''El show del mediodía'' (The Midday Show) is the name of a Uruguayan

tv show A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...

that has been on the air for over 40 years on channel 12. It was originally hosted by

Cacho de la Cruz Arturo de la Cruz Feliciani, better known for his stage name Cacho de la Cruz (Buenos Aires, 8 May 1937) is an Argentine-born television presenter, humorist and entertainer who developed almost all his career in Uruguay. Son of Moroccan and Ital ...

and Alejandro Trotta. In 1992, Trotta died of a

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and De La Cruz continued hosting the show.

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