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| genre = Music [[Variety Show]]
| creator = [[ValValentino De La O]]
| starring = Valentino De La O, with [[Juan Raigoza]], and [[Mario Leyba]]
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The '''''Val De La O Show''''' was an [[United States|American]] [[television]] music variety show hosted by [[Valentino De La O]].<ref name="Publications Development 1965">{{cite book | last=Publications | first=New Mexico. Bureau of | last2=Development | first2=New Mexico. Dept. of | title=New Mexico Magazine | publisher=Bureau of Publications, State of New Mexico | issue=v. 43-44 | year=1965 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Cs4WAQAAMAAJ | accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref><ref name="New Mexico Transporter 1971">{{cite book | title=New Mexico Transporter | year=1971 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_ateAAAAIAAJ | accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The series was produced by [[NBC]]-affiliate [[KOB]].<ref name="Gran Via 1996">{{cite book | title=La Herencia Del Norte | publisher=Gran Via | issue=v. 9-16 | year=1996 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=34U6AQAAIAAJ | accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The show was nationally and internationally syndicated in the United States and [[Mexico]], and several outlets referred to the host in the show being the "Spanish Equivalent of Johnny Carson".<ref>{{cite news |author=The Associated Press |title=Spanish equivalent of Johnny Carson building reputation. |work=The Miami News |date=Oct 3, 1980 |accessdate=19 June 2014 |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19801003&id=jNAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1222,944366 }}</ref><ref name="thesantafevip.com">{{cite web|website=thesantafevip.com|url=http://www.thesantafevip.com/you-know-youre-old-school-santa-fe-when/val-de-la-o/|title=Val De La O|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> The show was among the first Spanish-language programs to seek national syndication, and was the first to actually become widely syndicated.<ref name="Television Editorial Corporation 1980">{{cite book | title=Television/Radio Age | publisher=[[Television/Radio Age (magazine)]] | issue=v. 28 | year=1980 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HGK4AAAAIAAJ | accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> This widespread syndication, to over 20 large national broadcast networks, was due to multiple syndication efforts.<ref name="Broadcasting Publications Incorporated 1977">{{cite book | title=Broadcasting | publisher=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] | year=1977 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-BgrAQAAMAAJ | accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref>
The host jokingly said, of the show, "we are the typical 20-year overnight success story."<ref name="Nuestro Publications 1980">{{cite book | title=Nuestro | publisher=[[Nuestro]] | issue=v. 4 | year=1980 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7SIrAQAAIAAJ | accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The show featured many celebrities, such as [[Anthony Quinn]], [[Ricardo Montalban]], [[Jose Feliciano]], [[Antonio Aguilar]], [[Pedro Vargas]], [[Lucha Villa]], [[Lola Beltran]], [[Ken Curtis]] who played Festus in "[[Gunsmoke]]", [[Kirk Douglas]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Don Knotts]], [[Johnny Weissmueller]], and [[Freddy Fender]]. It also featured musicians such as [[Baby Gaby]], [[Roberto Griego]], [[Al Hurricane]], [[Al Hurricane, Jr.]], and [[Rene Ornelas]] (Rene y Rene); since the show contained performances by local [[New Mexico]] and [[Texas]] musicians, the show also brought national and international attention to [[Tejano music|Tejano]] and [[New Mexico music]].<ref name="DeLaO 2014">{{cite web|last=DeLaO|first=V|title=Entrevista Anthony Quinn|website=The Val De La O Show|date=May 4, 2014|url=http://valdelaoshow.blogspot.com/|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Things in Light">{{cite web | title=Things in Light: And Now, A Word From Our Sponsors | website=Things in Light | url=http://thingsinlight.blogspot.com/2012/08/and-now-word-from-our-sponsors.html | accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref>
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