OTI Festival 1996

OTI Festival 1996
Date and venue
Final
  • 14 December 1996 (1996-12-14)
VenueTeatro Nacional
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana
Quito, Ecuador
Organization
OrganizerOrganización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
Host broadcasterAsociación de Canales de Televisión del Ecuador (ACTVE)
Musical directorClaudio Jácome Harb
Presenters
Participants
Number of entries22
Non-returning countries Brazil
Canada
Participation map
  • A coloured map of the countries of Ibero-AmericaArgentina in the OTI FestivalBolivia in the OTI FestivalBrazil in the OTI FestivalCanada in the OTI FestivalChile in the OTI FestivalColombia in the OTI FestivalCosta Rica in the OTI FestivalCuba in the OTI FestivalDominican Republic in the OTI FestivalEcuador in the OTI FestivalEl Salvador in the OTI FestivalGuatemala in the OTI FestivalHonduras in the OTI FestivalMexico in the OTI FestivalAruba in the OTI FestivalNetherlands Antilles in the OTI FestivalNicaragua in the OTI FestivalPanama in the OTI FestivalParaguay in the OTI FestivalPeru in the OTI FestivalPortugal in the OTI FestivalPuerto Rico in the OTI FestivalSpain in the OTI FestivalUnited States in the OTI FestivalUnited States in the OTI FestivalUruguay in the OTI FestivalVenezuela in the OTI Festival
         Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1996
Vote
Voting systemThe members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote
Winning song Spain
"Manos"

The OTI Festival 1996 (Spanish: Vigésimo Quinto Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Vigésimo Quinto Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the 25th edition of the OTI Festival, held on 14 December 1996 at the Teatro Nacional of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana in Quito, Ecuador, and presented by Christian Johnson and Ximena Aulestia. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster the Asociación de Canales de Televisión del Ecuador (ACTVE).

Broadcasters from twenty-two countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "Manos", written by Chema Purón and Eduardo Leiva, and performed by Anabel Russ representing Spain; with "Cuánto te amo", written by Carlos Castellón, and performed by Guillermo Guido representing Argentina, placing second; and "Bendito amor", written by Ángel Chanon, and performed by Carmina Cannavino representing Peru, placing third.

Location

The Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) designated the Asociación de Canales de Televisión del Ecuador (ACTVE), formed by broadcasters such as Ecuavisa, Gamavisión, and Teleamazonas, as the host broadcaster for the 25th edition of the OTI Festival. The association staged the event in Quito. The venue selected was the Teatro Nacional of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana. The house of Ecuadorian culture is a cultural organization founded in 1944 that has several halls and theaters, including the National Theatre, which seats 2,015 people.

Participants

Broadcasters from twenty-two countries participated in this edition of the OTI festival. The OTI members, public or private broadcasters from Spain, Portugal, and twenty Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America signed up for the festival. From the countries that participated in the previous edition, Brazil and Canada were absent.

Some of the participating broadcasters, such as those representing Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, and Panama selected their entries through their regular national televised competitions. Other broadcasters decided to select their entry internally.

One performing artist had previously represented the same country in previous editions: Guillermo Guido had won the festival for Argentina in 1988.

Festival overview

The festival was held on Saturday 14 December 1996, beginning at 18:00 ECT (23:00 UTC). It was presented by Christian Johnson and Ximena Aulestia. The musical director was Claudio Jácome Harb, who conducted the orchestra when required. The stage was designed by Oswaldo Guayasamín.

The winner was the song "Manos", written by Chema Purón and Eduardo Leiva, and performed by Anabel Russ representing Spain; with "Cuánto te amo", written by Carlos Castellón, and performed by Guillermo Guido representing Argentina, placing second; and "Bendito amor", written by Ángel Chanon, and performed by Carmina Cannavino representing Peru, 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.[2] The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.

  Winner

Jury

The members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote. Only the top three places were revealed. The members of the jury were:

  • Marcos Llunas – singer, won the festival for Spain in 1995
  • Alejandro Abad – singer-songwriter, wrote the winning entries for Spain in 1993 and 1995
  • Luis Padilla Guevara – composer, wrote the entries representing Ecuador in 1985 and 1989
  • Victoria Puig de Lange – composer, wrote the entry representing Ecuador in 1978
  • Omar Fierro – television host
  • Ana Bárbara – singer
  • Carlos Bonavides – actor
  • Alberto Plaza – singer-songwriter, represented Chile in 1995
  • Astrid Gruber – actress
  • Betty Pino – radio host

Broadcast

The festival was broadcast in the 22 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.

References

  1. 1 2 XXV Festival de la canción OTI 1996 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Quito, Ecuador: Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas, Gamavisión. 14 December 1996.
  2. ↑ "España fue la triunfadora del XXV Festival Internacional OTI de la Canción celebrado en Quito". Diario de Ávila (in Spanish). Ávila, Spain. 16 December 1996. p. 25 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
  3. ↑ "Televisión". La Tribuna de Albacete (in Spanish). Albacete, Spain. 14 December 1996. p. 62 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
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