Editing Rafael José (section)

=== New projects ===
He soon began acting on television in various [[telenovela]]s and in 1983 became co-host of the Saturday night program ''A Millón'', along with [[Héctor Marcano]] and [[Sonia Noemí]] on [[WAPA-TV]]. He proved to be a talented TV host and lasted there for various seasons. During this time, he and his then wife, actress [[Magali Carrasquillo]], had a son, Juan Pablo.

In 1986, he joined [[Roberto Vigoreaux]] in hosting another WAPA-TV game show, ''Sabado En Grande'', when ''A Millón'' was moved to Sunday nights. During this time, he also performed with [[Antonio Sánchez (Puerto Rican host)|Antonio Sánchez]] in the hit sitcoms ''[[El Cuartel de la Risa]]'' and ''Adultos Solteros''. In the late 90s, he was hired as a television host by [[Univision]] in Miami, Florida.

José then became a recognizable face with [[Latinos|Latino]] audiences in the United States with the movie showcase program ''Tu Pelicula''. Later on he joined the morning show ''[[¡Despierta América!]]'', along with [[Fernando Arau]], [[Ana María Canseco]], Neyda Sandoval and fellow Puerto Rican [[Giselle Blondet]]. In 1998, Jose covered the [[1998 Fifa World Cup]] as a commentator for Univision.

In 2005, he started hosting Univision-Puerto Rico's successful night show [[Anda Pa'l Cara]].  At present, he is a co-host of the night program "Que Noche" on WIPR-TV in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]].

In 2013 he starred in the Puerto Rican premiere of Jerry Herman's La Cage Aux Folles as Albin/Zaza, opening in August 2013 at the Luis A Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan.

In 2018, José joined [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]] as one of the show hosts and television reporters of variety show ''[[Lo sé todo]]'' where he remained until 2019 when he shifted to the station's daytime variety show !Viva La Tarde! alongside Tita Guerrero and Jaime Mayol where he currently (as of 2023) remains as host.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alvarez |first1=Hector |title=Sonya y Rafael José reaccionan sobre el futuro del programa "Lo sé todo" |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2019/05/sonya-rafael-jose-futuro-lo-se-todo-wapa-2019.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |date=2 May 2019 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="Viva la tarde" refresca su ofrecimiento en su nueva etapa |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/01/viva-la-tarde-refresca-su-ofrecimiento-nueva-etapa-wapa-tv.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |date=22 January 2021 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Viva la tarde: programa vespertino de WAPA TV se renueva |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2022/03/viva-la-tarde-programa-wapa-tv-se-renueva-2022.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |date=20 March 2022 }}</ref>