2002 Chilean telethon
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The 2002 Chilean telethon was version number 17 of the Telethon charity campaign
held in Chile
, which took place on 29th and 30 November 2002. The theme of this version was "The Telethon is Yours", due to the complicated economic situation the institution was experiencing that year, and also in 2001 the Telethon was not produced because of the parliamentary election.
It had to raise CL$ 10 billion. During 2001 the Telethon Foundation gave a press conference warning that because of the deficit of money the Telethon had collected in 2000 and to implement all the apparatus of the foundation, they had to borrow one billion pesos to cover expenses generated in the subsequent months. Because of this, part of the official advertising had the message "The Telethon is at zero pesos, help more than ever". The message appeared on the official poster of the event featuring Don Francisco with a sad face showing the empty pockets of his trousers.
Fortunately this task was fulfilled by far, and with a great response from the chileans gave a final collection of CL$ 10,532,480,521 The total was publicly given in the Chile's National Stadium on 1st. December, at 01:14 hrs ). The poster girl
was Kimberly Cruz.
were introduced. They changed the lyrics of the song "Quieren Dinero" (Eng.: They want money). In the new words, Jorge González Rios criticized both economic groups and various right-wing politicians in the chorus: "Quiero más Luksic, quiero más Angelini; quiero más UDI, quiero más Pinocheques; quiero más Büchi, quiero más Lavín; quiero más libras, quiero más dólares" (Eng.: I want more Luksic, I want more Angelini, I want more UDI, I want more Pinocheques
, I want more Büchi
, I want more Lavín
, I want more pounds, I want more dollars). The action was criticized by the organizers, not only criticism about the sense of the event but also by the use of the campaign for proselytizing, but it had the support of a significant number of Chileans who understood that the words of Gonzalez Ríos reflected the reality of the campaign:
On closing the event, the entertainer Kike Morande found the sayings of the group's vocalist a "very bad thing". Days later, at a conference, Gonzalez reaffirmed the statements he made in the last hours of the event. The Executive Director of the Telethon, Ximena Casarejos called the words of Gonzalez "like an attack", in an interview given to the Chilean newscast, 24 Horas.
Another version circulating about the reason for this criticism was a suspected "personal vengeance" by Jorge Gonzalez against the organizers of the Telethon, for the alleged censorship by TVN
during the performance of its group in the 1985's Telethon
, since Los Prisioneros
were openly opposed to the then military regime of Augusto Pinochet
.
National singers
Joe Vasconcellos Myriam Hernández
Mala Junta Andrés De León Douglas Alberto Plaza Café con Leche
Luis Jara
Ciao
DJ Méndez
Los Jaivas
Los Prisioneros
Yerko Triviño La Ley
Supernova
Buddy Richard
Pedro Fernández
Axé Bahía
Víctor Manuel
Yuri
Porto Seguro Carambaxé Luis Fonsi
Paolo Meneguzzi
Patricia Manterola
Teletón (Chile)
Teletón is a charity event held in Chile on a year basis ever since 1978, mostly within the first week December, unless a political election is being held in the country...
held in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, which took place on 29th and 30 November 2002. The theme of this version was "The Telethon is Yours", due to the complicated economic situation the institution was experiencing that year, and also in 2001 the Telethon was not produced because of the parliamentary election.
It had to raise CL$ 10 billion. During 2001 the Telethon Foundation gave a press conference warning that because of the deficit of money the Telethon had collected in 2000 and to implement all the apparatus of the foundation, they had to borrow one billion pesos to cover expenses generated in the subsequent months. Because of this, part of the official advertising had the message "The Telethon is at zero pesos, help more than ever". The message appeared on the official poster of the event featuring Don Francisco with a sad face showing the empty pockets of his trousers.
Fortunately this task was fulfilled by far, and with a great response from the chileans gave a final collection of CL$ 10,532,480,521 The total was publicly given in the Chile's National Stadium on 1st. December, at 01:14 hrs ). The poster girl
Poster Boy
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was Kimberly Cruz.
Computing
| Time (UTC-3) | Amount in pesos Chilean peso The peso is the currency of Chile. The current peso has circulated since 1975, with a previous version circulating between 1817 and 1960. The symbol used locally for it is $. The ISO 4217 code for the present peso is CLP. It is subdivided into 100 centavos, although no centavo denominated coins... |
|---|---|
| 22.53 (Nov. 29) | $ 18,921 |
| 23.41 | $ 267,669,364 |
| 00.40 (Nov. 30) | $ 580,125,779 |
| 02.19 | $ 712,692,221 |
| 03.37 | $ 1,010,347,500 |
| 04.31 | $ 1,134,475,835 |
| 07.57 | $ 1,279,714,652 |
| 10.24 | $ 1,587,219,238 |
| 12.39 | $ 1,961,092,961 |
| 14.06 | $ 2,495,081,318 |
| 14.52 | $ 3,077,537,538 |
| 16.16 | $ 3,535,977,371 |
| 16.54 | $ 4,012,301,701 |
| 18.19 | $ 4,464,830,168 |
| 18.55 | $ 4,950,351,861 |
| 19.35 | $ 5,108,339,626 |
| 20.02 | $ 5,468,310,558 |
| 20.37 | $ 6,108,670,146 |
| 20.56 | $ 6,598,843,607 |
| 22.22 | $ 6,843,523,018 |
| 23.13 | $ 7,523,440,396 |
| 23.35 | $ 8,400,527,116 |
| 00.05 (Dec. 1) | $ 9,037,673,408 |
| 00.33 | $ 9,521,707,600 |
| 01.14 | $ 10,532,480,521 |
First goal
Don Francisco before seeing the final total in the theatre predicted that it was going to exceed Telethon 2000 which was $ 6,450,614,205 and that actually came true as the last total in the theatre showed $ 6,598,843,607, 148 million more than the previous season's goal.Threat of boycott
One of the controversies was a threat of boycott by supporters of the Communist Party of Chile, for alleged misuse of money donated, and who were arguing that 25% of the collection was for entertainers and artists, and even said Don Francisco took 5% of donations. The charges eventually were dismissed. For her part, the Communist leader, Gladys Marin, told the press that disability should not be a show but a task of state, also criticizing the donation of $ 40,000,000 that was to be given to the then Mayor of Santiago, Joaquin Lavín Infante.Reviews of Los Prisioneros
At the close of the Telethon at the National Stadium, the group Los PrisionerosLos Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros was a chilean rock band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1982. They began as a local band during the early 1980s, playing small shows in their neighborhood and high school...
were introduced. They changed the lyrics of the song "Quieren Dinero" (Eng.: They want money). In the new words, Jorge González Rios criticized both economic groups and various right-wing politicians in the chorus: "Quiero más Luksic, quiero más Angelini; quiero más UDI, quiero más Pinocheques; quiero más Büchi, quiero más Lavín; quiero más libras, quiero más dólares" (Eng.: I want more Luksic, I want more Angelini, I want more UDI, I want more Pinocheques
Pinocheques
Pinocheques were three Cheques of total USD 3,000,000 paid in mid-1989 by the Chilean army to Augusto Pinochet, Jr., the son of Augusto Pinochet for the purchase of bankrupt "Valmoval", a small rifle company in 1987....
, I want more Büchi
Hernán Büchi
Hernán Büchi Buc is a Chilean economist and politician. He served as Minister of the Treasury under the government of Augusto Pinochet between 1985 and 1989.After the recession of the early 1980s, Büchi's appointment as Finance Minister in 1985:...
, I want more Lavín
Joaquín Lavín
Joaquín José Lavín Infante is a Chilean politician and economist. He is a member of the Independent Democrat Union party and former mayor of Santiago and Las Condes municipalities of capital Santiago...
, I want more pounds, I want more dollars). The action was criticized by the organizers, not only criticism about the sense of the event but also by the use of the campaign for proselytizing, but it had the support of a significant number of Chileans who understood that the words of Gonzalez Ríos reflected the reality of the campaign:
On closing the event, the entertainer Kike Morande found the sayings of the group's vocalist a "very bad thing". Days later, at a conference, Gonzalez reaffirmed the statements he made in the last hours of the event. The Executive Director of the Telethon, Ximena Casarejos called the words of Gonzalez "like an attack", in an interview given to the Chilean newscast, 24 Horas.
Another version circulating about the reason for this criticism was a suspected "personal vengeance" by Jorge Gonzalez against the organizers of the Telethon, for the alleged censorship by TVN
Televisión Nacional de Chile
TVN is Chile's state-owned television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America...
during the performance of its group in the 1985's Telethon
1985 Chilean telethon
The 1985 Chilean telethon was the sixth version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on the 6th and 7th of December, 1985...
, since Los Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros was a chilean rock band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1982. They began as a local band during the early 1980s, playing small shows in their neighborhood and high school...
were openly opposed to the then military regime of Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
.
National singersChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
Joe Vasconcellos Myriam HernándezMyriam Hernández
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Mala Junta Andrés De León Douglas Alberto Plaza
Café con LecheCafé con leche
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Luis Jara
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Ciao
Kudai
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DJ Méndez
DJ Méndez
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Los Jaivas
Los Jaivas
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Los Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros
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Yerko Triviño La Ley
La Ley
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Supernova
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Buddy Richard
Buddy Richard
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International singers
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Pedro Fernández
Pedro Fernández
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Axé Bahía
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Víctor Manuel
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Yuri
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Porto Seguro Carambaxé Luis Fonsi
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Patricia Manterola
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