Also he was the host of Estrellas en el Hielo, Sin Prejuicios, Rojo VIP, Noche de Juegos, El Baile en TVN (Chilean version of Strictly Come Dancing by the BBC).

Rafael Araneda is married to the hostess Marcela Vacarezza Etcheverry with whom he has three children.

Araneda started his career in La Red being the host of Revolviéndola (1997).

Is one of the biggest collaborators of the Teletón and is one of the best friends of Mario Kreutzberger "Don Francisco".

As of 2022[update], Araneda works in the United States on a Univision television show named Enamorandonos USA.