Telemundo Presents Premieres of GRAN OPORTUNIDAD and DON FRANCISCO TE INVITA

By: Jul. 27, 2017
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More fun and entertainment Sunday nights starting this July 30th on Telemundo with "Big Hero" (7 pm/6c), Walt Disney's animated superhero movie arrives for the first time on U.S. Spanish-language television in this comedy-action adventure story about Hiro Hamada, a brilliant robotic prodigy who is trapped in a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the hasty and technological city of San Fransokyo.

"Gran Oportunidad" (Grand Opportunity) at 9pm/8c, with the premiere of the new Telemundo talent competition created by TV icon Mario Kreutzberger, "Don Francisco", hosted by Raul Gonzalez and Ana Lorena Sanchez. The first participants will face judges Alicia Machado, Roberto Tapia, Alexis Valdes and Noel Torres, as well as the unpredictable "Eliminator" with his "Maquinaria Maléfica" (Malefic Machine), who can eliminate whoever he wants during the contestants' 90 seconds on-stage performance.

During the premiere episode of "Gran Oportunidad," contestants include a street artist from Mexico who plays piano and drums while juggling plates; a graphic designer who loves broadcasting, magic and comedy, and a Norteño band made up of a school teacher, a store manager and a university student. A charming singer and dancer from Puerto Rico will fire up the stage with her Olga Tañon style, and a young man known as "El Chicle" (Chewing Gum) will impress the audience with his flexibility and eye-popping maneuvers. From Spain, a set of twins will astound with a spectacular acro-dance show, and two women known as "Las XL" will surprise everyone with their hilarious antics as they sing. The show will also feature a Cuban singer with an incredible voice who imitates Juan Gabriel, and a Finnish resident from Las Vegas who dares to hang heavy items from the most sensitive parts of his body. Viewers can find more on "Gran Oportunidad" on www.telemundo.com/granoportunidad; Facebook.com/GOportunidadTV; Instagram.com/GOportunidadTV and Twitter.com/GOportunidadTV.

"Don Francisco Te Invita" (Don Francisco Invites You) at 10pm/9c, presents a special show entitled "Secretos de la Mente" (Secrets of the Mind), featuring incredible demonstrations of hypnosis, memory, levitation and other extraordinary abilities, along with special guest star actress Angelica Celaya, who will talk about her role in Telemundo's "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio", her pregnancy, her partner and her beginnings on television. The show will also feature Argentinian physicist and illusionist Andres Rieznik; magician, illusionist and levitation expert Danny Wolverton, known as "Special Head"; mathematician and mental calculation champion Yusnier Viera; the privileged mind of Uruguayan Juan Pablo Culasso, who can identify over three thousand bird calls from different parts of the world, and renowned Spanish hypnotist, Jorge Luengo



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