¡Despierta América! is an American Spanish language morning television show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. Its primary targeted audience is the Hispanic population living in the United States. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Karla Martinez, Raúl González, Satcha Pretto, Alan Tacher, Ana Patricia González, and Johnny Lozada.
Other reporters or celebrities also provide entertainment and gossip segments, and will occasionally appear as guest hosts if one of the regular hosts is unavailable.
Santiago Pavlovic interviews important national public figures, while living with each interviewee during a brief period of time, learning about unknown aspects of their lives.
Music performances, interviews and comedy were featured in this daily series, which replaced `Nashville Now' in October 1993 when host Ralph Emery retired. The 90-minute program had some of country's top names, including Waylon Jennings, Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood, Tanya Tucker, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, the Dixie Chicks, Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Billy Ray Cyrus, Barbara Mandrell and Dolly Parton.