¡Despierta América!
| ¡Despierta América! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Current Affairs Interview Current Events News |
| Directed by | Francy González Michel Martinez |
| Starring | Fernando Arau Ana Maria Canseco Neida Sandoval Birmania Rios Raul Gonzalez Karla Martinez Jackie Guerrido |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mari Garcia Marquez |
| Producer | Victor Jose Santiago |
| Production locations | Miami, Florida |
| Running time | 180 minutes(including commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Univision |
| Release | April 14, 1997 – Present |
| Related | |
| Good Morning America | |
¡Despierta América! (Spanish for Wake Up America!) is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Fernando Arau, Ana Maria Canseco, Neida Sandoval, and Raul Gonzalez. Neida Sandoval also has news (noticias) updates every half-hour. The hosts are also joined by their sidekick and show dog mascot Cosita. Other people with little or no journalism experience provide gossip and entertainment during the show.
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. Fernando Arau and Neida Sandoval have been on the show the longest. In fact, since the show's inception in 1997. Ana Maria Conseco has been on the show the second-longest and is most known for her "échate pacá" segments. She also is a frequent guest hostess of El Gordo y La Flaca.
Trivia
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- In the spring of 2006, Magic Johnson (who does not speak Spanish) surprised the hosts on set and was later interviewed by Raul in English about a special youth program, which Raul would translate for the regular Spanish viewers.
- The hour of programming on Univision (which usually consists of past archived and music video shows) before Desperita América features a modified version of the show's time bug.
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