Canel achieved international renown and became a household name in Latino communities when he joined in the late 1940s the "Gillette Cavalcade of Sports". By then, the Cavalcade was aired through NBC Red Network and extended their Spanish programming activities to Latin American countries, where it was known as "La Cabalgata Deportiva Gillette". On there Canel shared duties with Spanish-language broadcasters such as Pancho Pepe Cróquer, Omar Lares, and Felo Ramírez. During the opening presentation, Canel habitually introduced Cróquer as "La Voz Deportiva de América".