Eddie Miró (born March 15, 1935 in Humacao, Puerto Rico), is a television show host in Puerto Rico of Sephardic origin. He is best known for being the host of Telemundo Puerto Rico's variety show El Show de las 12 (The 12 pm Show) for over 40 years. Like Dick Clark in the United States, Miró is known for longevity in front of the cameras while aging relatively little physically. During the long television run of "El Show de las 12", he came into contact with many famous entertainers, both local and foreign. Some of the local celebrities he worked with as co-hosts and guest stars, were Nydia Caro, Luis Antonio Cosme, Awilda Carbia, Ángela Meyer, Otilio Warrington, Dagmar, Lou Briel, the members of El Gran Combo and Menudo, Machuchal and others. Foreign acts that he presented included Raphael, Celia Cruz, Julio Iglesias, Rocío Jurado, Sandro de América, Marilyn Pupo, (who resides in Puerto Rico but is Cuban) Gloria Trevi, José Luis Rodríguez, Hugo Henríquez and many others. In Puerto Rico's competitive television market, Miró outlasted rival hosts Luis Vigoreaux and his son Luisito of WAPA-TV, and, later on, Televicentro competition such as Luis Antonio Rivera ("Yoyo Boing"), who were among the hosts of El Show de las 12s main competitor, El Show del Mediodia (The Midday Show). It should be mentioned that Eddie Miró outlasted Luis Vigoreaux in part because of Vigoreaux's murder in 1983. On June 13, 2022, Miro received an Emmy golden circle award for his 50 years trajectory on Puerto Rican television in a ceremony where Sylvia Gomez, Luz Nereida Vélez and Cyd Marie Fleming were also honored for their respective careers. Early career Miró grew up in the Santurce area of San Juan. In 1953, he graduated from high school as one of the "most likely to succeed" students (his school picked more than one student for that title; Miró was chosen in the entertainment area). At the University level, Eddie graduated from surveyor, but was recruited by the United States Army where he served from 1958 to 1960 as a specialist in the Army Medical Corps. Upon completion of his military commitment, Eddie Miró thought to pursue a career in medicine. He also served with the Puerto Rico Air State Guard 1st Air Base Group. Miró began in the entertainment business as a singer, writer and comedian. His big break in the entertainment business