Mexico in the OTI Festival 1983
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Mexico was represented at the OTI Festival 1983 with the song "Compás de espera", written by Amparo Rubín, and performed by María Medina. The Mexican participating broadcaster, Televisa, selected its entry through a national televised competition with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 14, was not among the top-five places revealed.
Mexico| Mexico in the OTI Festival 1983 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTI Festival 1983 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisa | |||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| Selection process | National OTI Festival | |||
| Selection date | 25 September 1983 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Compás de espera" | |||
| Artist | María Medina | |||
| Songwriter | Amparo Rubín | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | Finalist | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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National stage
Televisa held a national competition with four televised qualifying rounds, two semi-finals, and a final to select its entry for the 12th edition of the OTI Festival. This twelfth edition of the National OTI Festival featured 28 songs in the qualifying rounds, twelve in the semi-finals, and six in the final. The top-three entries were awarded at the end. In addition to the general competition, awards were also given for Best Male Performer, Best Female Performer, Best Musical Arrangement, and Breakout Artist among all the competing artists.
The shows were held at Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City, were presented by Raúl Velasco, and were broadcast on Canal 2. The musical director was Chucho Ferrrer, who conducted the orchestra when required.
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A la vuelta de la esquina" | Álvaro Dávila | Sergio Andrade | Sergio Andrade |
| "A ti" | Gil Rivera | Gil Rivera | Eduardo Magallanes |
| "A veces" | José Luis Duval |
|
Antonio Navarrete |
| "Acúsote" | Gualberto Castro | Roberto Cantoral | Arturo Castro |
| "Compás de espera" | María Medina | Amparo Rubín | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Dame" | Valerio |
|
Luigi Lazareno |
| "De todas las mujeres" | Julián | Julián | Chucho Ferrer |
| "El amor es un manjar" | Alondra | Antonio Elias | Luigi Lazareno |
| "Es mi mujer" | Massías | Massías | Eduardo Magallanes |
| "Fotografía" | Óscar Athie | Óscar Athie | Julio Jaramillo |
| "Invierno" | Alfonso Alarcón | Elvia Vazquez | Rodrigo Álvarez |
| "La peor amante de la historia" | Carminna | Massías | Ricardo Toral |
| "Llueve y tiembla" | Hernán Visseti | Hernán Visseti | Paco Navarrete |
| "Lo extraño" | Lorena Patricia | Lorena Patricia | Antonio Navarrete |
| "Mi éxito" | Mario Pintor | Mario Pintor | Julio Jaramillo |
| "Mi soledad" | José Roberto | José Roberto | Julio Jaramillo |
| "Música" | Lucerito | Lucerito | Sergio Andrade |
| "No me hace falta" | Mariana Maesse | Francisco Curiel | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Rabia" | Sagrario Baena | José Eduardo Piña | Chucho Ferrer |
| "Sí" | Laura Flores | Carlos Vargas | Lázaro Muñiz |
| "Si tú no estás" | Víctor Yturbe | Alfredo Correa | Eduardo Magallanes |
| "Sonríe, sintonízate con mi alegría" | Aida Pierce | Antonio Elías | Luigi Lazareno |
| "Tierno" | César Costa | Sergio Andrade | Sergio Andrade |
| "Un bello canto" | Imelda Miller |
|
Rodolfo "Popo" Sánchez |
| "Una en un millón" | Roberto Jordán |
|
Ricardo Toral |
| "Vacuna" | Amparo Rubín | Amparo Rubín | Ricardo Toral |
| "Y nada" | Guillermo | Guillermo | Luigi Lazareno |
| "Ya ves corazón" | Rafael Amador | Óscar Athie | Julio Jaramillo |
Qualifying rounds
The four qualifying rounds were held on Saturdays 20 and 27 August, and 3 and 10 September 1983. Each round featured seven entries, of which the three highest-scoring advanced to the semi-finals. In each round, each of the ten jurors cast one vote for each of their three favorite entries.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dame" | Valerio | 3 | N/a |
| 2 | "Sonríe, sintonízate con mi alegría" | Aida Pierce | 8 | Qualified |
| 3 | "Invierno" | Alfonso Alarcón | 0 | N/a |
| 4 | "Vacuna" | Amparo Rubín | 0 | N/a |
| 5 | "Fotografía" | Óscar Athie | 6 | Qualified |
| 6 | "El amor es un manjar" | Alondra | 6 | N/a |
| 7 | "Acúsote" | Gualberto Castro | 10 | Qualified |
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Es mi mujer" | Massías | 9 | Qualified |
| 2 | "Lo extraño" | Lorena Patricia | 0 | N/a |
| 3 | "Y nada" | Guillermo | 0 | N/a |
| 4 | "Compás de espera" | María Medina | 10 | Qualified |
| 5 | "A ti" | Gil Rivera | 4 | N/a |
| 6 | "Sí" | Laura Flores | 3 | N/a |
| 7 | "A la vuelta de la esquina" | Álvaro Dávila | 7 | Qualified |
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Llueve y tiembla" | Hernán Visseti | 2 | N/a |
| 2 | "La peor amante de la historia" | Carminna | 7 | Qualified |
| 3 | "A veces" | José Luis Duval | 2 | N/a |
| 4 | "Rabia" | Sagrario Baena | 0 | N/a |
| 5 | "Mi éxito" | Mario Pintor | 11 | Qualified |
| 6 | "Música" | Lucerito | 3 | N/a |
| 7 | "Si tú no estás" | Víctor Yturbe | 8 | Qualified |
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "De todas las mujeres" | Julián | 3 | N/a |
| 2 | "No me hace falta" | Mariana Maesse | 1 | N/a |
| 3 | "Mi soledad" | José Roberto | 7 | Qualified |
| 4 | "Ya ves corazón" | Rafael Amador | 9 | Qualified |
| 5 | "Una en un millón" | Roberto Jordán | 1 | N/a |
| 6 | "Un bello canto" | Imelda Miller | 2 | N/a |
| 7 | "Tierno" | César Costa | 10 | Qualified |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September 1983. The twelve songs that qualified in the qualifying rounds were distributed between the two semi-finals, and the three most voted songs from each semi-final went on to the final.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sonríe, sintonízate con mi alegría" | Aida Pierce | 1 | N/a |
| 2 | "Es mi mujer" | Massías | 3 | N/a |
| 3 | "A la vuelta de la esquina" | Álvaro Dávila | 9[a] | Qualified |
| 4 | "Si tú no estás" | Víctor Yturbe | 10 | Qualified |
| 5 | "Mi éxito" | Mario Pintor | 13 | Qualified |
| 6 | "Fotografía" | Óscar Athie | 9[a] | N/a |
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ya ves corazón" | Rafael Amador | 5 | N/a |
| 2 | "La peor amante de la historia" | Carminna | 3 | N/a |
| 3 | "Acúsote" | Gualberto Castro | 12 | Qualified |
| 4 | "Tierno" | César Costa | 8 | Qualified |
| 5 | "Mi soledad" | José Roberto | 6 | N/a |
| 6 | "Compás de espera" | María Medina | 11 | Qualified |
Final
The six-song final was held on Sunday 25 September 1983. The final was held in two rounds, shorlisting three songs for a superfinal. The winner was "Compás de espera", written by Amparo Rubín, and performed by María Medina.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Si tú no estás" | Víctor Yturbe | 5 |
| 2 | "Mi éxito" | Mario Pintor | Qualified |
| 3 | "A la vuelta de la esquina" | Álvaro Dávila | 4 |
| 4 | "Acúsote" | Gualberto Castro | 6 |
| 5 | "Compás de espera" | María Medina | Qualified |
| 6 | "Tierno" | César Costa | Qualified |
| R/O | Song | Artist | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mi éxito" | Mario Pintor | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | "Compás de espera" | María Medina | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | "Tierno" | César Costa | 3 | 2 |
Merit awards
In the final, the jurors voted aloud for the Best Male and Female Performer, Best Musical Arrangement, and Breakout Artist among the shortlisted artist in each category.
Gualberto Castro received the Best Male Performer Award, Carminna the Best Female Performer Award, Sergio Andrade the Best Musical Arrangement Award for "Tierno", and Rafael Amador and Mariana Maesse the Breakout Artist Award jointly.
Official album
Las 12 triunfadoras del Festival OTI 83 is the official compilation album of the twelfth edition of the Mexican National OTI Festival, released by Gamma in 1983. The vinyl LP features the studio version of the twelve songs qualified for the semi-finals.[8]
At the OTI Festival
On 29 October 1983, the OTI Festival was held at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States, hosted by the Spanish International Network (SIN), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. María Medina performed "Compás de espera" in position 14, with Chucho Ferrer conducting the event's orchestra. At the end, only the top five places were announced, and the Mexican entry was not one of them.[9]
Televisa broadcast live the festival on Canal 2.[10]
Voting
Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, appointed a juror who secretly scored each entry in a scale of 5–1 points, except for the entry representing its own country. The Mexican juror was Lucía Méndez.
Notes
- In the tiebreaker round "A la vuelta de la esquina" received 8 votes and "Fotografía" received 7 votes.