¡Despierta América!

¡Despierta América!
Created byJose Rafael Perez
Directed by
  • Francy González
  • Michel Martinez
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons20
Production
Executive producerLuz María Doria
ProducerVíctor José Santiago
Production locationsMiami, Florida
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time240 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyNoticias Univision
Original release
NetworkUnivision
ReleaseApril 14, 1997 (1997-04-14) 
present

¡Despierta América! (pronounced [desˈpjeɾta aˈmeɾika]lit.'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 Latino population in the United States. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Raúl González, Jessica Rodríguez, Jomari Goyso, Karla Martínez, Alan Tacher, Francisca Lachapel, Ana María Canseco, and Satcha Pretto.

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), Adriana Martin (fitness and lifestyle), Alejandro Chabán (weight loss), Ismael Cala, María Marín, Alberto Sardiñas (motivation), Laura Posada (lifestyle) among many others.

The program airs weekdays from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time and Pacific Time/10:00 am Central Time, with :25 mark every hour for local news and weather headlines update; 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, CBS Mornings, 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).