Costa Rica in the OTI Festival
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- Televisora de Costa Rica (Teletica)
- Corporación Costarricense de Televisión (Telecentro)[a]
| Costa Rica in the OTI Festival | |
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| OTI Festival | |
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| Participating broadcaster |
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 24 |
| First appearance | 1976 |
| Last appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 2nd in 1997 |
| Host | 1998 |
The participation of Costa Rica in the OTI Festival began at the fifth OTI Festival in 1976. The Costa Rican participating broadcasters were Televisora de Costa Rica (Teletica) and Corporación Costarricense de Televisión (Telecentro) (latter Representaciones Televisivas (Repretel)), which were members of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and participated jointly –or in turn– in the event. They participated in all twenty-four editions after their debut. Their best result in the festival was second achieved in 1997. Repretel hosted the event in 1998.
The first Costa Rican entry in the festival was "Patria" by Felix Ángel in 1976 which placed 13th, scoring only two points. Since its debut.[1] Costa Rica never managed to win the festival but it enjoyed some successes. In 1980, El amor se va" by Ricardo Padilla achieved fourth place scoring 29 points. Two years later in 1982, the same singer returned to the event, again placing fourth with the song "La mujer de mi vida".[2] In 1977, "La hora cero" by Erick León recorded Costa Rica's highest place ever, placing second.[3] In 1986, "Bendito seas, varón" by Cristina Gutiérrez placed third.[4]
Representaciones Televisivas (Repretel) staged the OTI Festival 1998 at Teatro Nacional in San José. The stage was dark colored with a blue floor. The orchestra zone was in the background.[5]
Participation overview
| 2 | Second place |
| F | Finalist |
| SF | Semi-finalist |
| X | Contest cancelled |
| Year | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Place | Points |
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| 1976 | "Patria" | Félix Ángel Lobo | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | "Melodía de los amantes" | Manuel Chamorro | Manuel Chamorro | Jonathán Zarzosa | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | "Nunca hacia atrás" | Fernando Vargas | Waldo | Juan Azúa | 13 | 3 |
| 1979 | "Vivamos hoy" | Claudia |
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Benjamín Gutiérrez | 18 | 2 |
| 1980 | "El amor se va" | Ricardo Padilla | Ricardo Padilla | Roberto Prais | 4 | 29 |
| 1981 | "Cantaré" | Juan Carlos Wong G. |
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15 | 8 | |
| 1982 | "La mujer de mi vida" | Ricardo Padilla | Ricardo Padilla | Luis Neves | 4 | 22 |
| 1983 | "Gracias amor" | Manuel Chamorro | Manuel Chamorro | Carlos Guzmán | N/a | |
| 1984 | "Para el ciego del acordeón" | Álvaro Esquivel | Álvaro Esquivel | Carlos Guzmán | N/a | |
| 1985 | "Dama y caballero" | Edgar Eduardo Vega | Rodolfo Emilio Morales | Carlos Guzmán | N/a | |
| 1986 | "Bendito seas, varón" | Cristina Gutiérrez | Rodolfo Morales | Carlos Guzmán | N/a | |
| 1987 | "Soy de un país que ama" | Hilda Chacón Mata | Hilda Chacón Mata | Álvaro Esquivel Valverde | N/a | |
| 1988 | "Hoy le canto al mundo" | Frank Victory |
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Rodrigo Sáenz | 10 | 2 |
| 1989 | "Denme una guitarra" | Allan McPherson | Allan McPherson | N/a | ||
| 1990 | "Promesa de amor" | Alejandro Ulate | Ricardo Padilla | Álvaro Esquivel | N/a | |
| 1991 | "Todos es para ti" | Angelus |
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Jorge Castro Ruiz | F | N/a |
| 1992 | "Igual que una mujer enamorada" | Rodolfo González | Álvaro Esquivel | N/a | ||
| 1993 | "Yo soy América" | Luis Fernando Piedra |
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William Porras | N/a | |
| 1994 | "Como vino... se fue" | Ricardo Padilla | Ricardo Padilla | SF | N/a | |
| 1995 | "El buen Felipe" | Rafael F. Dubón | Rafael F. Dubón | Carlos Guzmán | N/a | |
| 1996 | "Qué bonito sería" | Sergio Coto | Carlos Guzmán | N/a | ||
| 1997 | "La hora cero" | Erick León | Mario Campos Sandoval | Álvaro Esquivel | 2 | N/a |
| 1998 | "Vendiendo ilusiones" | Ana Yancy Contreras and Luis Duvalier Quirós | Edwin Bonillas Rojas | Carlos Guzmán | F | N/a |
| 1999 | Contest cancelled X | |||||
| 2000 | "Como la marea" | Luis Fernando Piedra | Luis Fernando Piedra | Willliam Porras | F | N/a |