OTI Festival 2000

OTI Festival 2000
Dates and venue
Semi-final
  • 19 May 2000 (2000-05-19)
Final
  • 20 May 2000 (2000-05-20)
VenueSalón Teotihuacán
Centro de Convenciones
Acapulco, Mexico
Organization
OrganizerOrganización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
Production
Host broadcasterTelevisa
DirectorAntonio Acevedo
Musical directorNando Hernández
Presenters
Participants
Number of entries20
Number of finalists10
Non-returning countries Colombia
Netherlands Antilles
Uruguay
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 Festival 2000Cuba 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
         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2000
Vote
Voting systemThe members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote
Winning song United States
"Hierba mala"

The OTI Festival 2000 (Spanish: Vigésimo Octavo Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Vigésimo Oitavo Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the 28th and last edition of the OTI Festival. It consisted of a semi-final on 19 May, presented by Otto Sirgo and Susana González, and a final on 20 May 2000, presented by Emmanuel, Andrea Legarreta, Bárbara Ferré, Gabriela Spanic, and Nora Salinas, held at the Salón Teotihuacán of the Centro de Convenciones in Acapulco, Mexico. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Televisa. Initially scheduled for 19–20 November 1999 in Veracruz, it had to be postponed and relocated due to the severe flooding that occurred in early October in the country, which devastated the city.

Broadcasters from twenty countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "Hierba mala", written by Angie Chirino, Olga María Chirino, and Emilio Estefan, and performed by Hermanas Chirino representing the United States; with "Con una canción", written and performed by José Vega representing Puerto Rico, placing second; and "Mi vida", written by Gerardo Flores, and performed by Natalia Sosa representing Mexico, placing third.

Location

Centro de Convenciones, Acapulco – host venue of the OTI Festival 2000.

The Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) designated Televisa as the host broadcaster for the 28th edition of the OTI Festival. The event was initially scheduled for 19–20 November 1999 in Veracruz, but it had to be suspended due to the severe flooding that occurred in early October in the country, which devastated the city. Televisa, in agreement with the OTI, decided to postpone the event to May 2000, relocating it to Acapulco. The venue selected was the Salón Teotihuacán of the Centro de Convenciones, which is a multipurpose hall with an area of 5,475 m2 (58,930 sq ft) within the convention and exhibition center. The hall had hosted the festival in 1991.

Participants

Broadcasters from twenty countries participated in this edition of the OTI Festival. The OTI members, public or private broadcasters from Spain, Portugal, and eighteen Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America signed up for the festival. From the countries that participated in the previous edition only Colombia, the Netherlands Antilles, and Uruguay were absent.

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

Two performing artists had previously represented the same country in previous editions: Guillermo Guido had represented Argentina in 1988 and 1996 (winning in 1988), and Luis Fernando Piedra had represented Costa Rica in 1993.

Festival overview

The festival consisted of a semi-final on Friday 19 May and a final on Saturday 20 May 2000. The semi-final was presented by Otto Sirgo and Susana González. The final was presented on stage by Emmanuel, Andrea Legarreta, Gabriela Spanic, and Nora Salinas; with Bárbara Ferré presenting from the rear of the auditorium, with a full view of the hall behind her; and Eduardo Videgaray as the voice-over. Some of the beauty ambassadors present at the event also made some secondary presentations, such as Kisha Alvarado Murillo of Costa Rica, Ingrid Yrivarren of Peru, Carolina Balzán of the United States, and Martina Thorogood of Venezuela. The musical director was Nando Hernández, who conducted the orchestra when required.

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on Friday 19 May 2000. The twenty participating entries were performed in the semi-final, of which only ten advanced to the final, with Mexico having a guaranteed place in the final as the host country. The draw to determine the running order (R/O) in the final was held during the semi-final, after the announcement of the qualifying songs.

  Qualifier

Final

The final was held on Saturday 20 May 2000. It opened with a medley of some of the songs that have won the festival throughout its history performed by the members of the backing choir: "Una canción no es suficiente" (representing Mexico in 1989), "A dónde voy sin ti" (Spain 1992), "Canción dispareja" (Argentina 1994), "La felicidad" (Mexico 1975), "Se diga lo que se diga" (Mexico 1997), and "Fin de siglo, éste es el tiempo de inflamarse, deprimirse o transformarse" (Chile 1998), with the latter leaded by its original singer Florcita Motuda. The show also featured another winning song performed by its original performer: "El fandango aquí" by Eugenia León (Mexico 1985); and other performances by Charlie Zaa, Marco Antonio Solís, Hernaldo Zúñiga, Francisco Céspedes, and Emmanuel.

The winner was the song "Hierba mala", written by Angie Chirino, Olga María Chirino, and Emilio Estefan, and performed by Hermanas Chirino representing the United States; with "Con una canción", written and performed by José Vega representing Puerto Rico, placing second; and "Mi vida", written by Gerardo Flores, and performed by Natalia Sosa representing Mexico, placing third.[2] There was a trophy for each of the first three places. The first prize trophy was delivered by Emilio Azcárraga, president of OTI, and the beauty ambassador of Costa Rica, Kisha Alvarado; the second prize trophy by Eladio Lárez, vice-president of OTI, and the beauty ambassador of Venezuela, Martina Thorogood; and the third prize trophy by Nicolás Castillo, president of the OTI programs committee, and the beauty ambassador of the United States, Carolina Balzán. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.

  Winner

Jury

The nine members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote. The voting system was not disclosed, and in the final only the top three places were revealed, with third place awarded to two songs jointly. The members of the jury were:

Broadcast

The festival was broadcast in the 20 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.

Notes

  1. ↑ Delayed broadcast at 22:00 CST (04:00+1 UTC)

References

  1. ↑ Semifinal del XXVIII Festival de la canción OTI 2000 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Acapulco, Mexico: Televisa. 19 May 2000.
  2. ↑ "Silbidos a los ganadores del Festival OTI". La Jornada (in Spanish). 21 May 2000.
  3. ↑ Final del XXVIII Festival de la canción OTI 2000 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Acapulco, Mexico: Televisa. 20 May 2000.
  4. ↑ "Canal 13 transmite final de la OTI". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 18 May 2000.
  5. ↑ "Iberoamérica a una voz". La Nación (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica. 19 May 2000.
  6. ↑ "La programación de hoy". La Tribuna (in Spanish). Ciudad Real, Spain. 19 May 2000. p. 83 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
  7. ↑ "La programación de hoy". La Tribuna (in Spanish). Ciudad Real, Spain. 20 May 2000. p. 63 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
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