero * Analyo * Mónica De Calixto * Sonora de Tommy Rey * Peter Rock * Gloria Simonetti * Wildo * Las Cuatro Brujas *

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* Andrea Tessa * José Alfredo Fuentes *

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International Artists

* Sandra Mihanovich * Olé Olé * Celeste Carvallo *

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* Silvana Di Lorenzo *

Alejandro Lerner Alejandro Federico Lerner (born June 8, 1957) is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sung countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America. Through his career, Lerner ...

Alfredo De Angelis Alfredo De Angelis (2 November 1910, Adrogué — 31 March 1992) was an Argentinian musician, most notable as a composer, a pianist, and a director of a tango orchestra during the Grand Era of Argentine tango. De Angelis was born in Adrogué sout ...

Rubén Juárez Rubén Juárez (5 November 1947 – 31 May 2010) was an Argentine bandoneón, bandoneonist and singer-songwriter of Tango (dance), tango. Juárez studied the bandoneón from the age of six. In 1956, he entered the Youth Orchestra of Club Atlético ...

Pablito Ruiz Pablo Maximiliano Miguel Coronel Vidoz, also known as Pablito Ruiz and Pablo Ruiz, born on (4 May 1975) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a singer, actor, and dancer. In 1989, when just 14 years old, he came to prominence with songs like "Proud Gir ...

Oscar De Fontana * Fito Páez * Juka Shepp *

Manuela Bravo Maria Manuela de Oliveira Moreira Bravo, known as Manuela Bravo (born 7 December 1957) is a Portuguese singer. Bravo made her first public appearance when she was only 5 years old in Cinema Éden, in Lisbon (which is now closed). When she was 1 ...

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Mónica Posse

Comedians

Coco Legrand Alejandro Javier González Legrand, better known as Coco Legrand (Santiago, July 28, 1947), is a Chilean comedian, actor and TV presenter. His repertoire consists mainly of monologues that show daily experiences that allow us to review the most ty ...

* Jorge "Chino" Navarrete * Canelo Huanca * Checho Hirane * Gigi Martin *

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* Ernesto Ruiz * Jappening Con Ja

In the Children's Section

* A recording of children's programmes of the time were broadcast.

Transmission

As with previous years, the Teletón was broadcast through all of the TV networks existing back then in Chile. *

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* UCV Televisión * Televisión Nacional de Chile * Universidad de Chile Televisión * Universidad Católica de Chile Televisión However, this edition marked the debut of Canal 9, the secondary channel of Televisión Nacional de Chile, which began its experimental transmissions in 1986.

External links

1987 Chilean telethon (closing)

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