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The songwriters and performers of the entries in the top three received a trophy. The first prize trophies were delivered by Nicanor González –president of the OTI programs committee–; the second prize trophies by [[Carlos Bombal]] –mayor of [[Santiago (commune)|Santiago Centro]]–; and the third prize trophies by Alfredo Escobar –vice-president of the OTI programs committee–.
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15th OTI Song Festival
The OTI Festival 1986 (Spanish: Decimoquinto Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Décimo Quinto Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the 15th edition of the OTI Festival, held on 15 November 1986 at the Municipal Theatre in Santiago, Chile, and presented by Pamela Hodar and César Antonio Santis. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcasters Canal 13, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), and Universidad de Chile Televisión.
Broadcasters from twenty countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song “Todos” performed by Damaris Carbaugh, Miguel Ángel Guerra, and Eduardo Fabián representing the United States; with “De color de rosa” by Prisma representing Mexico placing second; and “A ti no te ha dicho” by Hugo Marcel representing Argentina placing third.
The lead-up to the contest was met with controversy over calls for a boycott because it would being held under a military dictatorship. These came mainly from Spain, which did not participate for the first and only time in the history of the festival. The contest itself suffered a power outage that halted broadcasting for just over 15 minutes due to a bomb attack on a power tower.
Location
Canal 13, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), and Universidad de Chile Televisión staged the OTI Festival 1986 in Santiago. The venue selected was the Municipal Theatre, which is the most important stage theatre and opera house in the country. It was opened in 1857 and was designed by Claudio Brunet des Baines. The theatre had already hosted the OTI Festival 1978.
Participants
Broadcasters from twenty countries participated in the festival, with Canada debuting and Bolivia returning after having missed the festival since 1983. From the countries that participated in the previous year’s festival, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, and Spain did not return.
Festival overview
The festival was held on Saturday 15 November 1986. It was presented by Pamela Hodar and César Antonio Santis. The musical director was Horacio Saavedra, who conducted the 40-piece orchestra when required.
Between the participating songs and during the interval act, fragments of the musical comedy La pérgola de las flores were performed.
The winner was the song “Todos” performed by Damaris Carbaugh, Miguel Ángel Guerra, and Eduardo Fabián representing the United States; with “De color de rosa” by Prisma representing Mexico placing second; and “A ti no te ha dicho” by Hugo Marcel representing Argentina placing third. Each of these entries received two trophies, one for the songwriters and one for the performer. The first prize trophies were delivered by Nicanor González –president of the OTI programs committee–; the second prize trophies by Carlos Bombal –mayor of Santiago Centro–; and the third prize trophies by Alfredo Escobar –vice-president of the OTI programs committee–. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
Winner
Jury
Each of the nine members of the single jury awarded 5–1 points to its five favourite songs in a secret vote. The voting was supervised by OTI representative Darío de la Peña. Only the top three places were revealed. 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. It was reported that it was additionally broadcast in other two countries.
Incidents and controversies
Calls for a boycott
Spain did not participate for the first and only time in the history of the festival. On 16 July 1986, Televisión Española (TVE) sent a telegram to the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) formalizing its withdrawal showing its rejection to the Military dictatorship of Chile.[2] Ramón Criado, the director of TVE, called on all other OTI members to follow TVE’s decision and not participate in the festival.[3] This decision, which was taken under José María Calviño as the general director of the broadcaster, was reconsidered by Pilar Miró, the new general director who took office on 20 October, and tried to enter a song into the festival but was unsuccessful in such a short time.[4]
The Venezuelan Radio and Television Workers’ Union decided that none of its members would participate in the festival, in solidarity with Spain and in condemnation of the military regime. For this reason, singer Nilda López was expelled from the union after participating in the festival.[5]
Power outage
Just after the performance of the song representing the United States, a power outage occurred in and around the venue, interrupting the broadcast for just over 15 minutes. The power outage was caused by the explosion of a bomb in a power tower, claimed by the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front. After the power was restored, the festival resumed normally, with no comment on what had happened.[6]
