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Created by
  
Jose Rafael Perez

Original language(s)
  
Spanish

Camera setup
  
Multi-camera

Location
  
6.6/10
IMDb

Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
20

First episode date
  
14 April 1997

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Directed by
  
Francy GonzálezMichel Martinez

Executive producers
  
Maity Interiano, Orlando Segura

Awards
  
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Episode (Spanish Language)

Writers
  
Susana Mickle, Carlos Prieto, Marcelo Maselli, Iván Rodriguez, Javier Arboli, Francisco Arboli

Similar
  
Un Nuevo Día, El Gordo y la Flaca, CBS This Morning, Sábado Gigante, Good Morning America

Profiles

¡Despierta América! ([desˈpjerta aˈmeɾika], Wake Up America!) is an American Spanish language morning television show airing on Univision. Debuting on April 14, 1997, the program's primarily targets the Hispanic population in the United States. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is currently hosted by Karla Martínez, Alan Tacher, Ana Patricia González, Francisca Lachapel, and Lourdes Stephan.

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Other reporters or celebrities also provide entertainment and gossip segments, and will occasionally appear as guest hosts if one of the regular hosts is unavailable (for instance, actress Galilea Montijo has appeared frequently during the show's run). The show also features contributors that cover a variety of topics such as immigration, technology, diet, exercise and personal motivation. Among the permanent and occasional contributors of the show are Dr. Mario Lovo (immigration), Ariel Coro (technology expert), Claudia Molina (exercise), Alejandro Chabán (weight loss), Ismael Cala, María Marín and Alberto Sardiñas (motivation), among many others.

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The program airs weekdays from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time; as Univision holds complete responsibility for its affiliates' programming, the network does not tape delay ¡Despierta América! individually by U.S. time zone (only running a delayed broadcast for the network's Pacific Time feed). Although similar in format to English language competitors Good Morning America and Today, ¡Despierta América! maintains more of a focus on interviews, and entertainment and feature stories; news headlines are generally limited to a segment that airs each half-hour, and national weather segments only appear once an hour during the first three hours of the broadcast (compared to the half-hourly weather updates that appear on other national morning news programs).

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History

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On April 14, 1997, Univision launched Despierta América as a Spanish language competitor to NBC's Today, ABC's Good Morning America and CBS This Morning. Despierta América is known for coining the catch phrase, "échate pa' acá" ("Come here"), which is a segment regarding news and gossip about Latin entertainers. This was later carried over to another show Un Nuevo Día on Telemundo in 2013. Despierta Américahas since developed its own brand and style of reporting news of various genres, such as immigration, sports, consumer, health, lifestyle, fashion, beauty and entertainment content. With a staff of approximately 30 (made up of writers, editors, producers, and support staff based out of Miami)and additional bureaus across the country and in Mexico, Despierta América wakes up America each weekday morning with four full hours of news and entertainment.

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While Jackie Guerrido initially provided national weather updates during each broadcast, after she left the show full-time often one or another of the hosts would do the segments (most notably Raúl, who would do various reggaeton-styled musical updates for some time). Ximena Cordoba has become an asset to the show in taking over the role of weather reporter and health & beauty contributor.

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On February 17, 2017, the show celebrated its 20th anniversary with a special five hour edition, with former hosts coming back for a reunion.

Current

  • Karla Martínez – host (2006–present)
  • Ana Patricia González – host (2011-present) & weather anchor (2017-present)
  • Satcha Pretto – news anchor (2011–present)
  • Alan Tacher – host (2012–present)
  • Francisca Lachapel – host (2015–present)
  • William Valdes – host (2015–present)
  • Former

  • Giselle Blondet (1997–2005)
  • Rafael José (1997–2010)
  • Jackie Guerrido (1997–2008)
  • Fernando Arau (1997–2009)
  • Ana María Canseco (1997–2010)
  • Neida Sandoval (1997-2013)
  • Raúl González (2001–14)
  • Félix de Bedout (2011–12)
  • Poncho de Anda (2010–12)
  • Chiquinquirá Delgado (2011–12)
  • Ximena Córdoba (2013–15)
  • Alejandro Chaban (2015-2016)
  • Johnny Lozada (2012-2016)
  • Carolina Ramirez (2015-2017)
  • Cosita

    "Cosita" was a female dog that had a daily participation on Despierta America for 10 years. After her owner decided to retire her in order for her to become a mother, she was celebrated during her last show with a goodbye party. "Cosita" died in 2010, her death being announced on the show by news reporter Neida Sandoval.

    References

    ¡Despierta América! Wikipedia