- Infarto
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show_name = Infarto
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format = SpanishReality Television
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runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials)
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country =Mexico
network =TV Azteca /Azteca América
first_aired =2005
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imdb_id = 0449724
tv_com_id ="Infarto" (Spanish for heart attack) is a
hidden camera show onTV Azteca /Azteca América . People appearing on the show have been subjected topranks such as the victim believing that they will be sacrificed in acult ritual or believing that they will be murdered by axe-wielding neighbors in the midst of a blackout. Because of the extreme and traumatizing nature of the show's content, the authenticity of the show is heavily debated. This is similar to Sci-Fi Channel's original show, "Scare Tactics ".Pop Culture
The American television show
The Soup , known for its lampooning week-in-review of celebrity and television stories, began airing short clips of Infarto sinceJuly 2006 , mainly to mock the deep, menacing voice which utters "Infarto" when the show's title logo is displayed. This may, in part, be because "Infarto" contains the word "fart " and is therefore amusing to English-speakers. The Soup hostJoel McHale has called Infarto "the most evil practical-joke show in the world."
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