Remezcla

Don Francisco Reacts to Sábado Gigante Skit on Saturday Night Live

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:16:20 +0000

On Saturday (October 5th), Marcello Hernández and SNL took on Sábado Gigante. The popular Latine variety show, which aired for 53 years on Univision (1962-2015), was parodied in a skit featuring Hernández in the role of the host. This led Don Francisco, the host of the show, to publicly thank Hernández and SNL for the

The post Don Francisco Reacts to Sábado Gigante Skit on Saturday Night Live appeared first on Remezcla.

Here’s What We Know About the Don Francisco Docuseries About ‘Sabado Gigante’

Kiko Martinez — Fri, 13 May 2022 14:10:49 +0000

Sabado Gigante, The longest-running variety show in the history of TV, and the man behind it will be explored in a four-part limited docuseries that will stream on Hulu in the United States. The series, ordered by Disney’s Onyx Collective, is called Gigante. It will tell the story of Univision’s Spanish-language TV show Sabado Gigante

The post Here’s What We Know About the Don Francisco Docuseries About ‘Sabado Gigante’ appeared first on Remezcla.

Allegations of Sexual Harassment & Child Abuse on Set of ‘Sabado Gigante’ Arise

Araceli Cruz — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 21:17:54 +0000

Latin Americans and Latinos in the US have invited Don Francisco into their homes for decades. For many, he was like family. His variety show Sabado Gigante, which was on the air from the early ‘60s until its demise in 2015, was one of the rare times young and old could convene around the television

The post Allegations of Sexual Harassment & Child Abuse on Set of ‘Sabado Gigante’ Arise appeared first on Remezcla.

WATCH: Mexico's First Married Gay Couple Interviewed by Don Francisco

Matt Barbot — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:15:04 +0000

Say what you will about Sabado Gigante, sometimes it's not so corny.

The post WATCH: Mexico's First Married Gay Couple Interviewed by Don Francisco appeared first on Remezcla.