Mexico in the OTI Festival 1975

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Mexico in the
OTI Festival 1975
OTI Festival 1975
Participating broadcaster Televisa
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Selection processNational OTI Festival
Selection date5 October 1975
Competing entry
Song"La felicidad"
Artist Gualberto Castro
Songwriter Felipe Gil
Placement
Final result1st, 20 votes
Participation chronology
◄1974 •1975• 1976►

Mexico was represented at the OTI Festival 1975 with the song "La felicidad", written by Felipe Gil, and performed by Gualberto Castro. The Mexican participating broadcaster, Televisa, selected its entry through a national selection with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 16, placed first out of 19 competing entries, winning the festival with 20 votes.

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National stage

Televisa held a national selection with four televised qualifying rounds and a final to select its entry for the 4th edition of the OTI Festival. This fourth edition of the National OTI Festival featured 32 songs, of which nine reached the final. In addition to the general competition, awards were given for Best Performer and Best Musical Arrangement, among all the competing artist.

The shows were held at Studio 2 of Televisa San Ángel in Mexico City, were presented by Raúl Velasco, and were broadcast on Canal 2 within the show Siempre en Domingo . [1] The musical director was Chucho Ferrrer  [ es ], who conducted the orchestra when required.

Qualifying rounds

The four qualifying rounds were held on Sundays 7, 14, 21, and 28 September 1975. The eight highest-scoring entries among the 32 competing advanced to the final.

  Qualifier

Final

The final was held on Sunday 5 October 1975. The winner was "La felicidad", written by Felipe Gil, and performed by Gualberto Castro. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry. In addition, María Medina  [ es ] received the Best Performer Award and Eduardo Magallanes  [ es ] the Best Musical Arrangement Award.

  Winner

At the OTI Festival

On 15 November 1975, the OTI Festival was held at the WKAQ-TV studios in San Juan, Puerto Rico, hosted by WKAQ-Telemundo, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Gualberto Castro performed "La felicidad" in position 16, with Chucho Ferrer conducting the event's orchestra, placing first out of 19 competing entries, winning the festival with 20 votes. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Liza Luna (18 April 2025). "El Festival OTI, semillero de grandes voces y compositores". El Universal (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ Primera eliminatoria del IV Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1975 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 7 September 1975.
  3. ↑ Segunda eliminatoria del IV Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1975 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 14 September 1975.
  4. ↑ Tercera eliminatoria del IV Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1975 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 21 September 1975.
  5. ↑ Cuarta eliminatoria del IV Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1975 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 28 September 1975.
  6. ↑ Final del IV Festival OTI Nacional Mexico 1975 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 5 October 1975.
  7. ↑ IV Festival de la canción OTI 1975 (Television programme) (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico: WKAQ-Telemundo. 15 November 1975.
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