United States in the OTI Festival 1981
| United States in the OTI Festival 1981 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1981 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Spanish International Network (SIN) | |||
| Country |  United States | |||
| Selection process | National OTI–SIN Festival | |||
| Selection date | 10 October 1981 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Cuando fuiste mujer" | |||
| Artist | Aldo Matta | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 22 points | |||
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The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1981 with the song "Cuando fuiste mujer", written by Vilma Planas and Héctor Garrido, and performed by Aldo Matta. The participating broadcaster representing the country, the Spanish International Network (SIN), selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 6, placed third with 22 points, tying with the entry from Mexico, out of 21 competing entries.
National stage
The Spanish International Network (SIN) held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 10th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the fourth edition of the National OTI–SIN Festival. In the final, each song represented a SIN affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
Los Angeles pre-selection
On Sunday 30 August 1981, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Grand Theatre of the Los Angeles Trade–Technical College in Los Angeles, beginning at 21:30 PDT (04:30+1 UTC). This third edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured ten songs, shortlisted from 410 received. It was presented by Eduardo Quezada and Sonia Vorhauer, and broadcast live on Channel 34. The show featured a guest performance by Isela Sotelo, the previous year's winner.[1]
The jury was composed of Mario Alberto Millar, Elisabeth Waldo, Erich Bulling, Lupita Morán, Dinorah Pérez, Teresa Medina, and Paco Calderón as chairperson. The president of the jury only decided in the event of a tie, the rest of the jurors scored each song between 1 and 5 points.[2]
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Demasiado", written and performed by Guillermo Fernández.[2]
| R/O | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Points | Result |
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| "Demasiado" | Guillermo Fernández | Guillermo Fernández | Qualified | ||
| "Tal como eres" | Carla | Carla | 2 | ||
| "Te quiero decir" | Hugo Enrique | 18 | |||
| "A dónde irás tú" | Ramón Pecina | Ricardo Martel | 5 | ||
| "De frente a frente" | Xavier Zaragoza | 5 | |||
| "No hay amor en cada esquina" | José María Lobo | 13 | |||
| "El tiempo de rosas" | Carlos Alejandro | 8 | |||
| "Domingo a domingo" | Trinity | 9 | |||
| "Mejor vete ya" | Kissy | 10 |
Final
The final was held on Saturday 10 October 1981 at the Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach, featuring eight songs. It was presented by Omar Marchant and Vivian Núñez, and broadcast live on all SIN affiliates.[4] Each of the eight competing SIN affiliates assembled a jury that awarded their favorite entries, except their own, between 1 and 5 points in order of preference.
The winner was "Cuando fuiste mujer" representing WXTV–New York, written by Vilma Planas and Héctor Garrido, and performed by Aldo Matta; with "Demasiado" representing KMEX-TV–Los Angeles, placing second; and "El cancionero" representing KWEX-TV–San Antonio, placing third. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Affiliate | Points | Result |
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| 1 | "Permíteme un consejo" | 11 | 5 | ||
| 2 | "El cancionero" | KWEX-TV–San Antonio | 21 | 3 | |
| 3 | "Demasiado" | Guillermo Fernández | KMEX-TV–Los Angeles | 23 | 2 |
| 4 | "Cuando fuiste mujer" | Aldo Matta | WXTV–New York | 32 | 1 |
| 5 | "Te adoré" | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | "Así quisiera ser yo" | 7 | 6 | ||
| 7 | "Dale tiempo al tiempo" | 15 | 4 | ||
| 8 | "¿Serán ideas?" | 6 | 7 |
At the OTI Festival
On 5 December 1981, the OTI Festival was held at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico, hosted by Televisa, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Aldo Matta performed "Cuando fuiste mujer" in position 6, with Héctor Garrido conducting the event's orchestra, and placing third with 22 points, tying with the entry from Mexico, out of 21 competing entries.[6]
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
- ^ Incomplete list of the competing entries.
References
- ^ "Festival OTI Los Angeles 81 en Gran Theatre". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. 29 August 1981. p. TV-12 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Padrón, María de los Ángeles (31 August 1981). "Resultados del Festival OTI de Los Ángeles". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. p. 3 – via Google Books.
- ^ III Festival OTI Los Ángeles 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States: KMEX-TV. 30 August 1981.
- ^ "La final nacional del Festival OTI, en EU, será en octubre 10". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. 22 September 1981. p. 7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Final del IV Festival Nacional OTI–SIN 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Miami, United States: SIN. 10 October 1981.
- ^ X Festival de la canción OTI 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 5 December 1981.