United States in the OTI Festival 1985
| United States in the OTI Festival 1985 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTI Festival 1985 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Spanish International Network (SIN) | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Selection process | VIII Festival Nacional de la Canción SIN – Camino a la OTI | |||
| Selection date | 24 August 1985 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Te canto de mi raza" | |||
| Artist | Zobeida and Frank | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | Finalist | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1985 with the song "Te canto de mi raza", written by Frank López Varona and María Teresa López and performed by themselves as Zobeida and Frank. 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 5, was not among the top-three places revealed.
National stage
The Spanish International Network (SIN) held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 14th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the eighth edition of the Festival Nacional de la Canción SIN – Camino a la OTI. 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 21 July 1985, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, beginning at 20:00 PDT (03:00+1 UTC). This seventh edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured eight songs, shortlisted from the 400 received. It was presented by Manuel López Ochoa and María Elena Salinas, and was broadcast live on Channel 34. The show featured guest performances by Danny Rivera and María Conchita Alonso.[1][2]
The jury was composed of Teddy Fregoso, Albert Hammond, Marisela, Guadalupe Pineda, and Pepe Peña as chairperson. The jurors scored each song between 1 and 5 points.[1]
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Regálame un minuto", written by Bob Cisneros and performed by Memo Valdés; with "Patria de amor", written by Erick Bulling and performed by Ari Vivavoz, placing second; and "Cuídate", written by Antonio de Marco and Moki de Marco and performed by Sara González, placing third.[1]
| R/O | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Result |
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| 1 | "Hijo de tierra" | Martín Roca | Juan Carlos Ochoa | N/a |
| 2 | "Qué hiciste de mí" | Jovany | Elvira Cristal | N/a |
| 3 | "Patria de amor" | Ari Vivavoz | Erick Bulling | 2 |
| 4 | "Alguien vendrá" | Elia Alvarado | Armando Noriega | N/a |
| 5 | "El cielo o el infierno" | Melón | Memo de Anda | N/a |
| 6 | "Algún día" | Alex Enamorado | Alex Enamorado | N/a |
| 7 | "Regálame un minuto" | Memo Valdés | Bob Cisneros | Qualified |
| 8 | "Cuídate" | Sara González |
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Tampa pre-selection
W50AC held an internal pre-selection. The song selected for the national final was written by Antonio Eduardo López and performed by Gaby Gabriel.[4]
Final
The final was held on Saturday 24 August 1985 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. It was broadcast live on all SIN affiliates.[5] The winner was "Te canto de mi raza", written by Frank López Varona and María Teresa López and performed by themselves as Zobeida and Frank; with "Regálame un minuto" representing KMEX-TV–Los Angeles, written by Bob Cisneros and performed by Memo Valdés, placing second.[6] The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Affiliate | Result |
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| "Te canto de mi raza" | Zobeida and Frank | 1 | ||
| "¿Dónde estás?" | Noé Pro | KWEX-TV–San Antonio[8] | ||
| "Regálame un minuto" | Memo Valdés | KMEX-TV–Los Angeles | 2 | |
| Gaby Gabriel | W50AC–Tampa |
At the OTI Festival
On 21 September 1985, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville, Spain, hosted by Televisión Española, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Zobeida and Frank performed "Te canto de mi raza" in position 5, with Héctor Garrido conducting the event's orchestra. The song was not among the top-three places revealed.[9]
Notes
- ^ Incomplete list of the competing entries.
References
- ^ a b c Valuvi, Jahulé (21 July 1985). "'Regálame un minuto'; primer lugar del OTI, letra de Bob Cisneros, en la voz de Memeo Valdez". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. p. 3rd-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Solís Hernández, Salvador (30 June 1985). "Tele-radio". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. p. TV-11 – via Google Books.
- ^ VII Festival OTI Los Angeles 1985 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States: KMEX-TV. 1985.
- ^ "Gaby Gabriel, lo mejor de lo nuestro intérprete escogido para el Festival OTI". La Gaceta (in Spanish). Tampa, United States. 16 August 1985. p. 2 – via Florida Digital Newspaper Library.
- ^ "Phoenix and Tucson TV Listings". Casa Grande Dispatch. Casa Grande, United States. 24 August 1985. p. 8 – via Casa Grande Public Library.
- ^ Macías, Alberto (26 August 1985). "Vibraciones". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. p. 2nd-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Final del VIII Festival Nacional de la Canción SIN – Camino a la OTI 1985 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Miami, United States: SIN. 24 August 1985.
- ^ "Una bella canción representa a Texas". La Gaceta (in Spanish). Tampa, United States. 23 August 1985. p. 2 – via Florida Digital Newspaper Library.
- ^ XIV Festival de la canción OTI 1985 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Seville, Spain: Televisión Española (TVE). 21 September 1985.