The OTI Festival 1995 (, ) was the 24th edition of the OTI Festival, held on 11 November 1995 at in San Bernardino, Paraguay, and presented by and Rubén Rodríguez. It was organised by the (OTI) and host broadcaster .
Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "", written by Alejandro Abad, and performed by Marcos Llunas representing Spain; with "", written and performed by representing Chile, placing second; and "", written by Carlos Miguel Ojeda, and performed by Cristina Rebull representing Cuba, placing third.
Location The (OTI) designated as the host broadcaster for the 24th edition of the OTI Festival. The broadcaster staged the event in San Bernardino. The venue selected was , an open-air venue opened in 1992 with a capacity for 20,614 people, used for social events, festivals and concerts, located at the slopes of the Andes mountain range. This was the first time the festival was held outdoors.
On 9 November 1995, the participating artists were received by the president of the country Juan Carlos Wasmosy.
Participants Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in this edition of the OTI festival. The OTI members, public or private broadcasters from Spain, Portugal, and twenty-two Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America signed up for the festival. From the countries that participated in the previous edition, only Netherlands Antilles was absent, with Canada returning after missing that festival.
Some of the participating broadcasters, such as those representing Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, and the United States, selected their entries through their regular national televised competitions. Other broadcasters decided to select their entry internally.
Four performing artists had previously represented the same country in previous editions: Rolando Percy had represented Paraguay in 1978 and 1990, Carlos Brizzio had represented Honduras in 1984, Martha Baltodano had represented Niracagua in 1991, and Tony Cheng had represented Panama in 1993.
+ Participants of the OTI Festival 1995 Country Broadcaster(s) Song Artist Songwriter(s) Language Conductor Argentina "" Inés Rinaldi y Fernando Porta Spanish Oscar Cardozo Ocampo Bolivia "" Denise Rivera Spanish Fernando Sancho Brazil "" Beto Surian Beto Surian Portuguese Oscar Cardozo Ocampo Canada "" Mariela Torres Jorge González Spanish Oscar Cardozo Ocampo Chile "" Alberto Plaza Spanish Roberto Trujillo Sidiela Colombia "" César Mora César Mora Spanish Milton Salcedo Costa Rica "" Rafael F. Dubón Rafael F. Dubón Spanish Cuba ICRT "" Cristina Rebull Carlos Miguel Ojeda Spanish Oscar Cardozo Ocampo Dominican Republic "" Manuel Jiménez Spanish Manuel Tejada Ecuador "" Tierrabuena Fernando Proaño Spanish Claudio Jácome Harb El Salvador TCS "" Matices Spanish Oscar Cardozo Ocampo Guatemala "" Mario Mejía Nelson Leal Spanish Roberto Estrada Honduras "" Carlos Brizzio Carlos Brizzio Spanish Oscar Cardozo Ocampo Mexico Televisa "" Sayeg Sayeg Spanish Alberto Núñez Palacios Nicaragua "" Martha Baltodano Spanish César Prado Panama "" Tony Cheng Augusto César Esucdero Spanish Oscar Cardozo Ocampo Paraguay "" Rolando Percy Spanish Palito Miranda Peru "" Julio Andrade Spanish Carlos Wong Portugal RTP "" Pedro Migueis Portuguese Puerto Rico Telemundo Puerto Rico "" Carlos Alberto Fortuño Antonio Ramía Pérez Spanish Ramón Sánchez Spain TVE "" Marcos Llunas Alejandro Abad Spanish Javier Capella Sanz United States Univision "" Silvia Bezi José Villarreal Spanish Roy Velásquez Uruguay "" Pájaro Canzani Spanish Julio Frade Venezuela "" Simón Díaz Spanish
Festival overview The festival was held on Saturday 11 November 1995, beginning at 21:00 PYST (00:00+1 UTC). It was presented by and Rubén Rodríguez. The musical director was , who conducted the orchestra when required.
The winner was the song "", written by Alejandro Abad, and performed by Marcos Llunas representing Spain; with "", written and performed by representing Chile, placing second; and "", written by Carlos Miguel Ojeda, and performed by Cristina Rebull representing Cuba, placing third. The first prize was endowed with a monetary amount of US$30,000, the second prize of US$20,000, and the third prize of US$10,000. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
+ Results of the OTI Festival 1995 Country Song Artist Place 1 Peru "" 2 Colombia "" César Mora 3 Bolivia "" Denise Rivera 4 Uruguay "" 5 Portugal "" Pedro Migueis 6 Venezuela "" 7 Dominican Republic "" 8 United States "" Silvia Bezi 9 Honduras "" Carlos Brizzio 10 Argentina "" Inés Rinaldi y Fernando Porta 11 Mexico "" Sayeg 12 Ecuador "" Tierrabuena 13 Brazil "" Beto Surian 14 Canada "" Mariela Torres 15 Cuba "" Cristina Rebull 3 16 Puerto Rico "" Carlos Alberto Fortuño 17 Panama "" Tony Cheng 18 Spain "" Marcos Llunas 1 19 Chile "" 2 20 El Salvador "" Matices 21 Nicaragua "" Martha Baltodano 22 Guatemala "" Mario Mejía 23 Costa Rica "" Rafael F. Dubón 24 Paraguay "" Rolando Percy
Jury The nine members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote. Only the top three places were revealed. The voting was supervised by Darío de la Peña. The members of the jury were: Antonio Vodanovictelevision host Manuel Mijaressinger Delia Fialloscreenwriter singer-songwriter Estéfanosinger-songwriter Daniela Mercurysinger-songwriter singer, won the festival for Spain in 1981 and 1992 Víctor Peccitennis player Luis Szaráncomposer
Broadcast The festival was broadcast in the 24 participating countries where the corresponding OTI member broadcasters relayed the contest through their networks after receiving it live via satellite.
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) TVE José Luis Uribarri Univision
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