31 Minutos premiered in Chile in 2003 as a satirical puppet news programme created by Álvaro Díaz and Pedro Peirano for TVN. Its mix of puppet reporters, musical segments and absurd humour made it a cult hit across Latin America and later found a second life online through short clips and reaction sounds. The Joe Opino sting comes from that tradition of brief opinion interjections, and Spanish speaking fans circulate it on soundboards and in edits as a compact, recognisable nod to the show.