Karla Martínez is a Mexican TV Show Host. She is best known for hosting the show Control from 2000 to 2006 where she took over the show after Lesley Ann Machado's departure. She is currently a co-host on the popular morning show Despierta América on the Univision Network.

Martínez graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in electronic media. She began her career at KINT-TV, Univision's El Paso, Texas, affiliate, in 1995.

In 2002, People en Español named Martínez one of its 25 Most Beautiful People.

She was raised in Chihuahua, Mexico. She married Emerson Peraza and they have two daughters named Michaella and Antonella.

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