Carlos Pinto is a popular Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an journalist and television presenter. In 1984, he and Santiago Pavlovic began an investigative program called Informe Especial

Informe Especial

Informe especial is an investigative television newsmagazine from Chile. The program began in 1984 and, when in season, airs every Thursday night on TVN.Notable Anchormen:*Carlos Pinto *Santiago Pavlovic...

 which airs in TVN. He is the father of the football player Sebastián Pinto

Sebastián Pinto

Sebastián Pinto Perurena is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for O'Higgins. He was signed on a free transfer in December 2007 from Universidad de Chile where he played since making his professional debut in 2002. Pinto goes by the nickname "El Tanque"...

. 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 ("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.