Noche de Gala was a television variety show

Variety show

A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...

 produced by Paquito Cordero

Paquito Cordero

Paquito Cordero , was a comedian and television producer and also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rican television.-Early years:...

, originated in San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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, broadcast by WKAQ-TV

WKAQ-TV

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 Telemundo

Telemundo

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, Channel 2 for as long as 25 years.

Originally, during the early 1970s, it was called, El Show Rambler Toyota, (The Rambler-Toyota Show), hosted by Yoyo Boing. Later, it was called Jueves de Gala, (Thursday Gala Ball). By then, it was locally transmitted. When the show started being internationally broadcast, its name was changed permanently to Noche de Gala (Gala Night Ball) because it could be telecast

Telecast

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 any day of the week, in different countries.

Since then, its host was Eddie Miró

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, as the main MC, opposite several co-hosts such as Marisol Malaret

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, Deborah Carthy Deu, Marylín Pupo and Gilda Haddock. It was a weekly musical

Musical theatre

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, with local and international singers performing as solo guest stars, such as Ednita Nazario

Ednita Nazario

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, Wilkins

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, Menudo

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, Celia Cruz

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, Héctor Lavoe

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, Julio Iglesias

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, Lou Briel

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, Sandro de América

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, Sara Montiel

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, Lucecita Benítez

Lucecita Benítez

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, Rocío Jurado

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, Isabel Pantoja

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, Dagmar

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, Gilberto Monroig

Gilberto Monroig

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, Glenn Monroig

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, Nydia Caro

Nydia Caro

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, Raphael

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, and Lola Flores

Lola Flores

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, among many others.

Presently, (2007) Paquito Cordero is producing a remake of Noche de Gala, broadcast by WIPR-TV

WIPR-TV

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, channel 6, hosted by Deborah Carthy Deu.