Mexico in the OTI Festival 1974
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Mexico was represented at the OTI Festival 1974 with the song "Quijote", written by Roberto Cantoral, and performed by Enrique Cáceres. The Mexican participating broadcaster, Televisa, selected its entry through a national televised competition with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 13, placed tenth out of 19 competing entries with 3 votes. In addition, Televisa was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón of the Centro de Convenciones in Acapulco, after winning the previous edition with the song "Qué alegre va María" by Imelda Miller.
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| OTI Festival 1974 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisa | |||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| Selection process | National OTI Festival | |||
| Selection date | 6 October 1974 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Quijote" | |||
| Artist | Enrique Cáceres | |||
| Songwriter | Roberto Cantoral | |||
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| Final result | 10th, 3 votes | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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National stage
Televisa held a national competition with five televised qualifying rounds and a final to select its entry for the 3rd edition of the OTI Festival. This third edition of the National OTI Festival featured forty songs, of which nine reached the final.
The shows were presented by Raúl Velasco, and were broadcast on Canal 2 within the show Siempre en Domingo. The musical director was Chucho Ferrrer, who conducted the orchestra when required.
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Conductor |
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| "A mí" | Jorge Castro | Roberto Cantoral | |
| "A mi morena" | Héctor Meneses | Héctor Meneses | |
| "A partir de ti" | Carlos Lico |
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| "Alas cansadas" | Víctor Yturbe | Chamín Correa | |
| "Así te quiero" | Mónica Ygual | Mónica Ygual | |
| "Cada vez que te veo partir" | Luis Heredia | Luis Heredia | |
| "Camina" | Irma Carlón | Irma Carlón | |
| "Canción de nueva vida" | Pájaro Alberto | Pájaro Alberto | |
| "Canto para dos amantes" | Carmela y Rafael | Juan Acereto | |
| "Comunicación" | María Medina |
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| "Cuando menos lo piense" | Patrizio | Jorge Sánchez Schultz | |
| "Cuando nace un niño" | Héctor Meneses | Héctor Meneses | |
| "Dile paloma" | Carlos Lico | Carlos Lico | |
| "Donde ibas" | María del Rayo | Homero Aguilar | |
| "El principio de mi fin" | Víctor Yturbe | Juan Gabriel | |
| "El valor de tu amor" | Arturo Castro | Arturo Castro | |
| "Encontré un amigo" | Irma Carlón | Pedro Luis Bartilotti | |
| "Eres mi niña" | Sergio Esquivel | Sergio Esquivel | |
| "Esos días" | Patrizio | Álvaro Dávila | |
| "Fiel a la vida" | Sola | Sergio Esquivel | |
| "Hombre pájaro" | Jaime Moreno | Carlos Blanco | |
| "Lágrimas de sal" | Óscar Chávez | Óscar Chávez | |
| "Los días de la vida" | Jorge Castro | José María Napoleón | |
| "Mi razón" | Erick | Alberto Zentella | |
| "Olvidarte" | Grupo Juglaría | Miguel A. Medina | |
| "Partiré" | Gualberto Castro | Armando Manzanero | |
| "¿Quién eres tú?" | Mónica Ygual | Mónica Ygual | |
| "Quijote" | Enrique Cáceres | Roberto Cantoral | |
| "Rock jarocho" | Grupo Náhuatl | Grupo Náhuatl | |
| "Seguir al mundo" | Sola |
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| "Simplemente te quiero" | María Medina | Felipe Gil | |
| "Sin ella" | Álvaro Dávila | Chamín Correa | |
| "Sólo un sueño" | Erick | Carlos Gómez Barrera | |
| "Sueños de la infancia" | Los Randall |
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| "Te extrañaré" | Óscar Chávez | Óscar Chávez | |
| "Tu nombre es felicidad" | Arturo Castro | Arturo Castro | |
| "Un cuento" | Grupo Juglaría | Grupo Juglaría | |
| "Un pueblo donde llegar" | Los Randall |
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| "Y pensar que nunca más" | José Luis Almada and Jorge Macías |
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| "Y las piedras florecerán" | Carmela y Rafael | Walter Gala |
Qualifying rounds
The five qualifying rounds were held on Sundays 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 September 1974. The nine highest-scoring entries among the forty competing advanced to the final.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Points | Result |
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| First qualifying round – 1 September 1974[1] | ||||
| 1 | "Sólo un sueño" | Erick | 35 | N/a |
| 2 | "Así te quiero" | Mónica Ygual | 33 | N/a |
| 3 | "A mi morena" | Héctor Meneses | 42 | N/a |
| 4 | "Canción de nueva vida" | Pájaro Alberto | 32 | N/a |
| 5 | "Cada vez que te veo partir" | Luis Heredia | 41 | N/a |
| 6 | "Hombre pájaro" | Jaime Moreno | 40 | N/a |
| 7 | "Olvidarte" | Grupo Juglaría | 40 | N/a |
| 8 | "A mí" | Jorge Castro | 52 | N/a |
| Second qualifying round – 8 September 1974[2] | ||||
| 1 | "Donde ibas" | María del Rayo | 33 | N/a |
| 2 | "Un pueblo donde llegar" | Los Randall | 39 | N/a |
| 3 | "Eres mi niña" | Sergio Esquivel | 45 | N/a |
| 4 | "Mi razón" | Erick | 34 | N/a |
| 5 | "Dile paloma" | Carlos Lico | 49 | N/a |
| 6 | "Seguir al mundo" | Sola | 58 | Qualified |
| 7 | "Cuando menos lo piense" | Patrizio | 35 | N/a |
| 8 | "Canto para dos amantes" | Carmela y Rafael | 31 | N/a |
| Third qualifying round – 15 September 1974[3] | ||||
| 1 | "Y pensar que nunca más" | José Luis Almada and Jorge Macías | 42 | N/a |
| 2 | "Encontré un amigo" | Irma Carlón | 38 | N/a |
| 3 | "Rock jarocho" | Grupo Náhuatl | 21 | N/a |
| 4 | "Sueños de la infancia" | Los Randall | 20 | N/a |
| 5 | "Lágrimas de sal" | Óscar Chávez | 38 | N/a |
| 6 | "Simplemente te quiero" | María Medina | 54 | Qualified |
| 7 | "Sin ella" | Álvaro Dávila | 45 | N/a |
| 8 | "El valor de tu amor" | Arturo Castro | 53 | Qualified |
| Fourth qualifying round – 22 September 1974[4] | ||||
| 1 | "El principio de mi fin" | Víctor Yturbe | 35 | N/a |
| 2 | "¿Quién eres tú?" | Mónica Ygual | 39 | N/a |
| 3 | "Esos días" | Patrizio | 42 | N/a |
| 4 | "Un cuento" | Grupo Juglaría | 43 | N/a |
| 5 | "Camina" | Irma Carlón | 44 | N/a |
| 6 | "Cuando nace un niño" | Héctor Meneses | 47 | N/a |
| 7 | "Los días de la vida" | Jorge Castro | 54 | Qualified |
| 8 | "Quijote" | Enrique Cáceres | 58 | Qualified |
| Fifth qualifying round – 29 September 1974[5] | ||||
| 1 | "Tu nombre es felicidad" | Arturo Castro | N/a | |
| 2 | "Te extrañaré" | Óscar Chávez | N/a | |
| 3 | "Fiel a la vida" | Sola | Qualified | |
| 4 | "Alas cansadas" | Víctor Yturbe | N/a | |
| 5 | "Y las piedras florecerán" | Carmela y Rafael | N/a | |
| 6 | "A partir de ti" | Carlos Lico | Qualified | |
| 7 | "Comunicación" | María Medina | Qualified | |
| 8 | "Partiré" | Gualberto Castro | Qualified | |
Final
The final was held on Sunday 6 October 1974. The winner was "Quijote", written by Roberto Cantoral, and performed by Enrique Cáceres. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Points | Result |
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| 1 | "A partir de ti" | Carlos Lico | 131 | 6 |
| 2 | "Quijote" | Enrique Cáceres | 144 | 1 |
| 3 | "Seguir al mundo" | Sola | 132 | 5 |
| 4 | "Comunicación" | María Medina | 140 | 2 |
| 5 | "Partiré" | Gualberto Castro | ||
| 6 | "Simplemente te quiero" | María Medina | 140 | 2 |
| 7 | "El valor de tu amor" | Arturo Castro | ||
| 8 | "Fiel a la vida" | Sola | ||
| 9 | "Los días de la vida" | Jorge Castro | 136 | 4 |
At the OTI Festival
On 26 October 1974, the OTI Festival was held at the Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón of the Centro de Convenciones in Acapulco, hosted by Televisa, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Enrique Cáceres performed "Quijote" in position 13, with Ramón Flores conducting the event's orchestra, and placing tenth out of 19 competing entries with 3 votes.[7]
Voting
Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, assembled a five-member jury, which each member voting for its favourite song. Lupita Oláiz was the spokesperson who announced the Mexican jury's vote.
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