Caliente (TV show)
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Caliente was a television music series that aired on Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...

 from April 8, 1995 to March 11, 2006 with 417 episodes. It was hosted by Charlie Bravo and Diana Franco
Diana Franco
Diana Franco was born in Cali, Colombia and in 1982 moved to New York City, where she lived and studied. In 1988, in a nationwide televised competition, Diana was crowned Miss Colombia USA. Franco became a TV commercial and editorial model and in December 1990 appeared on her first cover of...

, until Rafael Mercadente took over on March 1, 2003. It could be described as a sort of Latin Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...

. Caliente featured some of the biggest names in Latin music including live segments from Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...

 and Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,...

. 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, 2001: Las Vegas
  • August 18, 2001: Corpus Christi, TX
  • October 6, 2001: Sacramento, CA
  • October 20, 2001: Santa Monica, CA
  • October 27, 2001: Miami, FL
  • November 3, 2001: Miami, FL
  • January 5, 2002: Dominican Republic
  • January 19, 2002: Hawaii
  • May 3, 2002: Miami, FL
  • August 10, 2002: Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • October 5, 2002: NYC
  • November 16, 2002: Cancun, Mexico
  • January 25, 2003: Orlando, FL
  • September 20, 2003: Redondo Beach, CA
  • September 25, 2004: Albuquerque, NM
  • May 28, 2005: Acapulco, Mexico
  • July 9, 2005: Santa Clara, CA
  • November 5, 2005: Chicago, IL

DVD release

Univision Networks currently has no plans to release the music show on DVD at this time.

Hosts

  • Charlie Bravo (1995–2003)
  • Diana Franco
    Diana Franco
    Diana Franco was born in Cali, Colombia and in 1982 moved to New York City, where she lived and studied. In 1988, in a nationwide televised competition, Diana was crowned Miss Colombia USA. Franco became a TV commercial and editorial model and in December 1990 appeared on her first cover of...

     (1995–1997)
  • Sandra Muñoz (2001–2002)
  • Rafael Mercadente (2003–2006)
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