Amador Bendayán

Amador Bendayán [ben-dah-IAN] (November 11, 1920 – August 8, 1989) 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. He started his career in radio in 1937 as an announcer and comedian.

Bendayán gained a huge popularity for his comedies El Bachiller y Bartolo (1949–59) and La Bodega de la Esquina (1950–1960), and when it went from radio to television, his popularity –and his audience– continued to grow. He also appeared in several movies in Mexico and Venezuela from 1947 through 1971 and worked in The Amador News, a satirical TV-news parody, in the mid-1960s.

In 1968, Bendayán was hired by Radio Caracas Televisión to host Sábado Espectacular, a five-hour marathon variety show which lasted through 1971. A year later he moved to Venevisión, as the show was renamed Sábado Sensacional.

Bendayán hosted his show until 1988, a few months before his death in Caracas, aged 68. Gilberto Correa succeeded him as host of the show.

Súper Sábado Sensacional

Súper Sábado Sensacional (originally named Sábado Espectacular in 1968, renamed Sábado Sensacional in 1971) 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. Shown on a weekly basis, every Saturday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm (sometimes longer during special occasions) it is viewed internationally throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States and it is considered as one of the highest rated television shows in the country. Throughout its run, there have been four major hosts: Amador Bendayán (1968–1988), Gilberto Correa (1988–1996), Daniel Sarcos (1997–2009) and Leonardo Villalobos (2010–present).

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Broadcast history

Súper Sábado Sensacional ("Super Sensational Saturday") was originally established on RCTV as Sábado Espectacular ("Spectacular Saturday") in 1968. The show was later renamed Sábado Sensacional ("Sensational Saturday") by 1971, upon its arrival to Venevision. In 1990, "Súper" was added to the title, and is how the show is currently known today. In Venezuela, Súper Sábado Sensacional is broadcast for 5 hours, while in all other countries it is broadcast for either 2 hours. In some countries (particularly in the U.S.), the show was often broadcast under alternate titles like Sensacionalisimo and Súper Sensacional.

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