Don Francisco had big plans for 2020, however, the Covid-19 pandemic imposed a confinement on him and marked a change of course, which led him to a deep process of self-reflection that at the moment, has produced a 400-page book and a new program for CNN in Spanish.
At 80 years old and 59 years old, the Chilean communicator maintains a vital conversation and the enthusiasm of a beginner. Being away from the camera and without contact with your audience is not an option the presenter, who has enabled a virtual studio in an office near his residence in Miami, from where he will reconnect with his audience from 15 to on February 26, at 10:00 pm (Puerto Rico time), with Don Francisco: Reflections 2021.
“I never left. I’m almost forty years old for my age. I had many dreams in 2020, for me it was a very special year, of celebration here, of celebration in Chile … I wanted to go through my life, I wanted to invite my friends and in the end, it all came to nothing, “explained without a trace the entire owner of a Guinness record for the longest-running variety show in television history, Giant Saturday, of 1962 to 2015.
During the barracks he carried out his traditional Telethon, although the first virtually, made a special for older adults and finished his third book, Eager to live, which will be published in May, along with the audiobook, read in his own voice.
“It was an impact to stop working regularly on television and also to be in quarantine, to such an extent that in the end, I was advised by a psychiatrist to help me, giving explanations and improving areas where I can improve, “the presenter revealed in an interview with the spokesman.
He added that “just as the world has highlighted the great inequality that exists and when people quickly start dragging needs and hunger, it has left me as a reflection that I still have many areas to personally improve, areas where I need to get to know myself better, areas where I am indebted to my family, to my children, to my grandchildren, to my wife (Teresa Muchnik Rosenblum), because I dedicated a lot to this passion of my life, which is to communicate, ”he acknowledged.
It is precisely the physical distance with the family, which he did not embrace about a year ago, one of the greatest longings. The father of four and grandfather again, he expanded precisely the process of reflection to his affections.
“I had a conversation with my children and grandchildren on the subject. This has left me with a lot of lessons. For my children, who are half a century up, this has been a strong flu, which needs to be taken care of and “For my grandchildren, who are between 22 and 34 years old, this is a quarrel that will happen and the world will remain the same as always. There was no change. I was a little stuck with the idea of young people. I would like to think differently.” , but I think the world will remain as it always was, “he said.
A similar dynamic will be the one presented in Reflections 2021, which will occupy for two weeks the schedule of Camilo on CNN in Spanish.
Without revealing names, he said that among the 30 interviewees are “many Puerto Ricans, many stars we all know, important professionals who will accompany us in different areas of life. I hope it is entertaining, interesting and that people like it. “.
Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld, his first name, is expected to pave the way for others.
To grow on the Internet
“Then we want to do something on the internet and little by little we want to grow,” he said of plans that did not fall in love with his wife.
“My lady gets mad at me, because she tells me,‘ you went back to the same thing, ’” he expressed between humor and resignation.
About the book Eager to Live, it includes “what happened the day after 53 years of missing only once, which ends Giant Saturday. It talks about my weight struggle – I was born at 12 pounds – and how I’ve talked all my life about weight, I’ve talked about interviews with Presidents (Bill) Clinton, (George) Bush, Bush Sr., (Barak) Obama, in the United States, about the social upheaval in Chile, he talks about some anecdotes that have happened to me around the world, he talks about my passion for communication, he talks about the state I am in at the moment when I turn 80, “he said.
Don Francisco says he feels great, with 22 pounds less and eager to visit Puerto Rico, one of his most loyal audiences.
“I want to live. I know I have to die, of course and I know I won’t always be able to do that, but as long as I can … I think I can still communicate, which is my passion,” he reiterated.