Raúl González (born October 27, 1971) is a

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n 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

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

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

Despierta América "Despierta" (English: ''Wake Up'') was the first single (music), single from Edurne's debut album, ''Edurne (CD), Edurne''. Gustav Efraimsson, a Swedish songwriter/producer, co-wrote the song. The original title is "Erase delete be gone now"lis ...

'', along with

Fernando Arau Fernando Arau (born November 3, 1953) is a Mexican comedian, actor, producer and director. He is best known for his TV roles, as Chicho in Televisa's hugely successful comedy " Cachun Cachun Ra Ra" (1981–1987) and Univision's daily morning sho ...

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

Despierta America "Despierta" (English: ''Wake Up'') was the first single from Edurne's debut album, ''Edurne''. Gustav Efraimsson Gustav Efraimsson (born 1980) is a Swedish songwriter and music producer.

, he left the show to join the

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network where he co-hosted with

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the new variety show ¡Qué Noche!. González returned to ''Despierta América'' as a co-host in September 2019. Raúl González regresa formalmente a ‘Despierta América’ de Univision
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TV Shows Host

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

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(Telemundo, 2014) *

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(Xbox Live, 2014–15) *

Billboard Latin Music Awards The ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards grew out of the ''Billboard'' Music Awards program from ''Billboard'' magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The ''Billboard'' awards are the La ...

(Telemundo, 2014) *

Un Nuevo Día ''Un Nuevo Día'' (''A New Day'') is an American 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 studios in Puerto Rico ...

(Telemundo, 2014-17) *

(Univision, 2001-2014; 2019–present) * Supercrópolis (RCTV, 1992-1994) * Chamocrópolis (Televen)

References

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