Cuba in the OTI Festival
| Cuba | |
|---|---|
| |
| Participating broadcaster | Cuban Institute of Radio and Television |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 9 |
| First appearance | 1991 |
| Last appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 3rd: 1995 |
The participation of Cuba in the OTI Festival first began at the twentieth OTI Festival in 1991 held in Acapulco and continued continuously until the last edition in 2000 held also in Acapulco. The Cuban Institute of Radio and Television, member of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), was responsible for the Cuban participation. It was the very last Ibero-American country making its debut in the festival.
History[edit]
The very first Cuban entry in the contest was "Si todos saben de ti" performed by Delia Díaz de Villegas, which was moderately successful making it to the top 10.[1] The song was selected in a national final. In 1992, 1993, and 1994 their participation was selected in a national final titled De La Habana a Valencia. After 1995 they selected their entrants internally.[2]
The best scoring Cuban entry came in 1995 in San Bernardino (Paraguay) with the song "Hoy que no estás" performed by Cristina Rebull, which came third in the festival.[3] The following Cuban competing songs in the contest from 1996 to 2000 were also successful, managing again to reach the top 10. Due to the short trajectory of Cuba in the OTI Festival, the country never won or hosted the festival which came to an end in 2000.
Participation overview[edit]
| 3 | Third place |
| F | Finalist |
| X | Contest cancelled |
| Year | Artist | Song | Conductor | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Delia Díaz de Villegas | "Si todos saben de ti"[a] | Miguel Paterson | F | – |
| 1992 | Augusto | "Sólo para mí"[b] | – | – | |
| 1993 | Manolo Sánchez | "Amor de miedo"[c] | Guillermo Valverde | 9 | – |
| 1994 | Oswaldo Rodríguez | "Amor y cadenas"[d] | Guillermo Valverde | 9 | 3 |
| 1995 | Cristina Rebull | "Hoy que no estás"[e] | Oscar Cardozo Ocampo | 3 | – |
| 1996 | Eduardo Antonio | "Me queda la canción"[f] | Claudio Jácome Harb | – | – |
| 1997 | Tania Tania | "Golondrina"[g] | Víctor Salazar | F | – |
| 1998 | Osnel Odit Bavastro | "Un sueño loco"[h] | Álvaro Esquivel Valverde | F | – |
| 1999 | Contest cancelled X | ||||
| 2000 | Indira Hernandez | "Una vida nueva"[i] | Hernando Hernández | F | – |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Translation: "If everybody knows about you"
- ^ Translation: "Just for me"
- ^ Translation: "Fearful love"
- ^ Translation: "Love and chains"
- ^ Translation: "Today you are not here"
- ^ Translation: "Only songs are left for me"
- ^ Translation: "Swallow"
- ^ Translation: "A crazy dream"
- ^ Translation: "A new life"
References[edit]
- ^ "Delia Díaz de Villegas represented Cuba in the OTI Festival". 24 April 1999.
- ^ Ginori, Yin Pedraza (2015-11-18). "El blog de Pedraza Ginori: MIS OTROS FESTIVALES DE LA OTI / DE 1992 A 1995". El blog de Pedraza Ginori. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ Vida!, Zoé Valdés ¡Libertad y (2017-02-12). "Cristina Rebull presentada por Luis de la Paz en Viernes de Tertulia". ¡Libertad y Vida! Zoé Valdés Publicación Digital. Retrieved 2017-04-05.