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  <periodOfReport>2003-09-22</periodOfReport>
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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001017008</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>UVN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>TICHENOR MCHENRY T</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>3102 OAK LAWN AVENUE, SUITE 215</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75219</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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      <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
      <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
      <isOther>0</isOther>
      <officerTitle>Executive Vice President</officerTitle>
    </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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        <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
      </securityTitle>
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        <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <natureOfOwnership>
          <value>By Genevieve Beryl Tichenor Trust</value>
        </natureOfOwnership>
      </ownershipNature>
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        <value>2000-06-06</value>
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          <value>85000</value>
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      <securityTitle>
        <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
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        <value>28.24</value>
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      <exerciseDate>
        <value>2003-06-04</value>
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      <expirationDate>
        <value>2012-06-03</value>
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          <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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  </derivativeTable>
  <footnotes>
    <footnote id="F1">The options were granted on 6/6/97 and became fully exercisable on 6/6/02.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F2">The options were granted on 6/4/98 and became fully exercisable on 6/4/03.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F3">The options were granted on 3/23/99 and became fully exercisable on 9/22/2003.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F4">The options were granted on 5/25/00 and became fully exercisable on 9/22/2003.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F5">The options were granted on 10/13/00 and became fully exercisable on 9/22/2003.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F6">The options were granted on 5/15/01 and became fully exercisable on 9/22/2003.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F7">The options were granted on 4/2/02 and became fully exercisable on 9/22/2003.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F8">The options were granted on 6/4/02 and vest in five equal annual installments beginning 6/4/03.</footnote>
  </footnotes>
  <ownerSignature>
    <signatureName>McHenry Tichenor, Jr.</signatureName>
    <signatureDate>2003-09-22</signatureDate>
  </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

