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Caliente (TV Series)
''Caliente'' ''(Hot)'' is a television music series that aired on Univision from April 8, 1995, to March 11, 2006, with 417 episodes. It was hosted by Charlie Bravo and Diana Franco, until Rafael Mercadante took over on March 1, 2003. It could be described as a sort of Latin Soul Train. Caliente featured some of the biggest names in Latin music including live segments from Celia Cruz and Daddy Yankee. The show was mostly shot in Miami, Florida, but the show also made tapings in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and others. Episode list airdate *January 17, 1998: Las Vegas, NV *October 31, 1998: Miami, FL *September 11, 1999: San Antonio, TX *February 5, 2000: Acapulco, Mexico *March 11, 2000: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico *March 18, 2000: Miami, FL *August 12, 2000: Boston, MA *September 2, 2000: Dominican Republic *October 7, 2000: Puerto Rico *June 20, 2001: Malibu, CA *July 7, 2001: Key West, FL *July 21, 2001: Redondo Beach, CA *August 4, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Franco
Diana Franco is a Colombian model and actress. She was born in Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ..., Colombia and in 1982 moved to New York City, where she lived and studied. In 1988, in a nationwide televised competition, Franco was crowned ''Miss Colombia USA''. Franco became a TV commercial and editorial model and in December 1990 appeared on her first cover of ''Cosmopolitan en Español''. In Peru, ''La Modelo Latina Pageant 1991'' awarded her La Silueta Diet-Coke title. In 1992, Franco was approached to participate in ''Buscando Estrellas Con Budweiser'', the Spanish-version of ''Star Search'', where -once again – won first place. Later that same year, ''Cover Girl Make-Up'' chose her to be one of the faces for their TV campaigns for the Hispanic market a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Mercadante
Rafael Mercadante Mena (born Mexico Federal District, 15 May 1973) is an actor, television host, singer and radio DJ who has worked in both Mexico and the United States. In the 1990s he was cast in soap operas such as ''El Manantial'' and '' El Privilegio de Amar'', as well performing in films and plays. He later went on to host several television programs, and in 2007, won an Emmy Award after hosting "El Desfile de las Rosas" (The Rose Parade) for Univision, in Los Angeles, California. From 2000 – 2002, he presented a Mexican radio program, ''La Pijama'', and has also produced three albums, with songs in the Norteño and Duranguense genres. In 2003, he joined the U.S. Spanish-language television network as a host and producer where he was nominated for a "Revelacion Juvenil" (Young Revelation ) Award in the TVyNovelas Awards. Early life He first appeared on television aged ten on a local channel in Monterrey with a dancing team, "Rafael y su Ballet", and later was invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Univision
Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes telenovelas and other drama series, sports, sitcoms, reality and variety series, news programming, and imported Spanish-language feature films. Univision is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and has its major studios, production facilities, and business operations based in Doral, Florida (near Miami). Univision is available on pay television providers throughout most of the United States, with local stations in over 60 markets with large Latin American communities. Most of these stations air full local newscasts and other local programming in addition to network shows; in major markets such as Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City, the local newscasts carried by the network's owned-and-operated stations are equally co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Train
''Soul Train'' is an American musical variety television show. It aired in syndication from October 2, 1971, to March 25, 2006. Across its 35-year history the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists. The series was created by Don Cornelius, who also served as its first host and executive producer. Production was suspended following the 2005–2006 season, with a rerun package under the moniker ''The Best of Soul Train'' airing for two years subsequently. As a nod to ''Soul Train''s longevity, the show's opening sequence during later seasons contained a claim that it was the "longest-running first-run, nationally syndicated program in American television history", with over 1,100 episodes produced from the show's debut through the 2005–2006 season. Despite the production hiatus, ''Soul Train'' held that superlative record until 2016, when ''Entertainment Tonight'' surpassed it in completing its 35th season. Among non-news programs, ''Wheel of For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba". In the following decades, she became known internationally as the " Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music. She began her career in her native Cuba, earning recognition as a vocalist of the popular musical group Sonora Matancera, a musical association that lasted fifteen years (1950-1965). Cruz mastered a wide variety of Afro-Cuban music styles including guaracha, rumba, afro, son and bolero, recording numerous singles in these styles for Seeco Records. In 1960, after the Cuban Revolution caused the nationalization of the music industry, Cruz left her native country, becoming one of the symbols and spokespersons of the Cuban community in exile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined the word ''reggaeton'' in 1991 in the mixtape Playero 34 in the song "So persigueme, no te detengas" to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico that synthesized American hip-hop, Hispanic Caribbean music, and Jamaican reggae rhythms with Spanish rapping and singing. He is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers. Ayala was born in Río Piedras and was raised in the Villa Kennedy Housing Projects neighborhood. He aspired to be a professional baseball player and tried out for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. Before he could be officially signed, he was hit by a stray round from an AK-47 rifle while taking a break from a studio recording session with reggaeton artist DJ Playero. Ayal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Capps
Allan Alfonzo Capps (April 26, 1939 – June 7, 2018) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist. Beginning in the 1960s and 1970s, he produced and arranged albums for popular artists such as Cher, Andy Williams, Helen Reddy, José Feliciano, Vicki Lawrence, and Liza Minnelli, and delivered film music for more than twenty films. As a musician, he played on albums by The Everly Brothers, Gábor Szabó, and Frank Sinatra. Later in life, he made music for commercials of international brands. Biography Capps produced and arranged albums for many artists, including Andy Williams, Helen Reddy, Vikki Carr, José Feliciano, Liza Minnelli, The Osmonds, Cher, Jennifer Warnes, The Lennon Sisters, The Ventures, and The Cats. In the seventies he was a fixed arranger of Snuff Garrett.Johan Tol and Michel Veerman, ''Lost on Larrabee - The 'Love in your eyes' recordings in L.A. - The Cats'' (Dutch), 2014, pages 16, 62-64WorldcatAl Capps/re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Univision Original Programming
Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes telenovelas and other drama series, sports, sitcoms, reality and variety series, news programming, and imported Spanish-language feature films. Univision is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and has its major studios, production facilities, and business operations based in Doral, Florida (near Miami). Univision is available on pay television providers throughout most of the United States, with local stations in over 60 markets with large Latin American communities. Most of these stations air full local newscasts and other local programming in addition to network shows; in major markets such as Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City, the local newscasts carried by the network's owned-and-operated stations are equally competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 American Television Series Debuts
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2006 American Television Series Endings
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1990s American Music Television Series
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