Francisco Cáceres is a three-time Emmy winning TV journalist and producer. He's currently a host for

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’s national morning show,

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; and a contributor for

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and

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Early life

Francisco Cáceres was born and raised in Santa Ana,

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. At the age of 18, he moved to San Salvador to attend

Central American University José Simeón Cañas Central American University ( es, Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"), also known as UCA El Salvador, is a private university with nonprofit purposes in San Salvador, El Salvador, run by the Society of Jesus. ...

UCA. There, he graduated with honors as the first of his class with a bachelor's degree in Communications. In 2009, he moved to Madrid to earn a master's degree in Filmmaking from Madrid Film School (ECAM) and

King Juan Carlos University Rey Juan Carlos University ( es, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, URJC) is a Spanish public research university located in the southern area of the Community of Madrid (Spain), with five campuses at Móstoles, Alcorcón, Vicálvaro, Aranjuez and Fu ...

. He later earned a

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from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He speaks Spanish, English and French.

Professional career

He started his television career at the age of 20 in El Salvador, hosting and producing various entertainment TV and radio shows like Ticket con Francisco Cáceres, his own weekly film show that started on

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and eventually expanded to

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movie theaters in the rest of Central America and Colombia. In 2013, he moved to

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to work at

, as the Network's Film Expert. That same year he started hosting a Film Review Show on

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Latin America, OnCINEMA, that aired in 13 countries in South America, and he became the Main Anchor for

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Cine, the Spanish version of the popular Movie-Ticketing website Fandango.com. As a correspondent, he has covered the

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, the

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, and the

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, Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals. Besides, he has interviewed some of the most important personalities in entertainment, including

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, Latin superstars

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and Calle 13, among others. He is also a member of the

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, the organization that every year presents the

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. In 2017, he made his English-language debut on American television as a contributor on the

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' Emmy winning daytime talk-show The Talk. In 2019, he started contributing for NBC's

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and

. In 2020, he shifted from entertainment to hard news, interviewing newsmakers and politicians like Vice President-elect

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, Representative

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, and human rights activist

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. Behind the scenes, he has directed, written and produced 2 short films, 20 TV Spots and he has created 5 TV Shows in different genres (entertainment, sports, musicals and game shows). Furthermore, he presented his short film Bebé a primera vista (Baby at first sight) at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival.

Awards

Francisco has won three

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s as producer and correspondent for

’s

, the Best Morning Show in Spanish in 2014, 2015 & 2017.

References

External links

Official website
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Francisco Cáceres
profile at Telemundo.com
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profile at the Critics' Choice Awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Caceres, Francisco People from Santa Ana, El Salvador Salvadoran journalists Salvadoran television presenters Central American University alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni