Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld (born 28 December 1940), better known by his stage name Don Francisco, is a Chilean television host, and a popular personality on the US Spanish-language network Univision. He is best known for hosting the variety shows Sábado Gigante and Don Francisco Presenta.
Francisco hosted the Chilean version of ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? from 2001 to 2002, and then its celebrity version ¿Quién merece ser millonario? from 2006 to 2008.
Trivia[]
- Kreutzberger's stage name comes from an act that he performed early in his career called Don Francisco Zisiguen González, a German Jew who told jokes. When he joined Canal 13, he just went by Don Francisco on-screen.
- According to Chris Tarrant, Don wanted to host the show as a chat show, as "that's what my audience want from me." Celador's producers informed him that he was to host the game alone.
- Don was living in Miami when the show premiered, and flew in for every episode.