Mexico in the OTI Festival 1977
| Mexico in the OTI Festival 1977 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1977 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisa | |||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| Selection process | National OTI Festival | |||
| Selection date | 9 October 1977 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Hombre" | |||
| Artist | José María Napoleón | |||
| Songwriter | José María Napoleón | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 0 votes | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Mexico was represented at the OTI Festival 1977 with the song "Hombre", written and performed by José María Napoleón. The Mexican participating broadcaster, Televisa, selected its entry through a national selection with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 7, placed 17th out of 21 competing entries, tying with zero votes with the songs from Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras.
National stage
Televisa held a national selection with four televised qualifying rounds and a final to select its entry for the 6th edition of the OTI Festival. This sixth edition of the National OTI Festival featured forty songs, of which ten 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 Single Union of Music Workers of Mexico 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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| "Aleluya, soy un loco" | Gualberto Castro | Felipe Gil | |
| "Amarte a ti" | Guadalupe Trigo |
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| "Amar, amor" | Héctor Meneses | Héctor Meneses | |
| "Amor, yo soy el mundo" | Luis Demetrio | Luis Demetrio | |
| "Aquella edad" | Massías | Jorge Massías Gómez | |
| "Así te amo" | Paulyna |
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| "Buenos días" | Los Randal |
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| "Canción de amor" | Guadalupe Trigo | Guadalupe Trigo | |
| "Canta" | Álvaro Dávila | Álvaro Dávila | |
| "Con las velas extendidas" | Margarita Robleda | Margarita Robleda | |
| "Con tu amor" | José Luis Almada | José Luis Almada | |
| "Cuando me vaya" | Sergio Esquivel | Sergio Esquivel | |
| "Cuando regreses voveré a sonreir" | Grupo Hermanos and friends |
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| "Dale amor al mundo" | Los Baby's | Enrique Ávila | |
| "Déjame volar" | Irasema | Irasema | |
| "El amor que nunca tuve" | Rosalba | Enrique Velázquez | |
| "El derecho de nacer" | Los Baby's | Ray Romano | |
| "El labrador" | Los Cinco Amigos | José Sierra Flores | |
| "El soñador" | Grupo Brujos y Brujas |
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| "Eran dos" | Silvia and Gilberto | José Pineda Contreras | |
| "Fabricante de soledad" | Paulyna |
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| "Hombre" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | |
| "La escuela de la vida" | Felipe Gil | Felipe Gil | |
| "La rosa blanca" | Héctor Meneses | Héctor Meneses | |
| "Luciana" | Sergio Esquivel | Sergio Esquivel | |
| "Mi nombre es mujer" | María Medina | María Medina | |
| "Nacer" | Dulce | Roberto Gómez Bolaños | |
| "Profecía" | María Medina |
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| "¿Quién soy?" | Sola |
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| "Rocinante" | Sonia Rivas | Javier Cureño | |
| "Sencillamente nunca" | Luis "Vivi" Hernández |
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| "Señor de edad" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | |
| "Siempre adelante" | Mario Quintero | Mario Quintero | |
| "Sola" | Lulú Manzano | Eduardo Manzano | |
| "Soy tiempo" | Sola |
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| "Te acordarás de mí" | Arturo Castro and Castro's 78 | Arturo Castro | |
| "Tu primera vez" | Yoshio |
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| "Un nuevo amanecer" | Fernando Riba |
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| "Una vieja canción de amor" | Álvaro Dávila | Álvaro Dávila | |
| "Yo soy como tú" | María del Carmen | Gil Ribera |
Qualifying rounds
The four qualifying rounds were held on Sundays 4, 11, 18, and 25 September 1977. The ten highest-scoring entries among the forty competing advanced to the final.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Result |
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| First qualifying round – 4 September 1977[1] | |||
| 1 | "Aquella edad" | Massías | — |
| 2 | "Con las velas extendidas" | Margarita Robleda | — |
| 3 | "El derecho de nacer" | Los Baby's | — |
| 4 | "Con tu amor" | José Luis Almada | — |
| 5 | "Sola" | Lulú Manzano | — |
| 6 | "El labrador" | Los Cinco Amigos | Qualified |
| 7 | "Cuando me vaya" | Sergio Esquivel | Qualified |
| 8 | "Rocinante" | Sonia Rivas | — |
| 9 | "¿Quién soy?" | Sola | — |
| 10 | "Amor, yo soy el mundo" | Luis Demetrio | — |
| Second qualifying round – 11 September 1977[2] | |||
| 1 | "Cuando regreses voveré a sonreir" | Grupo Hermanos and friends | — |
| 2 | "El amor que nunca tuve" | Rosalba | — |
| 3 | "Señor de edad" | José María Napoleón | — |
| 4 | "Fabricante de soledad" | Paulyna | — |
| 5 | "Nacer" | Dulce | — |
| 6 | "Amar, amor" | Héctor Meneses | Qualified |
| 7 | "Una vieja canción de amor" | Álvaro Dávila | Qualified |
| 8 | "Profecía" | María Medina | — |
| 9 | "Canción de amor" | Guadalupe Trigo | — |
| Third qualifying round – 18 September 1977[3] | |||
| 1 | "Tu primera vez" | Yoshio | — |
| 2 | "El soñador" | Grupo Brujos y Brujas | — |
| 3 | "Eran dos" | Silvia and Gilberto | — |
| 4 | "Buenos días" | Los Randal | — |
| 5 | "Déjame volar" | Irasema | — |
| 6 | "Siempre adelante" | Mario Quintero | — |
| 7 | "Yo soy como tú" | María del Carmen | — |
| 8 | "Un nuevo amanecer" | Fernando Riba | — |
| 9 | "Así te amo" | Paulyna | Qualified |
| 10 | "Te acordarás de mí" | Arturo Castro and Castro's 78 | — |
| 11 | "La escuela de la vida" | Felipe Gil | — |
| Fourth qualifying round – 25 September 1977[4] | |||
| 1 | "Dale amor al mundo" | Los Baby's | — |
| 2 | "Luciana" | Sergio Esquivel | Qualified |
| 3 | "Canta" | Álvaro Dávila | Qualified |
| 4 | "Soy tiempo" | Sola | — |
| 5 | "Amarte a ti" | Guadalupe Trigo | — |
| 6 | "Mi nombre es mujer" | María Medina | — |
| 7 | "La rosa blanca" | Héctor Meneses | Qualified |
| 8 | "Aleluya, soy un loco" | Gualberto Castro | — |
| 9 | "Sencillamente nunca" | Luis "Vivi" Hernández | Qualified |
| 10 | "Hombre" | José María Napoleón | Qualified |
Final
The final was held on Sunday 9 October 1977. The winner was "Hombre", written and performed by José María Napoleón. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Result |
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| 1 | "Sencillamente nunca" | Luis "Vivi" Hernández | 4 |
| 2 | "Luciana" | Sergio Esquivel | |
| 3 | "La rosa blanca" | Héctor Meneses | |
| 4 | "Así te amo" | Paulyna | 3 |
| 5 | "Canta" | Álvaro Dávila | 2 |
| 6 | "Hombre" | José María Napoleón | 1 |
| 7 | "Amar, amor" | Héctor Meneses | |
| 8 | "El labrador" | Los Cinco Amigos | |
| 9 | "Cuando me vaya" | Sergio Esquivel | |
| 10 | "Una vieja canción de amor" | Álvaro Dávila | 5 |
Official album
Las 10 finalistas del Festival OTI 77 is the official compilation album of the sixth edition of the Mexican National OTI Festival, released by Cisne in 1977. The vinyl LP features the studio version of the ten songs qualified for the national final.[6]
At the OTI Festival
On 12 November 1977, the OTI Festival was held at the auditorium of the Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, hosted by Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. José María Napoleón performed "Hombre" in position 7, with Jonathán Zarzosa conducting the event's orchestra, and placing 17th out of 21 competing entries, tying with zero votes with the songs from Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras.[7]
Voting
Each participating broadcaster assembled a three-meber jury who had three votes to distribute as wished. Mexico did not receive any votes.
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References
- ^ Primera eliminatoria del VI Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1977 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 4 September 1977.
- ^ Segunda eliminatoria del VI Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1977 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 11 September 1977.
- ^ Tercera eliminatoria del VI Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1977 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 18 September 1977.
- ^ Cuarta eliminatoria del VI Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1977 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 25 September 1977.
- ^ Final del VI Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1977 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 9 October 1977.
- ^ Las 10 finalistas del Festival OTI 77 (Media notes). Various artists. Cisne. 1977. PRO77.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ VI Festival de la canción OTI 1977 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Televisión Española (TVE). 12 November 1977.