DistantNews
Support us
🇨🇱 Chile /Elections & Politics

Guachaca Summit honors Felipe Camiroaga 20 years after his coronation

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • The Guachaca Summit honored television host Felipe Camiroaga, who became the event’s first king 20 years ago.
  • Organizers presented the Nicanor recognition to Camiroaga’s father, sister and a close television friend.
  • The tribute came days before the 15th anniversary of the 2011 Juan Fernández plane crash that killed Camiroaga.

Twenty years after Felipe Camiroaga became the first king of the traditional Guachaca Summit, the celebration paid tribute to the television host in one of its most emotional moments.

The event’s Gran Guaripola, Dióscoro Rojas, presented the Nicanor recognition to Camiroaga’s father, Jorge; his sister, Soledad; and Daniel Sagüés, one of his closest friends from television. The tribute came just days before the 15th anniversary of the Juan Fernández air crash, which occurred on September 2, 2011.

We are happy because we are with Felipe’s spirit, because he always recognized us, from the first summit.

· Dióscoro RojasThe Guachaca Summit organizer recalled Camiroaga’s long connection with the celebration.

Rojas recalled the close relationship Camiroaga maintained with the celebration over the years, as well as with campaigns promoted by the Guachacas. “We are happy because we are with Felipe’s spirit, because he always recognized us, from the first summit,” he said.

Jorge Camiroaga thanked the organizers for the recognition and urged the celebration to continue: “Let the party go on and have a great time.” Soledad On also took part in the tribute.

Let the party go on and have a great time.

· Jorge CamiroagaCamiroaga’s father thanked organizers for the tribute.
About this summary

Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog