Raúl González (born October 27, 1971) is a Venezuelan-American TV host and actor. Born in

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, he always aspired to be a television personality. He began his career acting in children's Popet theatre in his native

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. In his early twenties, he hosted a kids' TV show in

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, ''Supercrópolis''. In 1994, he moved to

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, where he eventually became one of the hosts on the popular morning show ''

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'', along with Fernando Arau,

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, and news anchor Neida Sandoval. In February 2014, after 13 years of co-hosting Univision's morning show

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, he left the show to join the

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network where he co-hosted with Angelica Vale the new variety show ¡Qué Noche!. Raúl González returned to ''Despierta América'' as a co-host in March 2018.Raúl González regresa formalmente a ‘Despierta América’ de Univision
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TV Shows Host

* Gran Opportunidad (Telemundo, 2017) * ¡Qué Noche! (Telemundo, 2014–16) *

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(Telemundo, 2014) *

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(Xbox Live, 2014–15) *

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(Telemundo, 2014) *

Un Nuevo Día ''Un Nuevo Día'' (''A New Day'') is an American television breakfast television, morning show which aired on Telemundo from 2008 to 2021. It originally premiered in 2008 as ''¡Levántate!'' (''Get Up!''), which was produced from Telemundo's ...

(Telemundo, 2014–17) *

(Univision, 2001–2014; 2018–present) * Supercrópolis (RCTV, 1992–1994) * Chamocrópolis (Televen)

References

Living people Mass media people from Caracas Venezuelan male actors 1971 births {{Venezuela-actor-stub