UPDATE: Special thanks to all the well-wishers and participants who helped support the benefit auction!

You'd never know it from his teddy bear looks, but the voice of "Claudio PSX" is well known among local fans for his beloved teen show "Resident Hit" of FM Hit Radio, in which he hosted discussions of anime, videogames, movies, and television for almost six years across the Chilean airwaves. Claudio has been a Robotech fan ever since he was a kid and he frequently commented about the series on his radio show, introducing new generations to the story of Robotech.

In 2007, Claudio was diagnosed with cancer, and he is currently undergoing chemotherapy to fight the spread of the deadly tumor. For this reason, a benefit auction is being held from January 7th to the 21st to raise funds to help cover the expenses of the treatment.

Three articles are going to be auctioned. All the articles are completely new:

- The Art of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
(signed by Carl Macek and Tommy Yune)

- Marcus' pendant keychain (Shadow Chronicles)
(signed by Tommy Yune)

- Robotech: From The Stars graphic novel in English
(signed by Tommy Yune)

The auction will be online only (the auction website is in Spanish, but the product descriptions are in both English and Spanish) and anyone registered on the site can participate, no matter what country you're from.

If you want to participate in the auction but you don't know the change between U.S. dollars and Chilean pesos, all you have to do is Google "Dollars to Chilean pesos" or "Chilean Pesos to Dollars" and you will get an approximated result.

Claudio is really touched by the support that the Robotech community has given him, and he wants to send everyone a great hug for your great heart.

For more information about the benefit auction, please click here.


MORE INFORMATION: (en Espanol)

FM Hit's news article about the auction

FM Hit's page about Claudio

Claudio's personal photo blog

Discuss Claudio in the forums