Julio Videla
Julio Videla | |
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| Born | Julio Sergio Videla Cabeza 15 January 1944 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Occupation | Radio & TV host |
| Years active | 1968–2020 |
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Julio Sergio Videla Cabezas (Valparaíso, 15 January 1944 – Viña del Mar, 13 November 2020) was a Chilean radio host and television personality.[1] Videla began his rise to Latin American fame in 1973, when he was the last person to broadcast on Radio Magallanes before the coup.
Biography
[edit]He studied his primary education at Liceo 14 (today Liceo Polivalente Juan Gómez Millas) in El Bosque, in Santiago.[2]
Radio career
[edit]In 1968, he made his debut working as an announcer on Radio Carrera. The following year he moved to Radio Corporación, which is where he was as the 1973 military coup occurred.[3] Later he worked at Radio Balmaceda (1973-1975) and Radio Portales de Santiago, where he conducted Portaleando la Mañana between 1976 and May 1988.
He worked for Radio Portales, Radio Gigante (June 1988-September 1989), Radio Monumental (October 1989-December 1991), Radio Chilena (February 1992-May 1999), Radio Romance (July 1999), Radio Para Ti (August 1999-December 2006) and Radio Cooperativa (July 2008-January 2019), where he hosted Tus años cuentan.[4]
Television career
[edit]His television debut was hosted on Channel 13, where he participated as a co-host in the Student Championship (1973-1974) and as a presenter in El tribunal de la risa (1979).[5] He was one of the faces that participated in the first Chilean Teletón, which was held in 1978.[citation needed]
Later, he worked at Canal 11, where he hosted the Cordialmente broadcast at noon between 1988 and 1991.[6] The novelty of the program came from putting viewers on the air through telephone calls, which was a "permanent resource for Videla".[7]
Later on, he emigrated to Megavisión, where he was the host of programs such as Acompáñeme (1992-1995) —which followed the format and schedule of Cordialmente—, Juntemonos con Julio (1996-1998), and the satellite program Acompáñeme al Festival (1994-1996, 1998-1999), which as a part of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival.[8]
After a brief stint at UCV Televisión (2000-2001), where he hosted Ruta 68 along with Vanessa Reiss,[9] he returned to Canal 13, where he hosted Con ustedes (2002-2004).[10] After that, he had sporadic appearances on television whilst staying in the radio business.[citation needed]
Death
[edit]Videla died on 13 November 2020.[11] The cause was a heart attack while using a sauna room in his department in Viña del Mar, which also resulted in second-degree burns, due to the steam from the sauna.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Julio Videla regresa a la TV". El Mercurio de Valparaiso (in Spanish). 29 November 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "EyN: El liceo que marcó a Guillier y le dio su primer cargo "político"". Economía y Negocios (in Spanish). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "La Conjura". Ciper (in Spanish). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Julio Videla dice adiós a la radio". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Julio Videla: "Estaba en deuda con Canal 13"". La Cuarta (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Pancho Aranda". Musica Popular (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Canal 11: Las Historias de un Semillero". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Célebre locutor Julio Videla fallece a los 76 años en Viña del Mar". El Desconcierto. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Julio Videla regresa a la TV". El Mercurio de Valparaíso (in Spanish). 29 November 2000.
- ^ "Julio Videla con los días contados en canal 13". El Mercurio de Antofagasta (in Spanish). 31 October 2004.
- ^ Vergara, Claudio; Reyes, Patricia (13 November 2020). "Muere Julio Videla, icono de la radio y la televisión chilena". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Valdivia, Gonzalo (13 November 2020). "PDI explica circunstancias de la muerte de Julio Videla a los 76 años". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.