The OTI Festival 1993 (, ) was the 22nd edition of the OTI Festival, held on 9 October 1993 at Teatro Principal in Valencia, Spain, and presented by Paloma San Basilio and . It was organised by the (OTI) and host broadcaster (TVE), who staged the event after winning the 1992 festival for Spain with the song "" by Francisco.
Broadcasters from twenty-five countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "", written by Alejandro Abad and Josep Llobell, and performed by representing Spain; with "", written by and Samuel Santana, and performed by Emílio Santiago representing Brazil, and "", written by José Manuel Fernández Espinosa, and performed by Magdalena Zárate representing Mexico, both placing second; and "", written by João Dique and , and performed by Anabela representing Portugal, placing third.
Location
(TVE) staged the OTI Festival 1993 in Valencia. The venue selected was the Teatro Principal, a theatre opened in 1832 that was designed by Filippo da Pistoia.
TVE had also hosted the 1992 festival at the same venue. The General Assembly of the (OTI) proposed to TVE to host the festival again, given the audience, organization, and artistic success achieved in 1992.
Participants Broadcasters from twenty-five countries participated in this edition of the OTI festival, equaling the record for the maximum number of participants achieved in the previous edition. The OTI members, public or private broadcasters from Spain, Portugal, and twenty-three Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America signed up for the festival. Brazil returned after having missed the festival since 1988 and Equatorial Guinea withdrew after its only participation in the festival.
Some of the participating broadcasters, such as those representing Chile, Cuba, and Ecuador, selected their entries through their regular national televised competitions. Other broadcasters decided to select their entry internally.
One performing artist had previously represented the same country in a previous edition: Mario Vides had represented Guatemala in 1975.
+ Participants of the OTI Festival 1993 Country Broadcaster(s) Song Artist Songwriter(s) Language Conductor Argentina "" Spanish José Fabra Bolivia "" Adrián Barrenechea Spanish César Scotta Brazil "" Emílio Santiago Portuguese Luiz Avellar Canada "" Omar Ortiz Omar Ortiz Spanish Hernani Raposo Chile "" Spanish Marc Friedler Colombia "" Alexa Hernández Spanish José Fabra Costa Rica Teletica "" Luis Fernando Piedra Spanish William Porras Cuba ICRT "" Manolo Sánchez José Valladares Spanish Guillermo Valverde Dominican Republic "" Grupo Triada Spanish Manuel Tejada Ecuador "" Pericles Pablo Noboa Spanish Fredy Moreno El Salvador TCS "" Roberto Salamanca Roberto Salamanca Spanish José Fabra Guatemala "" Mario Vides Spanish José Fabra Honduras "" Carlos Alberto Spanish José Fabra Mexico Televisa "" Magdalena Zárate José Manuel Fernández Espinosa Spanish Alberto Núñez Netherlands Antilles ATM "" Melania Arroyo Spanish José Gregorio Nicaragua "" Wallmaro Gutiérrez Holvin Sandino Spanish Raúl Martínez Panama RPC-TV "" Tony Cheng Lali Carrizo Spanish Edgardo Quintero Paraguay "" Danny Durán Spanish Willy Suchard Peru "" Gian Marco Gian Marco Spanish Pepe Ortega Portugal RTP "" Anabela Portuguese Puerto Rico Telemundo Puerto Rico "" Rumba y Bembé Spanish Eduardo Reyes Spain TVE "" Spanish José Fabra United States Univision "" Alma Rocío Spanish Roberto Chiofalo Uruguay "" Pablo Estramín Spanish Julio Frade Venezuela "" Nicolás Felizzola Alejandro Salas Spanish Alejandro Salas
Festival overview The festival was held on Saturday 9 October 1993, beginning at 22:00 CET (21:00 UTC). It was directed by , and presented by Paloma San Basilio and . San Basilio had previously presented the festival in 1985 and 1992, while Francisco had won the 1992 festival for Spain with the song "". The musical director was José Fabra, who conducted the Mediterranean Symphony Orchestra when required. The draw to determine the running order (R/O) was held on 10 September.
The event featured guest performances by Susana Rinaldi, Rocío Jurado, Chavela Vargas, Massiel, Serafín Zubiri, Sara Montiel, , Mary Carrillo, Paloma San Basilio, Francisco, the , and a ballet specially assembled for the occasion. The guest artists, in addition to performing, also presented some of the songs in competition.
The winner was the song "", written by Alejandro Abad and Josep Llobell, and performed by representing Spain; with "", written by and Samuel Santana, and performed by Emílio Santiago representing Brazil, and "", written by José Manuel Fernández Espinosa, and performed by Magdalena Zárate representing Mexico, both placing second; and "", written by João Dique and , and performed by Anabela representing Portugal, placing third. There were two trophies designed by José González Onieva for each of the first three places, one for the songwriters and one for the performer. The first prize trophies were delivered by Guillermo Cañedo, president of OTI, and Rocío Jurado; the second prize trophies by Óscar Gutiérrez, president of the OTI legal commission, and Nicanor González, president of the OTI programs committee; and the third prize trophies by Carmelo Artesiano, OTI consultant, and Eladio Lárez, vice-president of the OTI programs committee. The first prize was endowed with a monetary amount of US$50,000, the second prize of US$30,000, and the third prize of US$20,000. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
+ Results of the OTI Festival 1993 Country Song Artist Place 1 Argentina "" 2 Canada "" Omar Ortiz 3 Puerto Rico "" Rumba y Bembé 4 Dominican Republic "" Grupo Triada 5 United States "" Alma Rocío 6 Cuba "" Manolo Sánchez 7 Peru "" Gian Marco 8 Colombia "" Alexa Hernández 9 Portugal "" Anabela 3 10 Costa Rica "" Luis Fernando Piedra 11 Paraguay "" Danny Durán 12 Uruguay "" 13 Honduras "" Carlos Alberto 14 Venezuela "" Nicolás Felizzola 15 Bolivia "" 16 Brazil "" Emílio Santiago 2 17 Panama "" Tony Cheng 18 Chile "" 19 Netherlands Antilles "" Melania 20 Nicaragua "" Wallmaro Gutiérrez 21 Mexico "" Magdalena Zárate 2 22 Ecuador "" Pericles 23 Guatemala "" Mario Vides 24 El Salvador "" Roberto Salamanca 25 Spain "" 1
Jury The nine members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote. The voting system was not disclosed, and only the top three places were revealed, with second place awarded to two songs jointly. The members of the jury were: Susana Rinaldisinger Lupita Ferreractress Antonio Ferrandisactor Carlos Cuevassinger, won the festival for Mexico in 1990 Narciso Ibáñez Mentaactor José María Torrentlawyer Javier Casaldirector of the Palau de la Música de València Salomésinger Francisco Nicholsonwriter
Broadcast The festival was broadcast in the 25 participating countries where the corresponding OTI member broadcasters relayed the contest through their networks after receiving it live via satellite. It was reported that the event was also broadcast in New Zealand, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, and Poland.
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
+ Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Teletica Televisa ATM TeleCuraçao RPC-TV TVE Univision
The broadcast in Spain attracted 3.663 million viewers on average.
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References
External links 22nd OTI Festival, Valencia 1993 at RTVE Play