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To get a clear understanding of what entertains Chileans, you must look closely at where they go, what they do on the weekends, and things that are just special to them. Chileans enjoy watching and playing a wide variety of sports, which range from soccer to tennis. Chileans also like to “get down with their bad selves” and take nightlife to the next level, this mostly occurs in the city of Santiago. Families play a major part in Chilean entertainment because family is what is most important to them so they find themselves spending time with their extended family.

American football is like Chilean soccer, extremely popular and a large part of what entertains them on the weekends. The country of Chile has appeared in seven FIFA world cups and continues to shock and surprise their fans in this sport. Chile has also brought home two bronze medals and one silver medal from the Pan American Games and a bronze medal in the __2000 summer Olympic games.__ (geocities) Chile continues to excel in soccer, which in turn continues to bring in more and more fans and entertain more and more people in Chile.( .mundoandino) Due to the success of this sport, the children of Chile end up practicing this sport relentlessly whether in a club or just outside with their neighbors creating even more popularity of soccer. (ezinearticle)

Soccer may be the countries most popular sport, but the sport they are most successful at is tennis. Chile took first place in the World Team Cup clay tournament both in 2003 and 2004. “At the 2004 Summer Olympics,the country captured gold and bronze in men's singles and gold in men's doubles.” Major contributers to the success of tennis and Chile are Fernando González, Nicolás Massú, and Marcelo Ríos. Fernando González is said to have one of the hardest hitting forehands in all circuits of tennis. “He is the only male tennis player to win each Olympic medal (gold in doubles and bronze in singles at Athens, and silver in singles at Beijing).” Nicolás Massú has also brought Chile great success in Tennis.( .mundoandino) In the summer Olympics of 2004, Nicolás Massú brought Chile two gold medals in a singles and a doubles match. (geocities)Marcelo Ríos may not have the best reputation off the tennis court due to some mishaps involving ex girlfriends, but on the court Marcelo Ríos is a phenomenal performer. In 1994 __Marcelo Ríos__ became a professional tennis player, 10 years later he retired after claiming 18 titles from some of the most elite matches in the world. Chile has extreme success in tennis, which gives Chileans a sense of pride in the sport. (ezinearticle)

__ Santiago __, Chile is home to some of the biggest and craziest nightlife in all of South America.(Santiago.cl) The biggest partying days are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. “Chile cities flaunt of a robust nightlife scenario, which is worth experiencing. Santiago is the main center of nightlife activities that is bustling with activities and buzzing with life. Bellavista, Providencia, Nuñoa are major areas of Santiago that pulls in a huge crowd with their live music performances, informal cafés and restaurants, buzzing crowd, exotic drinks and wonderful ambiance. The eccentric street theaters are added attraction of Santiago.”(maps of world) The drinking age for Chileans is 18 years old, so the nightlife action starts early making this type of entertainment extremely popular. (Santiago.cl) Family is one of the most important values in Chilean society. Couples do set up their own households but they still bring in members of their extended family for holidays and other events, but also for the weekends. Families get together and when they do, typically its over a meal. The family gets to enjoy each others company by discussing each others day and what is going on in his/her life. (family structure) Families also bond by creating family business’s for the members of the family to work at and to be passed down from generation to generation. (kwintessantial) Entertainment truly does come from the family because those are the people who the Chileans do more of their daily activities with.

Chileans find entertainment in sports, nightlife, and their family. Watching a soccer game with their family on the weekends is greatly appreciated by the Chileans. Chileans also appreciate a good time by shaking their tail feather and enjoying all the nightlife that the city of Santiago has to offer. Americans and Chileans have many similarities in what we all find entertaining, just with some small twists such as the sports we play and watch, what nights are spent at the night club, and what days we spend with our extended family. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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