Mexico in the OTI Festival 1981
| Mexico in the OTI Festival 1981 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTI Festival 1981 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisa | |||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| Selection process | National OTI Festival | |||
| Selection date | 20 September 1981 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Lo que pasó, pasó" | |||
| Artist | Yoshio | |||
| Songwriter | Felipe Gil | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 22 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Mexico was represented at the OTI Festival 1981 with the song "Lo que pasó, pasó", written by Felipe Gil, and performed by Yoshio. The Mexican participating broadcaster, Televisa, selected its entry through a national selection with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 16, placed third with 22 points, tying with the entry from the United States, out of 21 competing entries. In addition, Televisa was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the National Auditorium in Mexico City.
National stage
Televisa held a national selection with four televised qualifying rounds and a final to select its entry for the 10th edition of the OTI Festival. This tenth edition of the National OTI Festival featured forty songs, of which ten reached the final. In addition to the general competition, awards were given for Best Male Performer, Best Female Performer, Best Musical Arrangement, and Breakout Artist among all the competing artist.
The shows were presented by Raúl Velasco. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Aquí todo sigue igual" | Natalia Baeza |
|
Eduardo Magallanes |
| "Barato" | María del Sol | Joan Sebastian | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Busco algo más" | David Haro | David Haro | Guillermo Méndez Guiú |
| "Canción de fe" | Ramiro José Esperanza |
|
Eduardo Magallanes |
| "Canto mi canto" | Guadalupe Jimena |
|
Lázaro Muñiz |
| "Cien millones de locos" | Sergio Esquivel | Sergio Esquivel | Armando Noriega |
| "Con mi nuevo amor" | Arturo Castro | Arturo Castro | |
| "Concierto para un amor" | María Medina |
|
Armando Noriega |
| "Deja" | Yuri | José María Napoleón | Julio Jaramillo |
| "Dímelo" | Óscar | Arnulfo M. Vega | Rodolfo "Popo" Sánchez |
| "Dos iguales que arena y mar" | Matty Bello | José Alberto Fuentes | Rodolfo "Popo" Sánchez |
| "En las buenas y en las malas" | Sonia Rivas | Sonia Rivas | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Esta vez" | Mario Pintor | Mario Pintor | Luigi Lazareno |
| "Estúpido romántico" | Felipe Gil | Felipe Gil | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Flores de papel" | Manuel Adrián |
|
Rodolfo "Popo" Sánchez |
| "Fuego sobre la nieve" | Arianna |
|
Eduardo Magallanes |
| "Has vuelto al fin" | Jorge Castro |
|
Jorge Castro Jr. |
| "La cantante" | Dulce | Jorge García Castil | Carlos Guerreros |
| "Lo que pasó, pasó" | Yoshio | Felipe Gil | Rodrigo Álvarez |
| "Los dos jugamos al amor" | Alberto Ángel | Alberto Ángel | Mario Patrón |
| "Madre" | Alondra | Sylvia Tapia | Arturo Neri |
| "Manantial" | Joan Sebastian | Joan Sebastian | Jonathán Zarzosa |
| "María Luna" | Roberto Jordán |
|
Ricardo Toral |
| "Mi vieja dama" | Fernando Riba |
|
Eduardo Magallanes |
| "Mírame" | Carminna |
|
Rodolfo "Popo" Sánchez |
| "Mujer" | Carlos Lara | Carlos Lara | Eduardo Magallanes |
| "No me conviene" | Laura Zapata | José Domingo | Julio Jaramillo |
| "Partiré" | Samuel | Jesús Monárrez | Lázaro Muñiz |
| "Por esa primavera" | Martha Eugenia | María Historia | Chilo Morán |
| "Por ser así" | Pepe Jara | Francisco Sahagún Baca | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Silencio" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | Sergio Andrade |
| "Qué bonito es despertar" | Imelda Miller | Imelda Miller | Eduardo Casanova |
| "¿Qué eres tú, quién eres tú?" | Olinsser | Olinsser | Armando Noriega |
| "¿Qué más puedo pedir?" | Gualberto Castro | Nacho Méndez | Nacho Méndez |
| "¿Qué va a decir?" | José Alberto Fuentes | José Alberto Fuentes | Rodolfo "Popo" Sánchez |
| "Sentirme tuya" | Doris |
|
Jonathán Zarzosa |
| "Sólo una sonrisa" | Fito Girón |
|
Jonathán Zarzosa |
| "Todavía existe el amor" | Johnny Laboriel | Ernesto Juárez | Armando Noriega |
| "Vete" | Jorge Vargas | Víctor Cortés | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Vete otra vez" | Tirzo Paiz | Tirzo Paiz | Lázaro Muñiz |
Qualifying rounds
The four qualifying rounds were held on Saturdays 15, 22, and 29 August, and 5 September 1981. Each round featured ten entries, and the ten highest-scoring entries among the forty competing advanced to the final. Several expert jurors present in the hall and five remote provincial juries scored all the entries in each round.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First qualifying round – 15 August 1981[1] | ||||
| 1 | "Flores de papel" | Manuel Adrián | 65 | N/a |
| 2 | "Partiré" | Samuel | 61 | N/a |
| 3 | "Los dos jugamos al amor" | Alberto Ángel | 75 | N/a |
| 4 | "Mi vieja dama" | Fernando Riba | 83 | Qualified |
| 5 | "Silencio" | Prisma | 67 | N/a |
| 6 | "Lo que pasó, pasó" | Yoshio | 91 | Qualified |
| 7 | "La cantante" | Dulce | 76 | N/a |
| 8 | "Por ser así" | Pepe Jara | 74 | N/a |
| 9 | "Qué bonito es despertar" | Imelda Miller | 77 | N/a |
| 10 | "¿Qué más puedo pedir?" | Gualberto Castro | 83 | Qualified |
| Second qualifying round – 22 August 1981[2] | ||||
| 1 | "Dos iguales que arena y mar" | Matty Bello | 65 | N/a |
| 2 | "Dímelo" | Óscar | 62 | N/a |
| 3 | "Mujer" | Carlos Lara | 65 | N/a |
| 4 | "No me conviene" | Laura Zapata | 76 | N/a |
| 5 | "Madre" | Alondra | 60 | N/a |
| 6 | "Vete otra vez" | Tirzo Paiz | 54 | N/a |
| 7 | "Fuego sobre la nieve" | Arianna | 79 | N/a |
| 8 | "Barato" | María del Sol | 75 | N/a |
| 9 | "Todavía existe el amor" | Johnny Laboriel | 81 | N/a |
| 10 | "Concierto para un amor" | María Medina | 86 | Qualified |
| Third qualifying round – 29 August 1981[3] | ||||
| 1 | "¿Qué eres tú, quién eres tú?" | Olinsser | 66 | N/a |
| 2 | "Mírame" | Carminna | 71 | N/a |
| 3 | "Sólo una sonrisa" | Fito Girón | 67 | N/a |
| 4 | "Sentirme tuya" | Doris | 69 | N/a |
| 5 | "María Luna" | Roberto Jordán | 79 | N/a |
| 6 | "Con mi nuevo amor" | Arturo Castro | 65 | N/a |
| 7 | "Aquí todo sigue igual" | Natalia Baeza | 66 | N/a |
| 8 | "Cien millones de locos" | Sergio Esquivel | 86 | Qualified |
| 9 | "En las buenas y en las malas" | Sonia Rivas | 89 | Qualified |
| 10 | "Estúpido romántico" | Felipe Gil | 89 | Qualified |
| Fourth qualifying round – 5 September 1981[4] | ||||
| 1 | "¿Qué va a decir?" | José Alberto Fuentes | 82 | Qualified |
| 2 | "Busco algo más" | David Haro | 81 | N/a |
| 3 | "Por esa primavera" | Martha Eugenia | 70 | N/a |
| 4 | "Esta vez" | Mario Pintor | 79 | N/a |
| 5 | "Vete" | Jorge Vargas | 65 | N/a |
| 6 | "Canción de fe" | Ramiro José Esperanza | 72 | N/a |
| 7 | "Canto mi canto" | Guadalupe Jimena | 70 | N/a |
| 8 | "Has vuelto al fin" | Jorge Castro | 72 | N/a |
| 9 | "Deja" | Yuri | 94 | Qualified |
| 10 | "Manantial" | Joan Sebastian | 87 | Qualified |
| R/O | Song | Provincial juries | Jurors in the hall
|
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saltillo
|
Tuxtla
|
Mérida
|
Guadalajara
|
Monterrey
| ||||
| 1 | "Flores de papel" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 65 |
| 2 | "Partiré" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 61 |
| 3 | "Los dos jugamos al amor" | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 75 |
| 4 | "Mi vieja dama" | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 83 |
| 5 | "Silencio" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 67 |
| 6 | "Lo que pasó, pasó" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 91 |
| 7 | "La cantante" | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 76 |
| 8 | "Por ser así" | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 74 |
| 9 | "Qué bonito es despertar" | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 77 |
| 10 | "¿Qué más puedo pedir?" | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 83 |
| R/O | Song | Provincial juries | Jurors in the hall
|
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
León
|
Mazatlán
|
Guadalajara
|
Monterrey
|
Mérida
| ||||
| 1 | "Dos iguales que arena y mar" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 65 |
| 2 | "Dímelo" | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 62 |
| 3 | "Mujer" | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 65 |
| 4 | "No me conviene" | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 76 |
| 5 | "Madre" | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 60 |
| 6 | "Vete otra vez" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 54 |
| 7 | "Fuego sobre la nieve" | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 79 |
| 8 | "Barato" | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 75 |
| 9 | "Todavía existe el amor" | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 81 |
| 10 | "Concierto para un amor" | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 86 |
| R/O | Song | Provincial juries | Jurors in the hall
|
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hermosillo
|
Puebla
|
Monterrey
|
Mérida
|
Guadalajara
| ||||
| 1 | "¿Qué eres tú, quién eres tú?" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 66 |
| 2 | "Mírame" | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 71 |
| 3 | "Sólo una sonrisa" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 67 |
| 4 | "Sentirme tuya" | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 69 |
| 5 | "María Luna" | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 79 |
| 6 | "Con mi nuevo amor" | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 65 |
| 7 | "Aquí todo sigue igual" | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 66 |
| 8 | "Cien millones de locos" | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 86 |
| 9 | "En las buenas y en las malas" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 89 |
| 10 | "Estúpido romántico" | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 89 |
| R/O | Song | Provincial juries | Jurors in the hall
|
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Luis Potosí
|
Nuevo Laredo
|
Mérida
|
Guadalajara
|
Monterrey
| ||||
| 1 | "¿Qué va a decir?" | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 82 |
| 2 | "Busco algo más" | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 81 |
| 3 | "Por esa primavera" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 70 |
| 4 | "Esta vez" | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 79 |
| 5 | "Vete" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 65 |
| 6 | "Canción de fe" | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 72 |
| 7 | "Canto mi canto" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 70 |
| 8 | "Has vuelto al fin" | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 72 |
| 9 | "Deja" | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 94 |
| 10 | "Manantial" | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 87 |
Final
The final was held on Sunday 20 September 1981. The winner was "Lo que pasó, pasó", written by Felipe Gil, and performed by Yoshio. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "En las buenas y en las malas" | Sonia Rivas | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | "Lo que pasó, pasó" | Yoshio | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | "Manantial" | Joan Sebastian | 0 | N/a |
| 4 | "Deja" | Yuri | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | "Cien millones de locos" | Sergio Esquivel | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | "¿Qué más puedo pedir?" | Gualberto Castro | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | "Estúpido romántico" | Felipe Gil | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | "Mi vieja dama" | Fernando Riba | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | "Concierto para un amor" | María Medina | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | "¿Qué va a decir?" | José Alberto Fuentes | 0 | N/a |
Merit awards
In the final, the jurors voted aloud for the Best Male and Female Performer, Best Musical Arrangement, and Breakout Artist among the three shortlisted artist in each category.
Yoshio received the Best Male Performer Award, Yuri the Best Female Performer Award, Rodolfo "Popo" Sánchez the Best Musical Arrangement Award for "¿Qué va a decir?", and David Haro and José Alberto Fuentes the Breakout Artist Award jointly.
| Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Laboriel | 1 | 3 |
| Yoshio | 5 | 1 |
| Gualberto Castro | 4 | 2 |
| Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Dulce | 3 | 2 |
| María del Sol | 1 | 3 |
| Yuri | 6 | 1 |
| Song | Arranger | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "¿Qué va a decir?" | Rodolfo "Popo" Sánchez | 5 | 1 |
| "Mi vieja dama" | Eduardo Magallanes | 3 | 2 |
| "Estúpido romántico" | Chucho Ferrer | 2 | 3 |
| Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| David Haro | 5 | 1 |
| José Alberto Fuentes | 5 | 1 |
| Olinsser | 0 | 3 |
Official album
Las 10 finalistas del Festival OTI 81 is the official compilation album of the tenth edition of the Mexican National OTI Festival, released by RCA Victor in 1981. The vinyl LP features the studio version of the ten songs qualified for the national final.[6]
At the OTI Festival
On 5 December 1981, the OTI Festival was held at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, hosted by Televisa, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Yoshio performed "Lo que pasó, pasó" in position 16, placing third with 22 points, tying with the entry from the United States, out of 21 competing entries.[7]
Voting
Each participating broadcaster assembled a jury who awarded 5–1 points to their five favourite songs in order of preference.
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References
- ^ a b Primera eliminatoria del X Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 15 August 1981.
- ^ a b Segunda eliminatoria del X Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 22 August 1981.
- ^ a b Tercera eliminatoria del X Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 29 August 1981.
- ^ a b Cuarta eliminatoria del X Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 5 September 1981.
- ^ Final del X Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 20 September 1981.
- ^ Las 10 finalistas del Festival OTI 81 (Media notes). Various artists. RCA Victor. 1981. OTI-10.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ X Festival de la canción OTI 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 5 December 1981.