United States in the OTI Festival 1990

United States in the
OTI Festival 1990
OTI Festival 1990
Participating broadcasterUnivision
Country United States
Selection processXIII Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision
Selection date12 September 1990
Competing entry
Song"Tu amor es mi adicción"
ArtistDaniel Recalde
SongwriterDaniel Recalde
Placement
Final resultFinalist
Participation chronology
◄1989 • 1990 • 1991►

The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1990 with the song "Tu amor es mi adicción", written and performed by Daniel Recalde. The participating broadcaster representing the country, Univision, selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 3, was not among the top-three places revealed. In addition, Univision was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Circus Maximus of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

National stage

Univision held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 19th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the thirteenth 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.

El Paso pre-selection

On Wednesday 8 August 1990, KINT-TV held a televised pre-selection at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center in El Paso, beginning at 20:00 CDT (01:00+1 UTC).[1] This sixth edition of the El Paso Local OTI Festival featured twelve songs.[2] It was broadcast on Channel 26 on Saturday 25 August, beginning at 19:00 CDT (00:00+1 UTC).[3]

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Tiempo que pasó", written by Sergio Carmona, and performed by Pepe Turón.

  Qualifier
Result of the Local OTI Festival – El Paso 1990[4]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"Hermanos" Arturo Chávez Arturo Chávez
"Canción de la propuesta" Jesus Coria Luis Maguregui
"Hoy te quiero mucho más" Dimas Carmona Dimas Carmona
"Tiempo que pasó" Pepe Turón Sergio Carmona Qualified
"No vas" Gerarado Chacón Gerarado Chacón
"Bomba de la paz" Emma and Javier Hector Carbajal
"Le mandaron rosas" Tony Zúñiga Gustavo Mungía
"Y que de amor" Cecilia Noel Alonso Brotón
"El mismo cielo azul" Patsy Trujillo Alfonso Vásquez
"Sueño contigo" Gina Leyva Luis Hernández
"Ya no quiero ser actriz" Lidia
  • Jaime Hernández
  • Gina Leyva
  • Manuel Rendón
"Canción de amor" Rosaura Núñez Rosaura Núñez

Tampa pre-selection

On Saturday 11 August 1990, W61BL held a pre-selection at the theatre of the Centro Asturiano in Tampa, beginning at 20:00 EDT (00:00+1 UTC). This seventh edition of the Tampa Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was presented by Mauricio Zeilic, and featured a guest performance by Hansel.[5]

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Decirte que te quiero", written by Orlirio Godínez, and performed by Leonel Suárez.

Result of the Local OTI Festival – Tampa 1990[6]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
1 "Algo de ti" Agustín Freire Margarita Freire
2 "Himno a la vida" Marcos Di Tony
  • Marcos Di Tony
  • Pedro Leal
3 "Amor, no te vayas" Henry Guerra
  • Rosalba Charry
  • Henry Guerra
4 "Traigo en mi voz" Gloria Helena Montoya Gloria Helena Montoya
5 "Y tú me amabas" Lucy Mar
  • Beatriz Vega
  • Lucy Mar
6 "Alma de poeta" Claudio Martell Claudio Reyes
7 "Marinero de agua dulce" Carlos Montano Carlos Montano
8 "No es distante mi pesar" Martín Elías Rivera Martín Elías Rivera
9 "Decirte que te quiero" Leonel Suárez Orlirio Godínez Qualified
10 "No, no a la guerra" Roy Soto Roy Soto

Los Angeles pre-selection

On Saturday 25 August 1990, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, beginning at 19:00 PDT (02:00+1 UTC). This twelfth edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured eight songs, shorlisted from 266 received. It was presented by Laura Flores and Edgardo Gazcón, and broadcast live on Channel 34. The show featured guest performances by Braulio, Prisma, Laura Flores, and Ángel Ferreira.[7]

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Soy toda corazón", written by Miguel Gaytán, and performed by María Villalobos "Coco"; with "Eres", written by Richard Gómez and performed by Margarita Luna, placing second; and "Junto a ti", written and performed by Roberto Nieto, placing third.[8][9]

Result of the Local OTI Festival – Los Angeles 1990[10]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"Soy toda corazón" María Villalobos "Coco" Miguel Gaytán Qualified
"Junto a ti" Roberto Nieto Roberto Nieto 3
"Amar te brinda vida" David y Gila David Yakobian N/a
"Embrujado" Eddy Júnior Eddy Júnior N/a
"Eres" Margarita Luna Richard Gómez 2
"A un granuja" Jorge E. Ossa Jorge E. Ossa N/a
"Equilibrista sin edad" Marcela Carranza Marcela Carranza N/a
"No me importa" Juan Miguel
  • Juan Miguel
  • Roger Maya
 N/a

Dallas–Fort Worth pre-selection

KUVN held a televised pre-selection in Garland. This second edition of the Dallas–Fort Worth Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was presented by Juan Ramón and Teresa, and broadcast on Channel 23.

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Una canción diferente", written and performed by Chela Miján.

Result of the Local OTI Festival – Dallas–Fort Worth 1990[a][11]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
1 "Cante cante" José Aparicio José Aparicio
"Una canción diferente" Chela Miján Chela Miján Qualified

Houston pre-selection

KXLN-TV held a televised pre-selection in Houston. This was the third edition of the Houston Local OTI Festival. It was broadcast on Channel 45.

The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Te esperaré", written and performed by Paul V. Martínez.

Result of the Local OTI Festival – Houston 1990[a][12]
R/O Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result
"Nacido en América" José Gerardo José Gerardo
"Te esperaré" Paul V. Martínez Paul V. Martínez Qualified

Final

The final was held on Wednesday 12 September 1990 at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, beginning at 19:00 EDT (23:00 UTC), and featuring fourteen songs. It was presented by Antonio Vodanovic and Andrea Kutyas, and broadcast live on all Univision affiliates. It was also broadcast in Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru. The show featured guest performances by Juan Luis Guerra y 440, Azúcar Moreno, Willy Chirino, Lissette, Laureano Brizuela, Clouds, and Lucho Navarro.[13]

The jury was composed of Jorge Luis Piloto, Kiara, Álvaro Torres, Lourdes Robles, Lila Deneken, Kiki García, Laureano Brizuela, Lissete, Willy Chirino, Juan Luis Guerra, and Roberto Livi as chairperson.[13]

The winner was "Mi adicción" representing WCIU–Chicago, written and performed by Daniel Recalde; with "Forjando un solo pueblo" representing W48AW–Washington D.C., written and performed by Lilo González, placing second; and "Somos tres" representing KTVW-TV–Phoenix, written by Enrique Ternbach and performed by Victoria Dean, placing third. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.[14]

  Winner
Result of the final of the XIII Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision[15][16]
R/O Song Artist Affiliate Result
1 "La vieja" Luz Piedad López WLTV–Miami N/a
2 "Decirte que te quiero" Leonel Suárez W61BL–Tampa N/a
3 "Tiempo que pasó" Pepe Turón KINT-TV–El Paso N/a
4 "Soy toda corazón" María Villalobos "Coco" KMEX-TV–Los Angeles N/a
5 "A veces duele el amor" Daniel Antonio KFTV–Fresno N/a
6 "Forjando un solo pueblo" Lilo González W48AW–Washington D.C. 2
7 "¡Basta ya!" Eduardo López KORO–Corpus Christi N/a
8 "Somos tres" Victoria Dean KTVW-TV–Phoenix 3
9 "Mi adicción" Daniel Recalde WCIU–Chicago 1
10 "Una canción diferente" Chela Miján KUVN–Dallas–Fort Worth N/a
11 "Sin límites" Raúl Brindis KDTV–San Francisco N/a
12 "Te esperaré" Paul V. Martínez KXLN-TV–Houston N/a
13 "El amor" Sergio Ruiz KWEX–San Antonio N/a
14 "Un puerto de paz" Víctor Alcalde WXTV–New York N/a

Following the national final, the winning song's title "Mi adicción" was changed to "Tu amor es mi adicción" for the international competition.

At the OTI Festival

On 1 December 1990, the OTI Festival was held at the Circus Maximus of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, hosted by Univision, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Daniel Recalde performed "Tu amor es mi adicción" in position 3, with Héctor Garrido conducting the event's orchestra. The song was not among the top-three places revealed at the end.[17]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Incomplete list of the competing entries.

References

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  2. ^ "10 are finalists in song festival". El Paso Herald-Post. El Paso, United States. 19 August 1988. p. Accent 4. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Television". El Paso Times. El Paso, United States. 25 August 1988. p. 2D. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ VI Festival OTI El Paso 1990 (Television programme) (in Spanish). El Paso, United States: KINT-TV. 8 August 1990.
  5. ^ "El Festival de la Canción OTI-Tampa será mañana en Teatro Centro Asturiano". La Gaceta (in Spanish). Tampa, United States. 10 August 1990. p. 8 – via Florida Digital Newspaper Library.
  6. ^ VII Festival OTI Tampa 1990 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Tampa, United States: WBHS. 11 August 1990.
  7. ^ González, Luis M. (21 August 1990). "El Festival OTI de LA se convierte en evento público". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. p. 3rd-1, 3 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ González, Luis M. (12 September 1990). "Miguel Gaytán lleva al OTI un nuevo movimiento musical de LA". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. pp. 2nd-1, 2 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ González, Luis M. (27 August 1990). "'Soy toda corazón' ganó el OTI". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. p. 4th-1 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ XII Festival OTI Los Ángeles 1990 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States: KMEX-TV. 25 August 1990.
  11. ^ II Festival OTI Dallas–Fort Worth 1990 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Garland, United States: KUVN. 1990.
  12. ^ III Festival OTI Houston 1990 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Houston, United States: KXLN-TV. 1990.
  13. ^ a b "Ganadores del OTI nacional se preparan para el internacional". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. 30 September 1990. p. TV-16 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "Photo caption". La Gaceta (in Spanish). Tampa, United States. 28 September 1990. p. 9 – via Florida Digital Newspaper Library.
  15. ^ Final del XIII Festival Nacional de la Canción OTI–Univision 1990 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Miami, United States: Univision. 12 September 1990.
  16. ^ González, Luis M. (12 September 1990). "Catorce compositores en pos del triunfo en Miami". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. pp. 2nd-1, 2 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ XIX Festival de la canción OTI 1990 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Las Vegas, United States: Univision. 1 December 1990.
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