''Toque Inicial'' was a Mexican morning sports-talk television show hosted by Juan Pablo Fernández, Paulina García Robles and various ESPN Mexico personalities. The show airs on

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in Mexico and

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in the United States. The program presents the most relevant news in a relaxed way and with humor and personality that highlight the show's sports news. The show has several segments, showing the humorous side of the news with a touch of sarcasm, parody and irony. The show is generally aimed towards the younger audience. The show aired Monday thru Friday at 8:00am in Mexico and 9:00am ET in the United States. The show's running time is two hours with only the first hour of the show airing on

due to ''Raza Deportiva'' airing at 10:00am ET. A special night edition of the show aired each Thursday at 8:00pm in Mexico. The show was filmed in the ESPN Mexico studios in

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History

The show was

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first morning show. The show premiered on Monday, August 20, 2012, and it was originally hosted by

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and Juan Pablo Fernández. The following year, Kary Correa became the first woman to join the show, she later left for other ESPN related projects and was replaced by

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winner Karin Ontiveros. On November 28, 2014, it was announced Poncho Vera was leaving the show to host #RedesESPN in

's primary studio facilities in Bristol, Connecticut. After Karin Ontiveros left the show in March 2015, she was replaced later that year by fellow beauty pageant titleholder,

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2013 winner Paulina García Robles. The show first aired in the United States on October 10, 2015, covering the

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between

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and the

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. It also aired on November 13, 2015, covering the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier between

and

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at Estadio Azteca. On February 29, 2016, the first hour of the show started airing on

in the United States on a permanent basis. The show was first filmed in ESPN's Mexico original studios in Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico. The show along with all of ESPN Mexico's studio shows were moved to ESPN's new studios in the Mexico City borough of

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in January 2016. The first episode filmed in the new studios aired on January 4, 2016.

Personalities

Current

*Juan Pablo Fernández * Paulina García Robles *Eitan Benezra *Álvaro Morales *Antonio Valle

Occasional

*Tlatoani Carrera *Katia Castorena *Odin Ciani *

Sergio Dipp Sergio Alejandro Dipp Walthe (born July 23, 1988) is a Mexican sportscaster for ESPN Deportes and ESPN International. He co-hosts a Latin American edition of SportsCenter and NFL Live. He also covers the Mexico national football team for ESPN ...

*Marisa Lara *León Lecanda *José Antonio Rodríguez

Former

*Kary Correa * Karin Ontiveros *

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toque Inicial ESPN original programming 2012 Mexican television series debuts