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Nace una pequeña estrella
January 27, 2026·46 min·3 clips
A six-year-old Crystal told the crowd her butt would hurt and she'd vomit — then her father grabbed the mic and asked her to sing one more song.
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A child performer's TV breakthrough becomes a troubling study of fame, family scrutiny, and Chilean media appetite.
Radio Ambulante tells Crystal's story as a collision between childhood talent and the appetite of live television. It begins at the final of Red in La Tortuga de Talcahuano, packed beyond comfort, with the announcer working from a bathroom booth because there was nowhere else to…
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