''Directo USA'' is a daily news program on
CNN en Español
Cable News Network en Español (CNN en Español, stylized as CN͠N) is a Pan-American Spanish-language news channel, owned by CNN Worldwide, a news division for Warner Bros. Discovery. It was launched on pay television, on March 17, 1997.
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hosted by
Juan Carlos Lopez. Directo USA covers the hottest events in the United States with in-depth interviews and analysis of how they affect the Americas.
History
The television show was first broadcast on November 22, 2010 as part of a makeover for the CNN en Español network. The show was one of three full-hour format news magazines added to the prime-time news schedule of the network, hosted by Juan Carlos Lopez. As of 2013 the show also featured a weekly segment entitled ''Directo a la Tecnología'', co-hosted by
Silvina Moschini
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. Other segments on the show include the "Immigration" segment that focuses on immigration issues, the "Census" segment that focuses on economic and other social issues that affect viewers, the "Latinos in America" segment that focuses on the Latino identity in America, and the "Success" segment that focuses on how Hispanics are positively impacting the US.
Interviews
The television show interviews individuals ranging from people at the center of current events to business leaders and celebrities. For example, in December 2010
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
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Duties
According to the Charter of the Organization of American States:
Secretaries General of the OAS
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José Miguel Insulza
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appeared, discussing how isolationist laws in individual Latin American nations can negatively affect economic cooperation between nations. The show also interviewed
Ricardo Martinelli
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In 2024, Martinelli was sentenced to ten years in prison for embezzlement of pu ...
, the
President of Panama
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.
In January 2011 Lopez interviewed
Joaquim de Almeida for the show, covering his film resume and career decisions. In October 2011
US Secretary of State
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Hillary Clinton
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was interviewed. She trumpeted the importance of free trade agreements between the US and Latin American nations, spoke about domestic immigration laws in the US, and discussed the government policies of Mexico and other nations. In May 2013 the show aired an exclusive interview with Pedro Castro and Onil Castro, brothers of Ariel Catro, kidnapper in the
2013 Cleveland missing trio case.
References
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External links
Official website
CNN original programming
Spanish television news shows