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Costa Rica hosted the OTI Contest in 1998 and the venue was the National Theatre of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
and its two OTI member stations Teletica
Televisora de Costa Rica S.A., known as Teletica is a Costa Rican television broadcaster, founded in 1958. It operates Teletica Canal 7, XperTV Canal 33, and, since 1991 (partially since 2018), CableTica (now called Liberty).
History
In October ...
and Repretel debuted in the OTI Festival
OTI Festival ( es, Festival OTI de la Canción, pt, Festival OTI da Canção), often known simply as La OTI, was an international song competition, organised annually between 1972 and 2000 by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) ...
in 1976 in Acapulco
Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...
, one year later than most of its Central American neighbours. The first Costa Rican entrant in the song contest was Felix Ángel with a patriotic song called "Patria" (Homeland) which didn't receive a warm reception by the juries and placed 13th, scoring only two points. Since their debut, this country took part in every edition of the event until the last edition, which was held again in Acapulco.
Costa Rica hosted the OTI Contest in 1998 and the venue was the National Theatre of San José
San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to:
*San Jose, California, United States
*San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital
San José or San Jose may also refer to:
Places Argentina
* San José, Buenos Aires
** San ...
. The stage was dark colored with a blue floor. The orchestra zone was in the background.
History
Costa Rica never managed to win the festival but the country enjoyed some successes. In 1980, in Buenos Aires, the singer Ricardo Padilla achieved fourth place, with the song "El amor se va" (Love goes away) scoring 29 points. Two years later in Lima, the capital of Peru, the same singer returned to the event, again placing fourth with the song "La mujer de mi vida" (The woman of my life). One of the biggest Costa Rican successes came in 1986, in Santiago with Cristina Gutiérrez and her song "Bendito seas, varón" (Be blessed, man) which placed third. Eleven years earlier, in Lima, in 1977, the singer Erick León recorded Costa Rica's highest place ever, placing second with his song "La hora cero" (The zero hour) which was warmly welcomed by the juries.Contestants
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