Mexico in the OTI Festival 1980
| Mexico in the OTI Festival 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTI Festival 1980 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisa | |||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| Selection process | National OTI Festival | |||
| Selection date | 21 September 1980 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sólo te amo a ti" | |||
| Artist | José Roberto | |||
| Songwriter | José Roberto | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 21 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Mexico was represented at the OTI Festival 1980 with the song "Sólo te amo a ti", written and performed by José Roberto. The Mexican participating broadcaster, Televisa, selected its entry through a national selection with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 17, placed eighth out of 23 competing entries, with 21 points.
National stage
Televisa held a national selection with four televised qualifying rounds and a final to select its entry for the 9th edition of the OTI Festival. This ninth 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 held at Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City, were presented by Raúl Velasco, and were broadcast on Canal 2. 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 of four voices, were credited on the songs they accompanied.
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A pesar de todo" | Irasema | Irasema | |
| "Aldeana de madera preludio a mi guitarra" | Amparo Rubín | Amparo Rubín | Eugenio Castillo |
| "Amor por ti" | Manuel Adrián |
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| "Amor sin tiempo" | Johnny Laboriel | Alberto Candela | |
| "Bandolero" | Joan Sebastian | Joan Sebastian | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Ciclón" | Arianna | Amparo Rubín | |
| "Como quisiera" | María del Sol |
|
Armando Noriega |
| "Dama del viento" | Héctor Meneses | Héctor Meneses | |
| "Debutantes" | Carlos Lara | Carlos Lara | Eduardo Magallanes |
| "Duerme" | Luis Daniel and Sergio | Héctor Meneses | |
| "El nuevo día" | Martha Eugenia | Arturo García Tenorio | Armando Noriega |
| "Estoy tan sola" | Rosalba | Guillermo Méndez Guiú | |
| "Hoy lo entiendo" | Fabián Lavalle | Jorge Carlos Castro | |
| "Hoy es el mañana" | Yoshio |
|
Guillermo Méndez Guiú |
| "La última mujer en mi vida" | Arturo Castro | Arturo Castro | |
| "Le vino grande mi amor, señor" | Laura Zapata | Roberto Robles | Luis Cárdenas |
| "Mañana comienza la vida" | Lupita Deneken | Nacho Méndez | Nacho Méndez |
| "Mi canción eres tú" | Grupo Tabasco | Grupo Tabasco | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Niña de oro y pan" | Hernán Rocha | Hernán Rocha | Rodolfo Rey |
| "Nuestro amor de cada día" | Sergio Esquivel | Sergio Esquivel | |
| "Para ti" | Sola |
|
Jonathán Zarzosa |
| "Perdóname" | José Alberto Fuentes | José Alberto Fuentes | Jonathán Zarzosa |
| "Por creer en ti" | Javier de León | Edmon Nayen | |
| "Porque te quiero" | Aria 8 |
|
Armando Noriega |
| "Pregúntate" | Juan Diego | José María Napoleón | Chucho Ferrer |
| "¿Quién partirá?" | Gualberto Castro | Roberto Cantoral | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Quiero hablar de amor" | Gilda | Sergio Esquivel | |
| "Sé amar" | Ramiro José Esperanza | Ramiro José Esperanza | Guillermo Méndez Guiú |
| "Se solicita una aventura" | Lila Deneken | Roberto Cantoral | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Sólo te amo a ti" | José Roberto | José Roberto | Javier Macías |
| "Sólo una noche" | Natalia Baeza | Natalia Baeza | Eduardo Magallanes |
| "Tarde" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | |
| "Tengo costumbre" | Carlos Lico | Víctor Arce | |
| "Tú" | Benny Ibarra | Benny Ibarra | |
| "Un amor, una sonrisa" | Roy | Enrique Esparza Oteo | |
| "Volvería a empezar" | Víctor Yturbe | Álvaro Dávila | Guillermo Méndez Guiú |
| "Volverte a enamorar" | Yvonne and Guillermo | Guillermo Méndez Guiú | |
| "Yo escogí mi compañero" | Ga-bí | Enrique Velázquez | |
| "Y después de todo" | Felipe Gil | Felipe Gil | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Yo no puedo estar sin ti" | Ricardo López | Chamín Correa |
Qualifying rounds
There were four qualifying rounds with ten entries each, of which the ten highest-scoring entries among the 40 competing advanced to the final. Ten expert jurors were present in the hall, and five provincial juries of five members each were located remotely. Each of the present ten jurors and the five remote juries scored between 2 and 7 points all the entries. The provincial juries, which voted via telephone, had a stand in juror each in the hall in case of communication failure during voting. In case of a tie for tenth place, the jurors in the hall would break the tie so that only ten entries would pass to the final.
The jurors present in the hall were: Guillermo Infante, Gustavo Páez, Juan Calderón, Lourdes Guerrero, Raúl Cervantes Ayala, Eduardo Linares, Eduardo Laso, Sergio Romano, José Gutiérrez Vivó, and Alicia Colmenares, who was the chairperson. Ignacio Morales was the stand in juror, in case any juror could not vote due to a conflict of interest.
Each of the performers received on stage a diploma of participation after their performance. The fourth qualifying round featured a guest performance by Angélica María.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First qualifying round – 16 August 1980[1] | ||||
| 1 | "Tarde" | Prisma | 73 | — |
| 2 | "Un amor, una sonrisa" | Roy | 57 | — |
| 3 | "Estoy tan sola" | Rosalba | 57 | — |
| 4 | "Amor por ti" | Manuel Adrián | 69 | — |
| 5 | "Por creer en ti" | Javier de León | 73 | — |
| 6 | "Duerme" | Luis Daniel and Sergio | 63 | — |
| 7 | "A pesar de todo" | Irasema | 75 | — |
| 8 | "Tú" | Benny Ibarra | 42 | — |
| 9 | "Aldeana de madera preludio a mi guitarra" | Amparo Rubín | 79 | — |
| 10 | "Amor sin tiempo" | Johnny Laboriel | 77 | — |
| Second qualifying round – 23 August 1980[2] | ||||
| 1 | "Volverte a enamorar" | Yvonne and Guillermo | 51 | — |
| 2 | "Hoy lo entiendo" | Fabián Lavalle | 57 | — |
| 3 | "Yo no puedo estar sin ti" | Ricardo López | 75 | — |
| 4 | "Quiero hablar de amor" | Gilda | 73 | — |
| 5 | "Dama del viento" | Héctor Meneses | 69 | — |
| 6 | "Tengo costumbre" | Carlos Lico | 68 | — |
| 7 | "Yo escogí mi compañero" | Ga-bí | 59 | — |
| 8 | "Le vino grande mi amor, señor" | Laura Zapata | 80 | Qualified |
| 9 | "Sólo te amo a ti" | José Roberto | 90 | Qualified |
| 10 | "Ciclón" | Arianna | 73 | — |
| Third qualifying round – 30 August 1980[3] | ||||
| 1 | "Porque te quiero" | Aria 8 | 60 | — |
| 2 | "Perdóname" | José Alberto Fuentes | 77 | — |
| 3 | "Para ti" | Sola | 65 | — |
| 4 | "Y después de todo" | Felipe Gil | 89 | Qualified |
| 5 | "El nuevo día" | Martha Eugenia | 70 | — |
| 6 | "Pregúntate" | Juan Diego | 59 | — |
| 7 | "La última mujer en mi vida" | Arturo Castro | 77 | — |
| 8 | "Nuestro amor de cada día" | Sergio Esquivel | 85 | Qualified |
| 9 | "Mañana comienza la vida" | Lupita Deneken | 83 | Qualified |
| 10 | "¿Quién partirá?" | Gualberto Castro | 93 | Qualified |
| Fourth qualifying round – 6 September 1980[4] | ||||
| 1 | "Mi canción eres tú" | Grupo Tabasco | 55 | — |
| 2 | "Niña de oro y pan" | Hernán Rocha | 66 | — |
| 3 | "Como quisiera" | María del Sol | 86 | Qualified |
| 4 | "Bandolero" | Joan Sebastian | 72 | — |
| 5 | "Debutantes" | Carlos Lara | 55 | — |
| 6 | "Sé amar" | Ramiro José Esperanza | 63 | — |
| 7 | "Sólo una noche" | Natalia Baeza | 65 | — |
| 8 | "Volvería a empezar" | Víctor Yturbe | 86 | Qualified |
| 9 | "Se solicita una aventura" | Lila Deneken | 89 | Qualified |
| 10 | "Hoy es el mañana" | Yoshio | 93 | Qualified |
| R/O | Song | Provincial juries | Jurors in the hall
|
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Campeche
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Chihuahua
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Guadalajara
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Mérida
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Veracruz
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| 1 | "Tarde" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 73 |
| 2 | "Un amor, una sonrisa" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 57 |
| 3 | "Estoy tan sola" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 57 |
| 4 | "Amor por ti" | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 69 |
| 5 | "Por creer en ti" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 73 |
| 6 | "Duerme" | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 63 |
| 7 | "A pesar de todo" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 75 |
| 8 | "Tú" | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 42 |
| 9 | "Aldeana de madera preludio a mi guitarra" | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 79 |
| 10 | "Amor sin tiempo" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 77 |
| R/O | Song | Provincial juries | Jurors in the hall
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Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saltillo
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Culiacán
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Veracruz
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Guadalajara
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Mérida
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| 1 | "Volverte a enamorar" | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 51 |
| 2 | "Hoy lo entiendo" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 57 |
| 3 | "Yo no puedo estar sin ti" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 75 |
| 4 | "Quiero hablar de amor" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 73 |
| 5 | "Dama del viento" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 69 |
| 6 | "Tengo costumbre" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 68 |
| 7 | "Yo escogí mi compañero" | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 59 |
| 8 | "Le vino grande mi amor, señor" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 80 |
| 9 | "Sólo te amo a ti" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 90 |
| 10 | "Ciclón" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 73 |
| R/O | Song | Provincial juries | Jurors in the hall
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Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monterrey
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Celaya
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Mérida
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Guadalajara
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Veracruz
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| 1 | "Porque te quiero" | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | "Perdóname" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 77 |
| 3 | "Para ti" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 65 |
| 4 | "Y después de todo" | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 89 |
| 5 | "El nuevo día" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 70 |
| 6 | "Pregúntate" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 59 |
| 7 | "La última mujer en mi vida" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 77 |
| 8 | "Nuestro amor de cada día" | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 85 |
| 9 | "Mañana comienza la vida" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 83 |
| 10 | "¿Quién partirá?" | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 93 |
| R/O | Song | Provincial juries | Jurors in the hall
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Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nuevo Laredo
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Villahermosa
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Veracruz
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Mérida
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Guadalajara
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| 1 | "Mi canción eres tú" | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 55 |
| 2 | "Niña de oro y pan" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 66 |
| 3 | "Como quisiera" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 86 |
| 4 | "Bandolero" | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 72 |
| 5 | "Debutantes" | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 55 |
| 6 | "Sé amar" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 63 |
| 7 | "Sólo una noche" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 65 |
| 8 | "Volvería a empezar" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 86 |
| 9 | "Se solicita una aventura" | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 89 |
| 10 | "Hoy es el mañana" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 93 |
Final
The final was held on Sunday 21 September 1980. The same jurors present in the hall for the semi-finals were also present for the final, to which five international jurors also present were added. After all the competing entries were performed, each of the fifteen jurors announced aloud one vote for their favourite entry. The three songs with the most votes were awarded first, second, and third prize. In the event that the jurors unanimously voted for a single song, the score in the qualifying rounds would be taken into account for the remaining prizes. In case of a tie for the prizes, the jurors would break the tie between the tied entries, and if the tie persisted, the chairperson would decide.
The winner was "Sólo te amo a ti", written and performed by José Roberto; with "¿Quién partirá?", written by Roberto Cantoral and performed by Gualberto Castro, placing second; and "Se solicita una aventura", written by Roberto Cantoral and performed by Lila Deneken, placing third. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "¿Quién partirá?" | Gualberto Castro | 4[b] | 2 |
| 2 | "Le vino grande mi amor, señor" | Laura Zapata | 0 | — |
| 3 | "Mañana comienza la vida" | Lupita Deneken | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | "Y después de todo" | Felipe Gil | 0 | — |
| 5 | "Volvería a empezar" | Víctor Yturbe | 0 | — |
| 6 | "Hoy es el mañana" | Yoshio | 0 | — |
| 7 | "Nuestro amor de cada día" | Sergio Esquivel | 0 | — |
| 8 | "Como quisiera" | María del Sol | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | "Se solicita una aventura" | Lila Deneken | 4[b] | 3 |
| 10 | "Sólo te amo a ti" | José Roberto | 5 | 1 |
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Merit awards
In the final, the fifteen jurors voted aloud for the Best Male and Female Performer Awards, Best Musical Arrangement Award, and Breakout Artist Award among the shortlisted artist in each category.
Gualberto Castro received the Best Male Performer Award; Lila Deneken the Best Female Performer Award; Eduardo Magallanes the Best Musical Arrangement Award for "Sólo una noche"; and Javier de León the Breakout Artist Award.
| Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshio | 4 | 2 |
| Gualberto Castro | 11 | 1 |
| Johnny Laboriel | 0 | 3 |
| Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| María del Sol | 1 | 2 |
| Ga-bí | 0 | 3 |
| Lila Deneken | 14 | 1 |
| Song | Arranger | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sólo una noche" | Eduardo Magallanes | 5 | 1 |
| "¿Quién partirá?" | Chucho Ferrer | 4 | 2 |
| "Bandolero" | Chucho Ferrer | 3 | 3 |
| "Aldeana de madera preludio a mi guitarra" | Eugenio Castillo | 3 | 3 |
| Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Javier de León | 10 | 1 |
| Laura Zapata | 3 | 2 |
| Prisma | 2 | 3 |
Official album
Las 10 finalistas del Festival OTI 80 is the official compilation album of the ninth edition of the Mexican National OTI Festival, released by Raff in 1980. The vinyl LP features the studio version of the ten songs qualified for the national final.[6]
At the OTI Festival
On 15 November 1980, the OTI Festival was held at the Martín Coronado hall of the Teatro General San Martín in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted by Argentina Televisora Color (ATC), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. José Roberto performed "Sólo te amo a ti" in position 17, placing eighth out of 23 competing entries, with 21 points.[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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Notes
- ^ The stand in jurors for the provincial juries were: Raquel Ortiz Tirado for Nuevo Laredo, Carlos Plancarte for Villahermosa, Carlos Betancourt for Veracruz, Jorge Echegaray for Mérida, and Armando Gómez García for Guadalajara.
- ^ a b In the tiebreaker round "¿Quién partirá?" received 8 votes and "Se solicita una aventura" received 7 votes.
References
- ^ a b Primera eliminatoria del IX Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1980 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 16 August 1980.
- ^ a b Segunda eliminatoria del IX Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1980 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 23 August 1980.
- ^ a b Tercera eliminatoria del IX Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1980 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 30 August 1980.
- ^ a b Cuarta eliminatoria del IX Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1980 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 6 September 1980.
- ^ Final del IX Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1980 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 21 September 1980.
- ^ Las 10 finalistas del Festival OTI 80 (Media notes). Various artists. Raff. 1980. RF-9067.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ IX Festival de la canción OTI 1980 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Argentina Televisora Color. 15 November 1980.