Gilberto Correa
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Gilberto Correa is a Venezuelan
television personality known for hosting De Fiesta Con Venevision from 1969–1978 and Súper Sábado Sensacional from 1988-1996. Correa is also best known for his deep voice on Venevision
's commercial bumpers and promos during the 1980s and 1990s.
at age 21, on the show Ritmo y Juventud. His popularity soon earned him the position of being an announcer and host of numerous events. In 1969, Correa was hired to host De Fiesta Con Venevision a variety show which lasted through 1978. His voice was also heard on several of Venevision's commercial bumpers and promos. Correa has also guest hosted the Miss Venezuela
pageant at various times.
Throughout the mid 1980s, Correa often filled in for Amador Bendayan
on the variety show Sábado Sensacional
. By 1988, Bendayan's health was deteriorating and was forced to retire from the show. Bendayan died shortly after Correa took over as host. On Saturday of that week, a special edition of Sábado Sensacional aired in which Correa read Bendayan's last will. In 1990, the show was renamed Súper Sábado Sensacional and focused more on multitudinary events, generating higher ratings. In 1996, future host Daniel Sarcos
hosted a new game show segment called Mega Match Sensacional. Correa stepped down as the main host of Súper Sábado Sensacional in favor of Sarcos, who would host the show for the next twelve years.
Correa reappeared on Súper Sábado Sensacional numerous times (the first being in 2007, celebrating the late Ricardo Pena's 30 years of producing the show). Correa returned again in 2009 to participate in a tribute to Amador Bendayan presented by Daniel Sarcos. In March 2011, Correa returned once again to Súper Sábado Sensacional to co-host the episode celebrating Venevision's 50th anniversary alongside current host Leonardo Villalobos.
hosting Flash, a news magazine show. In 2002, he hosted a variety show called El Momento de La Verdad ("The Moment of Truth"), which also aired on Televen.
Venezuelan people
Venezuelan people are from a multiethnic nation in South America called Venezuela. Venezuelans are predominantly Roman Catholic and speak Spanish, and a majority of them are the result of a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
television personality known for hosting De Fiesta Con Venevision from 1969–1978 and Súper Sábado Sensacional from 1988-1996. Correa is also best known for his deep voice on Venevision
Venevisión
Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...
's commercial bumpers and promos during the 1980s and 1990s.
Venevision
Correa began his career on VenevisionVenevisión
Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...
at age 21, on the show Ritmo y Juventud. His popularity soon earned him the position of being an announcer and host of numerous events. In 1969, Correa was hired to host De Fiesta Con Venevision a variety show which lasted through 1978. His voice was also heard on several of Venevision's commercial bumpers and promos. Correa has also guest hosted the Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela
The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...
pageant at various times.
Throughout the mid 1980s, Correa often filled in for Amador Bendayan
Amador Bendayán
Amador Bendayán [ben-dah-IAN] was a Venezuelan actor and entertainer.The son of Moroccan Jewish immigrants, Bendayán was born in Villa de Cura, Aragua, and was raised and educated in Caracas...
on the variety show Sábado Sensacional
Sabado Sensacional
Súper Sábado Sensacional is a Spanish-language variety show created in Venezuela, and established on Radio Caracas Television in 1968. The show later moved to Venevisión network in 1971...
. By 1988, Bendayan's health was deteriorating and was forced to retire from the show. Bendayan died shortly after Correa took over as host. On Saturday of that week, a special edition of Sábado Sensacional aired in which Correa read Bendayan's last will. In 1990, the show was renamed Súper Sábado Sensacional and focused more on multitudinary events, generating higher ratings. In 1996, future host Daniel Sarcos
Daniel Sarcos
Daniel Sarcos is a Venezuelan actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and television personality best known as the host of Súper Sábado Sensacional from 1997–2009 and the Miss Venezuela pageant from 2004–2009. Both of these shows are seen on the Venezuelan television channel, Venevisión...
hosted a new game show segment called Mega Match Sensacional. Correa stepped down as the main host of Súper Sábado Sensacional in favor of Sarcos, who would host the show for the next twelve years.
Correa reappeared on Súper Sábado Sensacional numerous times (the first being in 2007, celebrating the late Ricardo Pena's 30 years of producing the show). Correa returned again in 2009 to participate in a tribute to Amador Bendayan presented by Daniel Sarcos. In March 2011, Correa returned once again to Súper Sábado Sensacional to co-host the episode celebrating Venevision's 50th anniversary alongside current host Leonardo Villalobos.
Transition to Televen
After leaving Súper Sábado Sensacional in 1996, he worked with TelevenTeleven
Televen is a private Venezuelan national television network headquartered on the Caracas neighborhood of Horizonte. For this reason it's also called Canal de Horizonte. Televen was inaugurated as the ‘’TELEVEN Corporation’’ on July 3 1988 by Omar Camero and Radioven, S.A...
hosting Flash, a news magazine show. In 2002, he hosted a variety show called El Momento de La Verdad ("The Moment of Truth"), which also aired on Televen.
Filmography
This list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it.- De Fiesta Con Venevision (1969–1978)
- (Súper) Sábado Sensacional (1988–1996)
- Flash (1998–?)
- El Momento de La Verdad (2002)
External links
- Gilberto Correa at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...