Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina

The Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina was a televised song contest in 1969 and 1970, hosted in Mexico, which preceded and was succeeded by the Festival OTI de la Canción which ran from 1972 to 2000.[1] The original festival was supported by the Government of Mexico and hosted in the Teatro Ferrocarrilero.[2] The contest focused on music from Romance-speaking countries from across Latin America and Latin Europe, namely Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian.[3]

Winners

Year Winner Artist Song
1969 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Lucecita Bénitez "Génesis"
1970 Brazil Brazil Cláudya "Canção de amor e paz" (Peace and love song)

References

  1. ^ El Uruguay de nuestro tiempo Centro Latinoamericano de Economía Humana - 1984 -- Page 216 "1970: Roberto Darvin obtiene en México el 4° puesto en el 2° Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina. Comienza a sonar el nombre de "Totem" con Ruben Rada, que marcará una frontera significativa en la Música Popular Uruguaya."
  2. ^ "Festivales de la Canción Popular: 1969 - PRIMER FESTIVAL de la Canció…". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  3. ^ "25 Countries Inked For Latin Songfest". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 1. 6 January 1968. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 June 2024.