He is pro-[[Palestine]] but he got along very well with the Jew panelist, Sergio Melnick, on his radio program, considering him a friend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radioagricultura.cl/nacional/2024/04/12/checho-hirane-lamenta-fallecimiento-de-sergio-melnick-para-mi-fue-un-maestro/|title=“Checho” Hirane lamenta fallecimiento de Sergio Melnick: “Para mí, fue un maestro”|publisher=Radio Agricultura|date=April 12, 2024|language=es}}</ref> Checho was expelled by leftists on one of the pro-Palestinian marches.
===Biography===
Sergio Hirane Sarkis was born in Santiago de Chile on January 27, 1955. At an early age he began to demonstrate his artistic abilities performing at school festivals, winning at the age of 7 a song festival organized by the children's program "Colorín Colorado" of the Television Corporation of the University of Chile.