Raúl Velasco

Raúl Velasco Ramírez (born April 24, 1933 in Celaya , † November 26, 2006 in Acapulco ) was a Mexican television presenter and producer.

Velasco initially worked as an accountant and bank clerk in his hometown. He then went to Mexico City and began his television career as a presenter of the programs Media Noche and Domingos Espectaculares on Televisión Independiente de México . At the request of Emilio Azcárraga Milmo , the owner of Televisa , he took over the show Siempre en Domingo there in 1969 , which he hosted until 1998. With this show, which initially lasted nine hours, Velasco became extremely popular in Mexico and the "godfather of the stars". Numerous musicians and groups began their careers here or were decisively promoted by them, including Flans , Yuri , Emmanuel , Lucero , Manuel Mijares , Erick Rubín , Tatiana , Eduardo Capetillo , Marco Antonio Solís , Denisse de Kalafe , Ana Gabriel , José José , Amanda Miguel , Diego Verdaguer , Fresas con Crema , Timbiriche , Maná , Caifanes , Fey , Julio Iglesias , Queta Jimenez , Rosario De Alba , José María Napoleón , Lucía Méndez , Beatriz Adriana , Jorge Muñiz , Cristian Castro , Irán Castillo , Gloria Trevi , Alejandra Guzmán , Onda Vaselina , Pedro Fernández , Alejandro Fernández , Luis Miguel , Thalía , Paulina Rubio , Benny Ibarra , Vicente Fernández , Juan Gabriel , Pandora , Ricky Martin , Chayanne , Enrique Iglesias , Mónica Naranjo , Soda Stereo , Alaska y Dinarama , Los Prisioneros , Kenny y los Eléctricos , Miguel Bosé , Lola Beltrán , Johnny Laboriel , César Costa , Camilo Sesto , Gloria Estefan , Celia Cruz , Rocío Dúrcal , Enrique Guzmán , Rocío Jurado and Angélica María .

In the 1980s, Velasco had heart surgery, and after a liver transplant from hepatitis in 1998, he retired from television and broadcast. In 2002 he published the book Reflexiones para vivir mejor , after which he brought out seven record collections with the titles La fe , La compasión , La esperanza , La justicia , La fortaleza , La bondad and La libertad . In 2006 Televisa hosted a great tribute to him in Acapulco. In the same year he died of complications from hepatitis.

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SURNAME	Velasco, Raúl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Velasco Ramírez, Raúl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mexican television presenter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 24, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Celaya
DATE OF DEATH	November 26, 2006
Place of death	Acapulco