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Jenni Rivera
On Jenni Rivera’s first visit to the show in 2001, the regional Mexican icon talked about how her family got started in the music business, selling CDs at the swap meet in Long Beach, Calif., and how her father went on to launch his own record label. Rivera’s older brother, Lupillo, who had been the first musical star in the Rivera family, and her children, sent her loving messages during the show. La Diva de la Banda also talked about getting married at 15 and having a daughter, Chiquis, so young.
Jennifer Lopez
To promote the Selena biopic, Jennifer Lopez appeared on Sabado Gigante in 1997 to discuss what it meant to bring that particular story to life and how there was a need for more meaninful Latino stories in Hollywood. The Nuyorican icon (who didn’t perform on the show) has come far with her Spanish since then.
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Ricky Martin
In 1993, a long-haired Ricky Martin dished with Don Francisco about transitioning from child star in Menudo to a solo artist.
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Shakira
Back when she was a redhead, Shakira came to the show to sing a hit from her 1998 album, Donde Están Los Ladrones?
Enrique Iglesias
Before he was singing global club anthems, topping charts, and winning every award in the book, Enrique was a balladeer (complete with an adorable mole), looking to be known as more than just the legendary Julio Iglesias’ son. On the singer’s first visit to the show in 1995, Don Francisco assuaged his noticeable nerves by saying, “we all believe in you.” Enrique then proceeded to make every female in the audience swoon with a performance of “Si Tu Te Vas.” And they’ve never stopped swooning since.
Celia Cruz
Don Francisco remembered his friend, the queen of salsa, after her death in 2003.
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Thalia
In 1997, Thalia sang the ranchera-flavored hit “Amor a la Mexicana,” as a nod to her Mexican roots.
Psy
Sabado Gigante has had some great musical moments with Latino icons, but there was also the time a certain K-pop sensation and viral-video star visited Don Francisco in 2012 and got the crowd dancing to his mega hit “Gangnam Style.”