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when the host was introduced. This theme was re-arranged again in 1996 for
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showed numerous retrospective clips of previous episodes, as well as a tribute to the late
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made it sometimes impossible to please his audience, forcing him to rest down, with his absence being covered by other hosts, including model and actress Miriam Ochoa, César González (
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