Mexico in the OTI Festival 1976
| Mexico in the OTI Festival 1976 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1976 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisa | |||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| Selection process | National OTI Festival | |||
| Selection date | 3 October 1976 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "De que te quiero, te quiero" | |||
| Artist | Gilberto Valenzuela | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 8 votes | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Mexico was represented at the OTI Festival 1976 with the song "De que te quiero, te quiero", written by Rubén Fuentes, Eduardo Magallanes, and Mario Molina Montes, and performed by Gilberto Valenzuela. The Mexican participating broadcaster, Televisa, selected its entry through a national selection with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 6, placed 6th out of 19 competing entries, with 8 votes. In addition, Televisa was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón of the Centro de Convenciones in Acapulco, after winning the previous edition with the song "La felicidad" by Gualberto Castro.
National stage
Televisa held a national selection with four televised qualifying rounds and a final to select its entry for the 5th edition of the OTI Festival. This fifth edition of the National OTI Festival featured 32 songs, of which eight reached the final.
The shows were held at Televisa San Ángel studios in Mexico City, were presented by Raúl Velasco, and were broadcast on Canal 2 within the show Siempre en Domingo. The musical director was Chucho Ferrrer, who conducted the orchestra when required. Hermanos Zavala, the single mixed backing choir, were credited on the songs they accompanied.
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Conductor |
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| "A mis hermanos" | Sonia Rivas | Sonia Rivas | |
| "Amigo del universo" | Felipe Gil | Felipe Gil | |
| "Anhelos" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | |
| "Canto latino" | María Medina |
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| "Carrusel" | Sergio Esquivel | Sergio Esquivel | |
| "Como un solo ser" | Macaria | Gualberto Castro | |
| "De que te quiero, te quiero" | Gilberto Valenzuela |
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| "El más grande amor" | Héctor Meneses | Héctor Meneses | |
| "Enredadito por tu cintura" | Emmanuel | Emmanuel | |
| "Eres mi libertad" | Álvaro Dávila |
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| "Ese lugar" | Grupo Brujos y Brujas |
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| "Has triunfado amor" | Irma Carlón | Irma Carlón | |
| "Hazme reír" | Mister Loco | Jorge García Castil | |
| "Hoy voy a cantar" | Sonia Rivas | Enrique Velázquez | |
| "La muñeca olvidada" | Tirzo Paiz | Tirzo Paiz | |
| "La vida te llamas tú" | Héctor Meneses | Héctor Meneses | |
| "Libre no me importa a dónde voy" | Manolo Muñoz | Rubén Rodríguez | |
| "Mi oficio se llama vida" | Enrique Cáceres | Ignacio Nacho | |
| "Morir viviendo" | Martha Alicia Becerra | Ladislao Juárez Ponce | |
| "No tengo miedo de marcharme" | Enrique Cáceres | Mónica Ygual | |
| "Nuevamente volveré" | Álvaro Dávila | Álvaro Dávila | |
| "Por conocer el amor" | Fernando Riba | Sergio Esquivel | |
| "Quiero ser como gaviota" | Martha Caramelo |
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| "Sola en la ciudad" | Patricio |
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| "Te recuerdo igual" | Martha Caramelo |
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| "Tengo ganas" | Fernando Riba |
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| "Todo lo tendrás" | Grupo Brujos y Brujas | Sergio Luna | |
| "Vive" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | |
| "Vivir para amar" | Alejandra | Beto y Pepe | |
| "Volarás" | Felipe Gil | Felipe Gil | |
| "Volemos juntos" | Mister Loco | Jorge García Castil | |
| "Vuelves a casa" | María Medina |
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Qualifying rounds
The four qualifying rounds were held on Sundays 5, 12, 19, and 26 September 1976. The eight highest-scoring entries among the 32 competing advanced to the final.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Result |
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| First qualifying round – 5 September 1976[1] | |||
| 1 | "Todo lo tendrás" | Grupo Brujos y Brujas | N/a |
| 2 | "Enredadito por tu cintura" | Emmanuel | N/a |
| 3 | "Te recuerdo igual" | Martha Caramelo | N/a |
| 4 | "Tengo ganas" | Fernando Riba | N/a |
| 5 | "Libre no me importa a dónde voy" | Manolo Muñoz | N/a |
| 6 | "Vive" | José María Napoleón | Qualified |
| 7 | "Eres mi libertad" | Álvaro Dávila | N/a |
| 8 | "A mis hermanos" | Sonia Rivas | N/a |
| Second qualifying round – 12 September 1976[2] | |||
| 1 | "Volemos juntos" | Mister Loco | N/a |
| 2 | "Vivir para amar" | Alejandra | N/a |
| 3 | "Volarás" | Felipe Gil | Qualified |
| 4 | "Sola en la ciudad" | Patricio | N/a |
| 5 | "Morir viviendo" | Martha Alicia Becerra | N/a |
| 6 | "La vida te llamas tú" | Héctor Meneses | Qualified |
| 7 | "No tengo miedo de marcharme" | Enrique Cáceres | N/a |
| 8 | "Vuelves a casa" | María Medina | N/a |
| Third qualifying round – 19 September 1976[3] | |||
| 1 | "Has triunfado amor" | Irma Carlón | N/a |
| 2 | "Anhelos" | José María Napoleón | N/a |
| 3 | "Hoy voy a cantar" | Sonia Rivas | N/a |
| 4 | "Ese lugar" | Grupo Brujos y Brujas | Qualified |
| 5 | "Por conocer el amor" | Fernando Riba | N/a |
| 6 | "Quiero ser como gaviota" | Martha Caramelo | N/a |
| 7 | "La muñeca olvidada" | Tirzo Paiz | N/a |
| 8 | "Carrusel" | Sergio Esquivel | N/a |
| Fourth qualifying round – 26 September 1976[4] | |||
| 1 | "Nuevamente volveré" | Álvaro Dávila | N/a |
| 2 | "Mi oficio se llama vida" | Enrique Cáceres | N/a |
| 3 | "Como un solo ser" | Macaria | N/a |
| 4 | "De que te quiero, te quiero" | Gilberto Valenzuela | Qualified |
| 5 | "Hazme reír" | Mister Loco | N/a |
| 6 | "El más grande amor" | Héctor Meneses | Qualified |
| 7 | "Canto latino" | María Medina | Qualified |
| 8 | "Amigo del universo" | Felipe Gil | Qualified |
Final
The eight-song final was held on Sunday 3 October 1976. The winner was "De que te quiero, te quiero", written by Rubén Fuentes, Eduardo Magallanes, and Mario Molina Montes, and performed by Gilberto Valenzuela. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Result |
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| 1 | "Amigo del universo" | Felipe Gil | 3 |
| 2 | "El más grande amor" | Héctor Meneses | 2 |
| 3 | "De que te quiero, te quiero" | Gilberto Valenzuela | 1 |
| 4 | "Vive" | José María Napoleón | 4 |
| 5 | "Volarás" | Felipe Gil | |
| 6 | "Canto latino" | María Medina | 5 |
| 7 | "La vida te llamas tú" | Héctor Meneses | 5 |
| 8 | "Ese lugar" | Grupo Brujos y Brujas |
At the OTI Festival
On 30 October 1976, the OTI Festival was held at the Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón of the Centro de Convenciones in Acapulco, hosted by Televisa, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Gilberto Valenzuela performed "De que te quiero, te quiero" in position 6, placing 6th out of 19 competing entries, with eight votes.[6]
References
- ^ Primera eliminatoria del V Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1976 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 5 September 1976.
- ^ Segunda eliminatoria del V Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1976 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 12 September 1976.
- ^ Tercera eliminatoria del V Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1976 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 19 September 1976.
- ^ Cuarta eliminatoria del V Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1976 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 26 September 1976.
- ^ Final del V Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1976 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 3 October 1976.
- ^ V Festival de la canción OTI 1976 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Acapulco, Mexico: Televisa. 30 October 1976.