United States in the OTI Festival 1992

United States in the
OTI Festival 1992
OTI Festival 1992
Participating broadcasterUnivision
Country United States
Selection processXV Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision
Selection date17 September 1992
Competing entry
Song"No te mueras, América"
ArtistCarlo de la Cima
Songwriters
  • Carlo de la Cima
  • José Luis Mota
Placement
Final result2nd
Participation chronology
◄1991 • 1992 • 1993►

The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1992 with the song "No te mueras, América", written by Carlo de la Cima and José Luis Mota, and performed by de la Cima himself. The participating broadcaster representing the country, Univision, selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 9, placed second, out of 25 competing entries.

National stage

Univision held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 21st edition of the OTI Festival. This was the fifteenth edition of the Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision. In the final, each song represented a Univision affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.

Central California pre-selection

On Sunday 16 August 1992, KFTV held a televised pre-selection at its studios in Fresno, beginning at 21:00 PDT (04:00+1 UTC). This fifteenth edition of the Central California Local OTI Festival featured eight songs. It was broadcast live on Channel 21.[1]

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Vamos a amarnos", written by Alfredo Castro and performed by Abel Gómez.

  Qualifier
Result of the Local OTI Festival – Central California 1992[2]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"Mil Recuerdos" Rosa María González Rosa María González
"Te olvidaré" Moisés Bogran Moisés Bogran
"Niña joven" José Alarcón José Alarcón
"Simplemente enamorada" [a] Maribel Sepúlveda
"Amor eterno" Daniel Antonio Daniel Antonio
"Vamos a amarnos" Abel Gómez Alfredo Castro Qualified
"Así es el amor" [a] Trini Barajas
"Viejo" [a] Abel Ybarra

Los Angeles pre-selection

On Thursday 27 August 1992, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the theatre of the California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson. This fourteenth edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured ten songs, shortlisted from the 350 received. To simplify production, the music of the competing entries was pre-recorded. It was presented by Laura Fabián and Fernando Escandón, and was broadcast on Channel 34 on Sunday 30 August. The show featured guest performances by Timbiriche and the duo Ivette e Ivonne.[3]

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "No te mueras, América", written by Carlo de la Cima and José Luis Mota, and performed by de la Cima himself; with "Vuelve a ser tú", written by Ángelo Castel and Ricardo Osorio and performed by Ismael Gallegos, placing second; and "Bolsillos vacíos", written and performed by David F. Mozqueda, placing third.[3]

Result of the Local OTI Festival – Los Angeles 1992[b][4]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"No te mueras, América" Carlo de la Cima
  • Carlo de la Cima
  • José Luis Mota
 Qualified
"Vuelve a ser tú" Ismael Gallegos
  • Ángelo Castel
  • Ricardo Osorio
 2
"Bolsillos vacíos" David F. Mozqueda David F. Mozqueda 3

Final

The final was held on Thursday 17 September 1992 at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, beginning at 20:00 EDT (00:00+1 UTC), and featuring thirteen songs. It was presented by Daniela Romo and Antonio Vodanovic, and was broadcast live on all Univision affiliates. The show featured guest performances by Willie Colón, Los Bukis, Luis Ángel, and Daniela Romo.[5]

The winner was "No te mueras, América" representing KMEX-TV–Los Angeles, written by Carlo de la Cima and José Luis Mota, and performed by de la Cima himself; with "Vamos a cambiar" representing WLTV–Miami, written and performed by Jimmy Paredes, placing second; and "América peregrina" representing KDTV–San Francisco, written by Hernán Moreno and performed by Alma Rocío, placing third. In addition, de la Cima received the Best Performer and Best Arrangement Awards. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.[5]

  Winner
Result of the final of the XV Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision[6][7]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Affiliate Result
1 "Quiero volver a ti" Raúl Fabre Patricia Maldonado KXLN-TV–Houston N/a
2 "El tiempo vuela" César Alejandro César Alejandro N/a
3 "Vamos a cambiar" Jimmy Paredes Jimmy Paredes WLTV–Miami 2
4 "No te mueras, América" Carlo de la Cima
  • Carlo de la Cima
  • José Luis Mota
 KMEX-TV–Los Angeles 1
5 "Llegar a ser" Sandra Antonyoqui Eduardo Torres WCIU–Chicago N/a
6 "Vamos a amarnos" Abel Gómez Alfredo Castro KFTV–Fresno N/a
7 "Reencuentro con mi niña" Rafael M. Más Rafael M. Más WBHS–Tampa[8] N/a
8 "Soy esa mujer" Leslie Lugo Miguel Lacey KWEX–San Antonio N/a
9 "América peregrina" Alma Rocío Hernán Moreno KDTV–San Francisco 3
10 "Mañana saldrá el sol" Leticia Carreón Leticia Carreón K17DI–San Diego N/a
11 "Fuego y cenizas" Manuel Maceo Manuel Maceo KTVW-TV–Phoenix N/a
12 "Siguiéndote" Ema Colón Ema Colón W48AW–Washington D.C. N/a
13 "Proclama" Noé Pro N/a

At the OTI Festival

On 5 December 1992, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro Principal in Valencia, Spain, hosted by Televisión Española (TVE), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Carlo de la Cima performed "No te mueras, América" in position 9, with José Luis Mota conducting the event's orchestra, and placing second, out of 25 competing entries.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Additional singers were Marcos Felipe, Guadalupe Infante, and José Sánchez.
  2. ^ Incomplete list of the competing entries.

References

  1. ^ "Visalian in running for OTI Spanish song festival crown". Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, United States. 15 August 1992. p. 8 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  2. ^ XV Festival OTI California Central 1992 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Fresno, United States: KFTV. 16 August 1992.
  3. ^ a b González, Luis Manuel (31 August 1992). "LA escoge su canción para el OTI". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. pp. 1D, 7D – via Google Books.
  4. ^ XIV Festival OTI Los Ángeles 1992 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Carson, United States: KMEX-TV. 27 August 1992.
  5. ^ a b "Resultados del Festival OTI". La Gaceta (in Spanish). Tampa, United States. 25 September 1992. p. 6 – via Florida Digital Newspaper Library.
  6. ^ Final del XV Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision 1992 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Miami, United States: Univision. 17 September 1992.
  7. ^ Arroyo, Blanca (19 September 1992). "Por fin, una canción de Los Ángeles logra triunfar en el OTI nacional". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. p. 3E – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Para salvar el mundo, canción ganadora del Festival de la canción OTI". La Gaceta (in Spanish). Tampa, United States. 22 September 1995. p. 7 – via Florida Digital Newspaper Library.
  9. ^ XXI Festival de la canción OTI 1992 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain: Televisión Española (TVE). 5 December 1992.
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