31 Minutos

31 minutos (lit: 31 minutes) is a children's television series and musical group from Chile. Conceived and developed by Pedro Peirano and Álvaro Díaz under their production company Aplaplac, the show first aired in March 2003 by the sign of Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), running for four seasons. The name and logo of the program are a parody of "60 minutos", a controversial newscast of the same channel, broadcast in the 1970s and 1980s. The program focuses on a team of journalists - all performed by puppets - anchored by Tulio Triviño. While some segments tend toward the ridiculous and surreal, others are educational and intend to impart an explicit or implicit message. The show's original broadcast consisted of three seasons, from 2003 to 2005, as well as an appearance for the Teletón 2003 and a Christmas special that same year. On March 27, 2008, 31 minutes, la película was released in movie theatres all over South America".The third season of the series ended on October 2, 2005 and for nine years no new episodes were aired. However, on September 1, 2012 Aplaplac confirmed to the Chilean newspaper La Tercera that the series would return to television because of a resurgence in popularity. Production on the fourth season began on October 11, 2013, it was released on October 4, 2014 through TVN. The 12-episode season ended on December 27, 2014. From September 2004 to January 2007, the show was broadcast all over Latin America by Nickelodeon and in 2015 it was reissued by Cartoon Network. It is also broadcast in Mexico by Once TV and Once Niños. The worldwide success of the series, spawned similar productions in other countries, including the Chilean Banana from Canal 13 and the Colombian Kikirikí el notizín, broadcast by Señal Colombia. In addition to being a television series, 31 minutos tours as a band, playing songs written for the show. The genre of the band is difficult to define as their songs span many styles, including alternative rock, punk, pop, hip-hop, rap and reggae.