United States in the OTI Festival 1991

United States in the
OTI Festival 1991
OTI Festival 1991
Participating broadcasterUnivision
Country United States
Selection processXIV Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision
Selection date19 September 1991
Competing entry
Song"Qué poca fe"
ArtistElsa Ozuna
SongwriterLucho Neves
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified
Final resultFinalist
Participation chronology
◄1990 • 1991 • 1992►

The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1991 with the song "Qué poca fe", written by Lucho Neves, and performed by Elsa Ozuna. The participating broadcaster representing the country, Univision, selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, qualified from the semi-final, was one of the finalists.

National stage

Univision held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 20th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the fourteenth 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 Saturday 18 August 1991, KFTV held a televised pre-selection, beginning at 21:00 PDT (04:00+1 UTC). This fourteenth edition of the Central California Local OTI Festival featured ten songs, accompanied by a 13-piece orchestra. It was presented by Daniel Rodríguez and Norma Roque, and broadcast live on Channel 21.[1]

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Con tus propias alas", written by Waldo Arturo, and performed by Ricardo Matiz; with "Te necesito", written by Moisés Borgran and performed by Rosa María González, placing second; and "Ahora me dices", written by José Montenegro and performed by Rodrigo González, placing third. In addition, González received the Best Performer Award, and Arturo received the Best Musical Arrangement Award for "Te necesito".[2]

  Qualifier
Result of the Local OTI Festival – Central California 1991[a][3]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"Con tus propias alas" Ricardo Matiz Waldo Arturo Qualified
"Te necesito" Rosa María González Moisés Borgran 2
"Ahora me dices" Rodrigo González José Montenegro 3

Los Angeles pre-selection

KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Schulman Video Center Studios in Los Angeles. This thirteenth edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured eight songs. It was presented by Teresa Quevedo and Fernando Escandón, and broadcast on Channel 34. The show featured a guest performance by Guillermo Fernández.[4]

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Tú y yo", written by Richard Gómez, and performed by Leyla Hoyle; with "Una vez más", written by Roscoe and performed by José Enrique Ternbach, placing second; and ""Junto a ti", written and performed by Irasema Venezia, placing third.[4]

Result of the Local OTI Festival – Los Angeles 1991[a][5]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"Tú y yo" Leyla Hoyle Richard Gómez Qualified
"Una vez más" Roscoe José Enrique Ternbach 2
"Junto a ti" Irasema Venezia Irasema Venezia 3
"Eclipse personal" Sandra Yavar Hernán Gutiérrez N/a

Mideast pre-selection

WCIU held a televised pre-selection in Lincoln Park, Chicago. This edition of the Mideast Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was presented by Lorena Abrego, and broadcast on Channel 26.

Result of the Local OTI Festival – Mideast 1991[a][6]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"Prisionero de tu amor" Roberto Sánchez Rubén Barba G.

Arizona pre-selection

KTVW-TV held a televised pre-selection. It was broadcast on Channel 33.

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Así yo lo amo", written by Félix Acevedo and Eda Myrack and performed by María Pilar.

Result of the Local OTI Festival – Arizona 1991[a][7]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"Así yo lo amo" María Pilar
  • Félix Acevedo
  • Eda Myrack
 Qualified

Final

The final was held on Thursday 19 September 1991 at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, featuring fourteen songs. It was presented by Antonio Vodanovic and Andrea Kutyas, and broadcast live on all Univision affiliates. The show featured guest performances by Yordano, Lourdes Robles, Nino Segarra, Víctor Víctor, and Miguel Gallardo.[8]

The jury was composed of Concha Valdés Miranda, Rubén Fuentes, Betty Pino, Valentín Trujillo, Braulio, Olga Guillot, Fernando Allende, Yordano, Lourdes Robles, Miguel Gallardo, and Kiara.[8]

The winner was "Qué poca fe" representing W48AW–Washington D.C., written by Lucho Neves, and performed by Elsa Ozuna; with "Latinoamérica, sos gitana" representing KDTV–San Francisco, written by Patricia Leal and Hernán Moreno and performed by Alma Rocío, placing second; and "Así yo lo amo" representing KTVW-TV–Phoenix, written by Félix Acevedo and Eda Myrack and performed by María Pilar, placing third. In addition, Elsa Ozuna received the Best Performer Award, and Lucho Neves the Best Musical Arrangement Award. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.[8]

  Winner
Result of the final of the XV Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision[a][9]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Affiliate Result
"Qué poca fe" Elsa Ozuna Lucho Neves W48AW–Washington D.C. 1
"Con tus propias alas" Ricardo Matiz Waldo Arturo KFTV–Fresno N/a
"Tú y yo" Leyla Hoyle Richard Gómez KMEX-TV–Los Angeles N/a
"Latinoamérica, sos gitana" Alma Rocío
  • Patricia Leal
  • Hernán Moreno
 KDTV–San Francisco 2
"Así yo lo amo" María Pilar
  • Félix Acevedo
  • Eda Myrack
 KTVW-TV–Phoenix 3
"Canto a las mujeres" Miguel Ángel Guerra WLTV–Miami N/a
WCIU–Chicago N/a

At the OTI Festival

On 13–14 December 1991, the OTI Festival was held at the Salón Teotihuacán of the Centro de Convenciones in Acapulco, Mexico, hosted by Televisa, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Elsa Ozuna performed "Qué poca fe" in position 23 in the semi-final, with Lucho Neves conducting the event's orchestra, and qualifying for the final.[10] In the final, she performed in position 5. At the end, only the top three places were announced, and the entry was not one of them, remaining with the title of finalist.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Incomplete list of the competing entries.

References

  1. ^ "Spanish song festival will air live on KFTV". Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, United States. 15 August 1991. p. 6B – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  2. ^ "Stratford woman scores at OTI". Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, United States. 25 August 1991. p. 13 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. ^ XIV Festival OTI California Central 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Fresno, United States: KFTV. 18 August 1991.
  4. ^ a b González, Luis Manuel (27 August 1991). "'Tú y yo' ganó el Festival OTI de Los Angeles". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. pp. 1B, 4B – via Google Books.
  5. ^ XIII Festival OTI Los Ángeles 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States: KMEX-TV. 1991.
  6. ^ Festival OTI del Medio Este 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Chicago, United States: WCIU. 1991.
  7. ^ Festival OTI Arizona 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Phoenix, United States: KTVW-TV. 1991.
  8. ^ a b c González, Luis Manuel (21 September 1991). "'Qué poca fe' tuvo bastante para ganar el OTI". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. pp. 1E, 3E – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Final del XV Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Miami, United States: Univision. 19 September 1991.
  10. ^ Semifinal del XX Festival de la canción OTI 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Acapulco, Mexico: Televisa. 13 December 1991.
  11. ^ Final del XXV Festival de la canción OTI 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Acapulco, Mexico: Televisa. 14 December 1991.
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