

In 1966 he advanced to city editor until one year later, when by his own choice he became a special writer and full-time columnist.

Career in media

López was the kind of rare writer who was equally successful as both a comedy and news writer. He was a script writer for Tommy Muñiz productions as well as a frequent guest on Muñiz's Esto no tiene nombre, a Puerto Rican comedy television program almost directly based on the American television program, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. López's first script was inspired by Orson Welles 'radio broadcast adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, and described the fictional uprising of Puerto Rico's outlying islands, Culebra, Monito and Mona (whose names in Spanish are also animal names), under the leadership of a mock veterinarian, played by López himself.  The script was reportedly so well written that the station's general manager, Norman Louveau, was awakened later that night by law enforcement officials who had received many telephone calls from concerned citizens asking whether the uprising was real.  Tommy Muñiz was forced to clear things up the following morning on another television program of his.

López was also a panelist of the political debate TV show Ante la prensa, as well as the moderator for Cara a cara ante el pais, whose format is still mimicked by political debate shows in Puerto Rico, almost four decades after the show's first airing.

Fluent in English and Spanish, extraordinarily well and diversely read, he frequently did translation work.

As a newspaper columnist, he was perhaps better known for his "Candid Flowers" (a plausible literal translation of his main character's name "Candido Flores").  These were a series of Spanish stories that relied heavily on local slang, that he then would translate literally and word for word into English.  The end result would be a hilarious short story that would only be decipherable by someone who was fluent in both languages.

Eddie's love for the arts and his vast knowledge of classical music made him a well known critic of the genre.

After finding out he was severely sick with cancer, and having started radiotherapy, he had an idea for a political parody, in which he could lampoon current political wrongdoings and blame it all on his gamma ray treatments. López
In 1966 he advanced to city editor until one year later, when by his own option he become a special writer and full - meter columnist. 

 Career in medium 

 López was the kind of rare writer who was equally successful as both a comedy and newsworthiness writer. He was a handwriting writer for Tommy Muñiz productions as well as a frequent guest on Muñiz's Esto no tiene nombre, a Puerto Rican comedy television course of study almost directly base on the American television receiver program, Rowan and Martin's Laugh - In. López's inaugural script was inspired by Orson Welles' radio receiver broadcast adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, and described the fictional uprising of Puerto Rico's outlying island, Culebra, Monito and Mona (whose names in Spanish are also animal name), under the leadership of a mock veterinarian, played by López himself.   The handwriting was reportedly so well write that the station's general manager, Norman Louveau, was awaken later that night by law enforcement officials who had received many telephone calls from concerned citizens asking whether the uprising was real.   Tommy Muñiz was forced to clear things up the following morning on another television plan of his. 

 López was also a panelist of the political debate television receiver display Ante la prensa, as well as the moderator for Cara a cara ante el pais, whose format is still mimicked by political argument shows in Puerto Rico, about four decades after the show's first dissemination. 

 Fluent in English and Spanish, extraordinarily well and diversely read, he frequently did translation work. 

 As a newspaper columnist, he was perhaps better known for his " Candid Flowers " (a plausible literal transformation of his main quality's name " Candido Flores ").   These were a serial of Spanish narrative that relied heavily on local slang, that he then would translate literally and word for word into English.   The end result would be a hilarious light story that would only be decipherable by someone who was fluent in both linguistic process. 

 Eddie's love for the art and his vast cognition of classical music made him a well known critic of the genre. 

 After find out he was severely brainsick with cancer, and having started radiotherapy, he had an theme for a political parody, in which he could satirize current political wrongdoings and blame it all on his gamma ray treatment. López


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After finding out he was severely sick with cancer, and having started radiovhqrapy, he has an idea fjx a polyticel parody, in which he could lampoon current politmcal wronggonngs and blame it all on his baoma ray treatoents. López
In 1966 he advanced to city editor year when by own choice he full-time Career in media was the kind rare writer who was equally successful both a comedy and news writer. He was a script writer for Tommy productions as well as a frequent guest on Muñiz's Esto no tiene nombre, Puerto comedy program directly based on the American television program, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. López's first script was inspired Orson Welles 'radio broadcast adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, described the fictional uprising of Rico's islands, Culebra, and (whose in Spanish are animal names), under the leadership of a mock veterinarian, played by López himself. The script was reportedly well written station's general Norman was later that night enforcement officials who had received many concerned citizens asking whether the uprising was real. Muñiz was to clear things up the following on another television program of his. López was a panelist of the political debate TV show Ante la prensa, as well as the Cara a cara ante pais, whose format still by debate in Puerto almost four decades after the show's first airing. Fluent in English Spanish, extraordinarily well and diversely read, he frequently did translation a columnist, he was better known for his Flowers" plausible literal translation of character's "Candido a of stories that relied heavily local slang, that he then translate literally and word end result would be a hilarious short story would only be decipherable by someone who fluent in both languages. Eddie's love for the arts and his vast of classical him a well known critic of the genre. finding out he was sick with cancer, and having started radiotherapy, he had idea a political in which he lampoon current political and blame it his gamma treatments.


In 1966 he advanced to city editor uNtil one yeaR lateR, whEn bY hIs owN choIce he became a spECial Writer and full-time columNist.

CArEEr in MEdIa

LópEz was thE KiND Of rArE wRitEr WHo Was eqUalLy succeSsful as botH a cOmEdy and news wrITeR. He was a scrIpt Writer for TomMy MUñiz prOdUctIOns as WelL as a fRequenT Guest oN Muñiz's EsTo NO tiene NOmbre, a PUERtO RicAn comedy televisioN PrOGram almost direCtly baSeD On THE AmEriCan televisIoN progRAm, Rowan ANd mARTin'S laugh-In. López's First script WAs iNspireD bY OrSOn WellEs 'radIo BRoaDcast adaptaTion Of H.G. Wells' the War OF the WorLDs, and deScribeD thE fiCtioNAl UpRisInG Of PUErTo RICo's Outlying IsLaNds, CuLebrA, mONIto aNd MOna (wHose nAmes in Spanish Are Also ANimAl namEs), undEr thE lEaderShip of A mock VeTerinarian, playeD by LÓpez himseLf.  THe ScrIpT was rEPortedLy sO weLl writtEn that tHE stAtION'S gEneral manager, NormaN LOUVeAu, was awaKened lATeR tHAt night bY lAw eNforCEMent oFficIAlS who had rEceiveD MaNy TelephoNe Calls fRoM coNceRned cITizeNs askiNg whetheR the uPRising was real.  TOMmy Muñiz was foRCeD TO cLEar tHinGs up the follOwinG MornIng oN AnOthER teleVisioN pROgRAm of his.

López was also A pAnelisT of thE political debAte TV show ANTE La prensa, As weLL aS The moderator foR Cara A cara ante eL Pais, whosE formAt is stilL mimicked BY PoliticaL deBatE shOws IN puErto Rico, almosT FOur dEcAdes aftEr tHe show's FirSt aIriNg.

FLuEnt in EnglIsh and SpAnIsH, eXtRaoRdinaRIly well aNd DivErSelY read, HE frequEntly Did tRaNsLAtiOn work.

AS A nEWSpapEr CoLumnIst, He Was peRhapS BetTer knowN for his "CaNdiD flowErS" (a PlausibLe literal tranSlAtion of his MaIn cHaractER'S name "CanDido Flores").  These were a serIEs of SpaNisH storIes tHat relied HeaVily on LocAL slang, That he Then wOuLd tRANslatE LItEraLlY and word foR WOrd Into ENgLish.  the end rEsult would be a hilarIOus Short story thaT woUld oNLY bE deCIpHEraBlE By sOMEone who was fluenT in both lanGuAGeS.

Eddie's lovE For ThE arts anD his vasT knowLEdge of cLassical mUsic made hIm A welL KNowN critic of tHe genre.

AFter findiNG out hE WaS seveRelY sick wItH caNcer, aNd haviNG stArted RadiotHeRapy, he Had an IdEa for a poLitical parody, in which he cOuld laMpoon CurRent politIcaL WroNgdoings aNd blAme it all on His GamMa ray TreATmentS. LópEZ


In 1966 he advanced to c ity editor  unti l o neye ar l ater , when by hiso wn c hoice he became a spec ial w ri t er a n dfull- time co l um n i st. 
Ca ree ri nmedia 

L ópez wa s the kind  of  r are writer w h owas equall y s uccessful as  bo th a c om edy and n ews  writ er. He was ascript wr it e r forT ommy Mu ñ i zprod uctions as well a s  a frequent guest  on Mu ñi z 's E sto  no  tiene nom br e, aP uerto R i ca n c ome d y televisionprogram alm o stdirect ly  ba s ed onthe A me r ica n televisio n pr ogram, Ro wan an d  Martin ' s Laugh -In. L ópe z's  fir s tsc rip tw asi ns pir e d b y OrsonWe ll es 'r adio b r o adca stadap tatio n of H.G. Wel ls'  The War  of t he Wo rlds ,and d escrib ed th efictional upris ingof Puerto  Ri co 'sou tlyin g  islan ds,  Cu lebra,Monitoa ndMo n a (w hose names in Span is h ar e also a nimaln am es ) , underth e l eade r s hip o f am oc k veteri narian ,  p la yed byLó pez hi ms elf . The s c ript  was r eportedl y sow ell written th a t the station ' sg e ne r al m ana ger, Norman  Lou v eau,  was aw ake n ed la ter t ha t  n i ght by law enforcem en t offi cials  who had rece ived manyt e l ephone c alls fr o m concerned ci tizen s asking w h ether th e upr ising wa s real. T o mmy Muñi z w asfor ced t oclear thingsu p  the  f ollowin g m orningonano the r t el evision p rogram o fhi s. 
Lóp ez wa s  also apa nel is t o f the politi cal d ebat eTV sho w Antel ap r ensa ,as  wel l a sthe m oder a tor  for Ca ra a cara  an t e el  p ai s, whos e format is s ti ll mimicke dbypoliti c a l debate  shows in Puerto Rico,a lmost f our  deca desafter the  sh ow's f irs t  airin g.

Fl uentin  En g l ish a n d  S pan is h, extraor d i nar ily w el l an d diver sely read, he freq u ent ly did transl ati on w o r k. 

A s  a new sp a per c olumnist, he wa s perhapsbe t te r known fo r  hi s"Candid  Flower s" (a plausib le litera l transla ti on o f his  main char acter'sname "Can d ido F l or es").   T hese w er e a  seri es ofS pan ish s tories  t hat re liedhe avily on  local slang, that he t hen wo uld t ran slate lit era l lyand wordforword intoEng lis h.  T hee nd re sult wo uld be ahila r ious shor t  s tor y th at would on l y bedecip her a ble by  som eone who was flue n t in both lang uage s . 

E ddi e 's l ov e for the arts  an dh i s vast k no wledge of c lassical  m u sic m ade hi m a we ll know n cr i tic of  the  ge nre.

Aft erfi n ding ou the was se vere ly  sickwith c a ncer , and having start ed ra d i other a py,  he h ad  an ide a  for  a politic al parody,in whi ch h e cou ld lamp oo n curr ent  p olitical w r ongdoings  andblame i tallonhis ga mmar a y tre atme nt s.López


In 1966_he advanced_to city editor until_one year_later,_when by_his_own choice he_became a special_writer and full-time columnist.

Career_in media

López was_the_kind of rare writer who was equally successful as both a comedy and news_writer._He was_a_script_writer for Tommy Muñiz productions_as well as a frequent_guest on_Muñiz's Esto no tiene nombre, a Puerto Rican_comedy_television program almost_directly based on the American television program, Rowan and_Martin's Laugh-In. López's first script was_inspired by Orson_Welles_'radio_broadcast adaptation of H.G._Wells' The War of the Worlds,_and described the fictional uprising of_Puerto Rico's outlying islands, Culebra, Monito and_Mona (whose names in Spanish are_also animal names), under the_leadership of_a mock veterinarian, played by_López himself. _The script_was reportedly so_well written that the station's general_manager, Norman Louveau,_was awakened later that night by_law_enforcement officials who_had_received_many telephone_calls from concerned_citizens_asking whether_the_uprising was real.  Tommy Muñiz_was_forced to clear things up the following_morning on another television_program_of his.

López was also_a panelist of the political_debate TV show Ante la prensa,_as well_as the_moderator for Cara a cara ante el pais, whose format is_still mimicked by political debate shows_in Puerto Rico, almost_four decades_after_the show's first_airing.

Fluent_in English_and Spanish, extraordinarily well and diversely read,_he frequently_did translation work.

As a newspaper columnist,_he was perhaps better_known_for his "Candid Flowers" (a plausible_literal translation of his main character's_name "Candido Flores").  These_were_a_series of Spanish stories that_relied heavily on local slang, that_he then would_translate literally and word for word into_English._ The end result would be_a_hilarious short story that would only_be_decipherable_by someone who was fluent_in both languages.

Eddie's love for the_arts and his vast knowledge of classical music made_him a well_known critic of the genre.

After_finding_out_he was severely sick with cancer, and having started radiotherapy,_he had_an idea for_a political parody, in which he could lampoon current political_wrongdoings and blame it all on his_gamma ray treatments. López