I saw people takin photos with their cell phones, calling people, and getting really excited. I thought, "hmmm.... must be someone really famous." I then asked the lady next to me who he was. It was Don Francisco!
A quick bio for those not familiar with him (because i wasn't):Don Francisco was born to a Chilean Jewish family of Ashkenazi descent; his parents had fled Germany to Chile, escaping from Nazi persecution. As a youth, he traveled to New York to study to be a tailor, but he spent most of the time watching TV[citation needed]. Back in Chile, where TV was just beginning, Don Francisco started a TV show in 1962, and he named it Sábados Gigantes. In it, he adapted many of the formulas he had seen in American TV to the Chilean public. The show became an instant hit that has lasted 40 years. (Taken from Wikipedia)
Then a man behind me who had heard me speaking English on the phone says, "Where are you from?" in English with no accent. I turned around and said I was from the United States. We started talking and he (Vince) turns out to be the producer or director of the show! They travel all over the world doing some sort of a travel documentary show and they decided to come to Chile, Don Francisco's homeland. They were traveling to Calama, then San Pedro. We talked about what I was doing in Chile, a little about the show they were filming, and before we knew it Don Francisco had moved on and the two gentlemen I was talking to had to leave. It was a neat encounter!
Last bit of news..........I finally got my carnet! I'm sort of a Chilena now- yah!
Ciao,
CW
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