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TV personality Don Francisco Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage

‘Sábado Gigante’ will be canceled this September, after broadcasting for 53 years. "To us, I reiterate, this is not a moment of sadness. On the contrary, this is a moment of triumph," Don Francisco said. The Chilean legend has been hosting the longest-running TV show, but his personal life is less known. Let's take a look at some of the things we don't know about our favorite Latino TV host.

1. His real name is Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld, but we all know him as Don Francisco

2. The iconic Latino host is Jewish. There were bar mitzvahs and some special celebrations, but his family wasn’t strictly observant.

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Don Francisco during 20-Year Anniversary Program of Sabado Gigante at Univision Studios in Miami, Florida, United States. Photo by Rodrigo Varela/WireImage

3. His parents were Holocaust survivors.

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Don Francisco attends Univisions El Gordo y La Flaca Tribute Honoring Sabado Gigante at Univision Studios on August 18, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images) Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images

4. His mother was an opera singer in Germany and his father was a tailor.

5. He traveled to New York to study because he wanted to be a famous clothing designer, but he spent most of the time watching TV.

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Mario 'Don Francisco' Kreutzberger arrives at Sabado Gigante 50th Anniversary Celebration at Univision Headquarters on October 24, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Photo by Gustavo Caballero/WireImage

6. When he returned to his native Chile, he used what he had learned from Ed Sullivan and Steve Allen by watching their shows and made a whole new variety show in Spanish in his country. The show, called "Sábados Gigantes" aired in Chile's Channel 13.

7. At the beginning of his career, the Chilean media massively criticized the presenter and accused him of not being professional for making fun of the contestants and audience of his show.

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Don Francisco and la Cuatro during 20-Year Anniversary Program of Sabado Gigante at Univision Studios in Miami, Florida, United States. (Photo by Rodrigo Varela/WireImage)

8. The show's name was changed in the 80s by Univision to "Sábado Gigante" when Don Francisco made the move to Miami.

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Don Francisco and Lili Estefan attend Sabado Gigante 50th Anniversary Celebration at Univision Headquarters on October 27, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Photo by Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images

9. Kreutzberger has also hosted Chilean versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," "Deal or No Deal" and "Money Drop."

10. His show "Sábado Gigante" is the world's longest running TV variety show, according to Guinness World Records.

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Don Francisco says Goodbye after 53 years. Getty

11. The host voiced Governor Bernardo de Galvez in a 2003 episode, "The Great Galvez", of a PBS Kids show Liberty's Kids.

12. The city of New York named a street in the Washington Heights district in honor of Kreutzberger, named "Don Francisco Boulevard."

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Television personality Mario Kreutzberger also know as Don Francisco attends New York City Co-Name's Street 'Don Francisco Blvd' In Honor Of 'Sabado Gigante's' Iconic Host on September 8, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Univision)

13. Don Francisco has interviewed important political figures like Barack Obama, John Kerry and George W. Bush. He also helped break emerging Latin artists, including Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony and Carlos Vives.

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President Barack Obama gestures during an interview with Mario "Don Francisco" Kreutzberger for Univision’s Sabado Gigante in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sept. 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

14. The TV personality has a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame.

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Chilean television host Don Francisco (Mario Kreutzberger) (C) watches as a star is unveiled for him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame beside Honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant (L), President of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Leron Gubler (R), singer Celia Cruz (back L), Cristina Saralequi (back R) in Los Angeles 08 June 2001. Don Francisco hosts Spanish television's 'Sabado Gigante'. LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images

15. He became so popular that Stephen Colbert parodied him on “The Colbert Report” with “Colberto Reporto Gigante.”

16. One of his main accomplishments has been hosting the "Teletón"in the U.S. and Chile, which for decades has helped raise funds for disabled children.

17. Kreutzberger is also the Hispanic spokesperson for the US Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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Lucero Hands Don Francisco Award At Premios Tu Mundo 2015 Telemundo

18. In his autobiography, Don Francisco: Entre la espada y la T.V. (Between the Sword and the TV), he narrates the traumatic experience when he was temporarily held hostage by Augusto Pinochet’s soldiers.

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Don Francisco says goodbye to Sabado Gigante. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)

19. It was reported by different media outlets that Don Francisco had a contract of $12.7 million per year in "Sábado Gigante" plus 2.8 million per year for his participation in "Don Francisco presenta."

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