Chile in the OTI Festival 1978
| Chile in the OTI Festival 1978 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1978 | ||||
| Participating broadcasters | ||||
| Country | Chile | |||
| Selection process | National selection | |||
| Selection date | 29 October 1978 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión, descubrirás qué aburrido estarás por la tarde" | |||
| Artist | Florcita Motuda | |||
| Songwriter | Raúl Florcita Alarcón Rojas | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 17 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1978 with the song "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión, descubrirás qué aburrido estarás por la tarde", written and performed by Florcita Motuda. The Chilean participating broadcasters, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad de Chile (UTV), and Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (UCVTV), jointly selected their entry through a national selection with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 3, placed seventh out of 19 competing entries, with 17 points. In addition, the four broadcasters were also the host broadcasters and staged the event at the Municipal Theatre in Santiago.
National stage
Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad de Chile (UTV), and Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (UCVTV), held a selection with different televised preselections and a national final to select their entry for the 7th edition of the OTI Festival. Each of the four broadcasters would contribute three songs to the twelve-song national final. The production and broadcast of these preselections was the first official color broadcast of the broadcasters.
TVN pre-selection
TVN held its own preselection for its three songs, which consisted of eight televised qualifying rounds of three songs each, held every Sunday between 2 July and 27 August 1978 within its show Tres a las tres, from which the first-placed song in each round was qualified to a final round held on 28 August, and broadcast on 3 September, at Teatro Casino Las Vegas.
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bolívar nació en la lluvia" | Desiderio Arenas | Desiderio Arenas | — | |
| "La amistad, Violeta" | Hugo Moraga | Hugo Moraga | — | |
| "Marinero en cualquier estero" | Mariela González | Mariela González | — | |
| "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión, descubrirás qué aburrido estarás por la tarde" | Florcita Motuda | Raúl Florcita Alarcón Rojas | 7 | Qualified |
| "Sin nombre, sin voz" | Dúo Libra | Paz Aldunate | Qualified | |
| "Sonríe, amor mío" | Juan Antonio Labra | Juan Antonio Labra | — | |
| "Tu invento soy yo" | María Inés Naveillán | Luis "Poncho" Venegas | 9 | Qualified |
| "Y era él" | Ana María Meza | Jaime Atria Jr. | — |
Universities pre-selection
UCTV, UTV, and UCVTV organized a joint preselection to contribute their nine songs, which consisted of nine televised qualifying rounds of six songs each, held every Wednesday between 16 August and 11 October at Teatro Providencia in Providencia, from which the first-placed song in each round was directly qualified for the national final and the second-place song had a second chance the following round. In each round, a jury of seven members, in which each broadcaster appointed two jurors and the seventh was a guest juror, scored each song between 1 and 5 points. On 18 October, a final show was held where all nine qualified songs were performed.
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First qualifying round – 16 August 1978[3][4] | ||||
| "Con guitarra y charango" | Osvaldo Carrasco |
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| "Dime que sí, dilo otra vez" | María Luisa Sousa | Ricardo de la Fuente | Qualified | |
| "El inventor de sueños" | Adriana Campusano |
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| "Mi aldea" | Fernando Jiménez | Fernando Jiménez | 2nd | |
| "Mujer, mujer" | Roberto Valdés | Nino García | — | |
| "Saltando pocitas" | Doris y Rossie |
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| Second qualifying round – 23 August 1978[5][6] | ||||
| "El costurero" | Mariela and José Miguel González | Mariela González | 31 | Qualified |
| "Este es el día de participar en la creación del mundo" | Florcita Motuda | Raúl Florcita Alarcón Rojas | 19 | — |
| "Hombre" | Sergio Berríos | Sergio Berríos Medel | — | |
| "Mi aldea" | Fernando Jiménez | Fernando Jiménez | — | |
| "Mi niño" | Claudio Hahn | Claudio Hahn San Cristóbal | — | |
| "Prende las luces, hermano" | Patricio Carvallo | Francisco Flores del Campo | 30 | 2nd |
| Third qualifying round – 30 August 1978[7][8] | ||||
| "Ensueño" | Rodrigo Azagra | Rodrigo Bernabé Azagra | — | |
| "Lamento araucano" | Cristóbal | Marco Antonio Orozco | 2nd | |
| "Prende las luces, hermano" | Patricio Carvallo | Francisco Flores del Campo | — | |
| "Rebaño de amor" | Humberto José Onetto | Humberto José Onetto | — | |
| "Una pluma y un vals" | Rosa María Barrenechea | Rosa María Barrenechea | — | |
| "Vamos paloma" | Osvaldo Díaz and Grupo Cámara |
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35 | Qualified |
| Fourth qualifying round – 6 September 1978[9][10] | ||||
| "El cantar del cantor" | Julio Zegers | Julio Zegers | 33 | Qualified |
| "La vida en un día" | Ángel Maulén Ríos | Ángel Maulén Ríos | 28 | 2nd |
| "Lamento araucano" | Cristóbal | Marco Antonio Orozco | 23 | — |
| "Igual que un niño" | Gastón Alfonso |
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21 | — |
| "Recuerdos" | Rafael Garay |
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12 | — |
| "Ven a mi corazón" | Carlos Salazar | Carlos Salazar Sepúlveda | 20 | — |
| Fifth qualifying round – 13 September 1978[11][12] | ||||
| "Amiga cordillera" | Pachi Salgado | Paz Cecilia Salgado | 17 | — |
| "Golondrina triste" | Marcelo |
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24 | 2nd |
| "Hoy quiero soñar" | Vicky Castillo | Marcos Torres Martínez | 20 | — |
| "La vida en un día" | Ángel Maulén Ríos | Ángel Maulén Ríos | 30 | Qualified |
| "Una extraña en nuestro hogar" | Alejandro |
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| "Y el jardín de tu vida florecerá" | Norman Ilic | Norman Ilic Muñoz | 21 | — |
| Sixth qualifying round – 20 September 1978[13][14] | ||||
| "Bienvenida" | Boris Valdés | Boris Valdés Romero | 11 | — |
| "Canción de la niñez" | Margarita Rojas and Juan Esteban Solari |
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24 | — |
| "¿Cómo amarnos?" | David Oyarzún | David Oyarzún | — | |
| "Golondrina triste" | Marcelo |
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30 | 2nd[a] |
| "Un poeta diferente" | Luz Eliana | Ernesto Rencoret | 35 | Qualified |
| "Volver a casa" | Sergio Lillo | María Angélica Ramírez | 25 | — |
| Seventh qualifying round – 27 September 1978[15][16] | ||||
| "Canción de la niñez" | Margarita Rojas and Juan Esteban Solari |
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22 | — |
| "Canción del hombre libre" | Óscar Olivares Zúñiga and Óscar Olivares Vásquez |
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24 | — |
| "En casa de una mujer llamada María" | Capri | Nano Acevedo | 31 | Qualified |
| "En el viento" | Hugo Moraga | Hugo Moraga | 15 | — |
| "Para cantar" | Soledad and Gabriela |
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25 | 2nd |
| "Un canto al amor" | Patricio Carvallo |
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| Eighth qualifying round – 4 October 1978[17][18] | ||||
| "Cuando mi voz florezca" | José Antonio Chávez | Arturo Barros Medina | — | |
| "El siglo se va" | Antonio Zabaleta | Ricardo de la Fuente | Qualified | |
| "Existencia" | Eduardo Salazar |
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| "Para cantar" | Soledad and Gabriela |
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| "Un árbol es más que tú" | Ruperto Fonfach | Ruperto Fonfach Hernández | — | |
| "Ya es tiempo" | Rodrigo Gana |
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2nd | |
| Ninth qualifying round – 11 October 1978[19][20] | ||||
| "La tregua" | Óscar Andrade | Óscar Andrade | 30[b] | — |
| "Los últimos tiempos" | Árbol y Fruto | Galvarino Villota | 25 | — |
| "Profecía" | Juan Carlos González |
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| "Viejo pueblo, volveré" | Luis Miguel Silva | Luis Miguel Silva | 30[b] | Qualified |
| "Y no estás aquí" | Lucy Mohor | Lucy Mohor | — | |
| "Ya es tiempo" | Rodrigo Gana |
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National final
The national final was held at the Municipal Theatre in Santiago on 29 October 1978, beginning at 21:30 CLST (00:30+1 UTC). It was staged by TVN and presented by Raúl Matas and Raquel Argandoña. The musical director was Juan Azúa. In addition to TVN's Canal 7, UCTV's Canal 13, UTV's Canal 9, and UCVTV's Canal 5, the event was also aired on Radio Minería and Radio Nacional de Chile.[21]
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dime que sí, dilo otra vez" | María Luisa Sousa | Ricardo de la Fuente | |
| "El cantar del cantor" | Julio Zegers | Julio Zegers | |
| "El costurero" | Mariela and José Miguel González | Mariela González | Sergio González |
| "El siglo se va" | Antonio Zabaleta | Ricardo de la Fuente | |
| "En casa de una mujer llamada María" | Capri | Nano Acevedo | |
| "La vida en un día" | Ángel Maulén | Ángel Maulén | |
| "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión, descubrirás qué aburrido estarás por la tarde" | Florcita Motuda | Raúl Florcita Alarcón Rojas | Horacio Saavedra |
| "Sin nombre, sin voz" | Dúo Libra | Paz Aldunate | Horacio Saavedra |
| "Tu invento soy yo" | María Inés Naveillán | Luis "Poncho" Venegas | Horacio Saavedra |
| "Un poeta diferente" | Luz Eliana | Ernesto Rencoret | Juan Azúa |
| "Vamos paloma" | Osvaldo Díaz and Grupo Cámara |
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| "Viejo pueblo, volveré" | Luis Miguel Silva | Luis Miguel Silva |
Five expert jurors scored all entries between 1 and 5 points. The jurors were: Raquel Barros, Carlos Dourthé, Mariano Casanova, Alejandra Ramos, and Ítalo Passalacqua.[21]
The winner was "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión, descubrirás qué aburrido estarás por la tarde", written and performed by Florcita Motuda. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión, descubrirás qué aburrido estarás por la tarde" | Florcita Motuda | 23 | 1 |
| 2 | "Dime que sí, dilo otra vez" | María Luisa Sousa | 15 | 8 |
| 3 | "Vamos paloma" | Osvaldo Díaz and Grupo Cámara | 19 | 2 |
| 4 | "Sin nombre, sin voz" | Dúo Libra | 16 | 6 |
| 5 | "El cantar del cantor" | Julio Zegers | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | "Tu invento soy yo" | María Inés Naveillán | 17 | 5 |
| 7 | "La vida en un día" | Ángel Maulén | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | "El costurero" | Mariela and José Miguel González | 15 | 8 |
| 9 | "Viejo pueblo, volveré" | Luis Miguel Silva | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | "Un poeta diferente" | Luz Eliana | 19 | 2 |
| 11 | "El siglo se va" | Antonio Zabaleta | 18 | 4 |
| 12 | "En casa de una mujer llamada María" | Capri | 16 | 6 |
| R/O | Song | Raquel Barros
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Carlos Dourthé
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Mariano Casanova
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Alejandra Ramos
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Ítalo Passalacqua
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Total |
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| 1 | "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión, descubrirás qué aburrido estarás por la tarde" | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | "Dime que sí, dilo otra vez" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | "Vamos paloma" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | "Sin nombre, sin voz" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | "El cantar del cantor" | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | "Tu invento soy yo" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | "La vida en un día" | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | "El costurero" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | "Viejo pueblo, volveré" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | "Un poeta diferente" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | "El siglo se va" | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | "En casa de una mujer llamada María" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
At the OTI Festival
On 2 December 1978, the OTI Festival was held at the Municipal Theatre in Santiago, hosted by TVN, UCTV, UTV, and UCVTV, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Florcita Motuda performed "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión, descubrirás qué aburrido estarás por la tarde" in position 3, with Horacio Saavedra conducting the event's orchestra, and placing seventh out of 19 competing entries, with 17 points.[23]
The festival was broadcast live on TVN's Canal 7, UCTV's Canal 13, UTV's Canal 9, and UCVTV's Canal 5.[24]
Voting
Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, assembled a jury who awarded 5–1 points to their five favourite songs in order of preference.
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Notes
References
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- ^ "Ante las cámaras se cambió bikini Susanita Giménez". El Cronista (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 30 August 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 21 December 2025 – via Archivo de la Palabra Impresa by Diego Portales University.
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- ^ Novena eliminatoria de la preselección universitaria – Chile 1978 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Providencia, Chile: UCTV, UTV, and UCVTV. 11 October 1978.
- ^ "En final de película ganó 'Viejo pueblo, volveré'". El Cronista (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 13 October 1978. p. 30. Retrieved 21 December 2025 – via Archivo de la Palabra Impresa by Diego Portales University.
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- ^ VII Festival de la canción OTI 1978 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: TVN, UCTV, and UTV. 2 December 1978.
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