Caliente (TV series)

Caliente was a television music series that aired on Univision from April 8, 1995 to March 11, 2006 with 417 episodes. It was hosted by Charlie Bravo and Diana Franco, until Rafael Mercadente took over on March 1, 2003. It could be described as a sort of Latin Soul Train. Caliente featured some of the biggest names in Latin music including live segments from Celia Cruz and Daddy Yankee. 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 (1995–1997)
Sandra Muñoz (2001–2002)
Rafael Mercadente (2003–2006)