“Sábado Gigante‘s Don Francisco is really Mario Kreutzberger, the 74-year-old child of refugees whose German-Jewish parents fled the holocaust to Chile, where Mario was born. He started hosting the variety show there when he was 21, in 1962. As Sábado Gigante comes to an end on September 19, Kreutzberger talks to Brooke about bringing the show to the US, his 53-year-long career, and criticism of the show’s tone.” (audio)