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Brazil In The OTI Festival
Brazil debuted in the OTI Festival in the first edition which was held in Madrid in 1972 and participated in the event intermittently from the start of the event until 1984. Rede Globo withdrew from the event in 1985 and 1986 and returned in 1987. Brazil withdrew again from 1988 to 1992. One year later, the Brazilian broadcaster made a brief return to the event until 1995. From 1996 on, Brazil retired definitively from the event. History The Brazilian OTI contestants were internally selected by Rede Globo. Brazil was one of the most successful participating countries in the festival with three victories: The first of those victories came in 1972 in the first edition of the festival with Cláudia Regina and Tobias. The second Brazilian victory came in 1978 in Santiago de Chile with the female singer Denise de Kalafe and her song "El amor... cosa tan rara" (Love... such a strange thing), which was performed in Spanish. The third and last victory of Brazil in the OTI Festival took pla ...
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Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV station is by far the largest of its holdings. Globo is the largest commercial TV network in Latin America and the second-largest commercial TV network in the world behind the American Broadcasting Company and the largest producer of telenovelas. All of this makes Globo renowned as one of the most important television networks in the world and Grupo Globo as one of the largest media groups. Globo is headquartered in the Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botânico neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, where its news division is based. The network's main production studios are located at a complex dubbed ''Estúdios Globo'', located in Jacarepaguá, in the same city. Globo is composed of 5 owned-and-operated television st ...
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OTI Festival 1976
The OTI Festival 1976 is the fifth edition of the annual OTI Festival. It took place in Acapulco, Mexico, following the country's victory at the 1975 contest with the song "La felicidad" by Gualberto Castro. Organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Televisa, the contest was held at the Ruiz de Alarcon Theatre on Saturday 30 October 1976 and was hosted by Raúl Velasco and Susana Dosamantes. It was the second time that Raúl Velasco had hosted the event, as he also hosted the 1974 contest at the same venue, making him the first person to host the contest twice. As happened in the previous two years, the festival repeated the record of 19 participating countries with their respective broadcasters and performers established back in the same city in 1974. The winner was Spain, which was represented by the singer-songwriter María Ostiz with her song "Canta cigarra" (Cicada, start singing). Background According to the original rul ...
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Lolita Rodrigues
Sílvia Gonçalves Rodrigues Leite ( Santos, March 10, 1929) is a former Brazilian television actress and presenter. Music career Daughter of Spanish immigrants from A Gudiña, Galicia, Rodrigues had a certain contact with music since her childhood when her parents sung Spanish and Galician folk songs. Lolita Rodrigues is known for her musical career having released many studio albums during her trajectory. In 1977 she was selected by Rede Globo, the Brazilian national broadcaster to represent Brazil in the sixth edition of the OTI Festival, which was held in Madrid. Her entry was a bilingual song in Spanish and Portuguese languages entitled "Pedindo Amor" (Asking for love). Although she ended in the last place, tied with other four competing performers, both her music and acting career went on successfully. Telenovelas *2009 - ''Viver a Vida'' .... as Noêmia *2006 - ''Pé na Jaca'' .... as Carmen *1999 / 2006 - ''Zorra Total'' (sitcom) .... as Ornela *2003 - '' Kubanacan ...
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OTI Festival 1977
OTI Festival 1977 was the sixth edition of the annual OTI Festival. It took place in Madrid, Spain, following the country's victory at the OTI Festival 1976, 1976 contest with the song "Canta cigarra" by María Ostiz. Organised by the Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica, Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE), the contest was held at the Teatro Fernán Gómez, Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid on Saturday 12 November 1977 and was hosted by Mari Cruz Soriano and Miguel de los Santos. In this edition of the contest the number of participating countries experienced a new record of 21 competing entries selected by their participating broadcaster. The winner was the Nicaragua in the OTI Festival, Nicaraguan entrant Eduardo Gonzalez (also known as Guayo Gonzalez) with his song "Quincho Barrilete" (Quincho, the boy of the little barrel), known for the social content of the lyrics. Background According to ...
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OTI Festival 1978
The OTI Festival 1978 was the seventh edition of the annual OTI Festival. It was held in Santiago, Chile, who offered to stage the event after Nicaragua, who won the 1977 contest, was unable to organize it due the outbreak of the Nicaraguan Revolution. Organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcasters Televisión Nacional de Chile, Canal 13, UCV Televisión and Canal 9, the contest was held at the Municipal Theatre of Santiago on Saturday 2 December 1978 and was hosted by Raquel Argandoña and Raúl Matas. Matas had previously presented the inaugural OTI Festival back in 1972 in Madrid. In this year's edition, in which many changes took place, the winner of the show was the Brazilian entrant Denise de Kalafe with her song "El amor... cosa tan rara" (Love... such a strange thing). Background According to the original rules of the OTI Festival, the winning country of the previous year would organise the contest of the following year ...
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OTI Festival 1979
The OTI Festival 1979 was the eighth edition of the annual OTI Festival. It was held in Caracas, Venezuela after decided in a draw. Organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Venevisión, the contest was held at the National Theatre of the Military Academy on Saturday 8 December 1979 and was hosted by Eduardo Serrano and Carmen Victoria Pérez. In this edition in which the number of participating countries rose again to 21, Argentina won for the very first time the festival with the performer Daniel Ríolobos and his song "Cuenta conmigo" (Count on me). Background In the original rules of the OTI Festival the participating broadcaster of the winning country would organise the festival in the next year's edition, but in the previous festival those rules could not be applied due to the tough situation in Nicaragua, the winner country in 1977. As a result, Santiago, the capital city of Chile turned into the host city of the festival i ...
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OTI Festival 1980
The OTI Festival 1980 was the ninth edition of the annual OTI Festival. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the country's victory at the 1979 contest with the song "Cuenta conmigo" by Daniel Ríolobos. Organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcasters Canal 7 and Canal 13, the contest was held at the 1049-seat Martín Coronado room of the Teatro General San Martín on Saturday 15 November 1980 and was hosted by Antonio Carrizo and Liliana López Foresi. In this edition the number of participating countries reached a new record of 23 delegations, the winner was the performer of Puerto Rico, Rafael José, who had previously represented his country back in 1978. The winning song was "Contigo mujer" (With you woman). Background According to the original rules of the OTI festival, the winning country of the previous year would organise the next edition, a rule that had to be removed in 1978 due to the civil war in Nicaragua, s ...
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