Carlos Pinto (born May 12, 1959) is a popular

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an journalist, writer and television presenter. In 1984, he and Santiago Pavlovic began an investigative program called Informe Especial which airs in TVN. He is the father of the football player

Sebastián Pinto Sebastián Pinto (born 5 February 1986) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. His last team was Chilean Primera B club Deportes Temuco. Career Begins of his career Pinto began his career in the youth categories o ...

. It was the driver of the reality The game of fear of TVN, which was taken off the air shortly after due to poor ratings. In the mid-1990s Carlos Pinto's new program, ''Mea Culpa'', became the most popular true crime shows on Chilean TV history. The show catapulted Pinto's career and today his other shows also have had great success: * '' Mea Culpa'', true crime movie-like interactments, featuring cases that had its share of spotlight back in the day; * ''

El Día Menos Pensado ''El Día Menos Pensado'' (Spanish language, Spanish for ''The Least Expected Day'') is a Chilean television program broadcast on the screens of Televisión Nacional de Chile, directed by journalist Carlos Pinto (journalist), Carlos Pinto, under t ...

'' ("The Least Expected Day"), it focuses on true paranormal experiences; * ''El Cuento del Tío'' ("Uncle's Tale"), a show that deals with financial deception stories. Books: "El Silencio de los Malditos" (2018) and "El Jardín de los Inocentes".

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