The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1989 with the song "Hazme sentir", written by Margarita Andino, and performed by Iris and Margie. The participating broadcaster representing the country, Univision, selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 17, was not among the top-three places revealed. In addition, Univision was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the James L. Knight Center in Miami.
Univision held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 18th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the twelfth edition of the National OTI Festival. In the final, each song represented a Univision affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
Félix López, who qualified for the final by winning the Houston pre-selection, had already represented El Salvador in 1982 and 1974.
Central California pre-selection
On Saturday 5 August 1989, KFTV held a televised pre-selection at the Fresno Memorial Auditorium in Fresno, beginning at 20:00 PDT (03:00+1 UTC). This twelfth edition of the Central California Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was presented by Jorge Muñiz, and broadcast on Channel 21 on Sunday 13 August, beginning at 19:30 PDT (02:30+1 UTC).[1][2]
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Nunca me olvidarás", performed by Rodrigo González.
Qualifier
Result of the Local OTI Festival – Central California 1989[a][3]
R/O
Song
Artist
Songwriter(s)
Result
"Nunca me olvidarás"
Rodrigo González
Qualified
Tampa pre-selection
On Sunday 6 August 1989, WBHS held a televised pre-selection in Tampa, beginning at 18:30 EDT (22:30 UTC). This sixth edition of the Tampa Local OTI Festival featured seven songs. It was broadcast on Channel 61.[4]
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Cantando por no llorar" written by Esther María Tellado and performed by Jaime Jacob.[5]
On Saturday 26 August 1989, KXLN-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston.[7] This second edition of the Houston Local OTI Festival featured twelve songs, selected from the seventy received. It was presented by Beatriz Alvarado and José Ramírez, assisted by Pedro de Pool, Laurinda Flores, and Manny López, and broadcast on Channel 45. The show featured guest performances by Lupita Ferrer, Raúl Vale[es], and Carlos Mata.
The jury was composed of Jesús López Guizar, Javier Figueras, Arlette Pacheco[es], Nicolasa, and Raúl Vale as chairperson. Each juror scored each of the entries between 1 and 5 points.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Matices", written and performed by Félix López; with "Ayúdenme a existir", written by Iván Senteno and performed by Fernando González and Werner Baertschi, placing second; and "Con amor", written and performed by Alejandro Martínez placing third. The first-place trophy was presented by José Adán Treviño, president of the station, the second prize trophy by Beatriz Alvarado, and the third-place trophy by Laurinda Flores. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
Result of the Local OTI Festival – Houston 1989[8]
R/O
Song
Artist
Songwriter(s)
Result
1
"Qué lindo sería"
Héctor Darío Tapasco
Héctor Darío Tapasco
Martha Tapasco
—N/a
2
"Nuestra herencia"
Ramón Torres
José Villarreal
—N/a
3
"Pobre mundo"
Fey Libertad
Samuel Pérez Córdoba
—N/a
4
"Un emigrante más"
Jesús Rodríguez
Jesús Rodríguez
—N/a
5
"Ganas de vivir"
Theo Alvarado
Carlos Montes
—N/a
6
"Matices"
Félix López
Félix López
Qualified
7
"Grato recuerdo"
Gloria Regil
Ricardo Flores
—N/a
8
"Cantando"
Sergio del Valle
Sergio del Valle
—N/a
9
"Que el hombre cambie el corazón"
José Antonio Gómez
José Antonio Gómez
—N/a
10
"Otra vez estoy de fiesta"
Rafael de Bastos
Rafael de Bastos
—N/a
11
"Ayúdenme a existir"
Fernando González and Werner Baertschi
Iván Senteno
2
12
"Con amor"
Alejandro Martínez
Alejandro Martínez
3
Los Angeles pre-selection
On Thursday 31 August 1989, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at The Hollywood Palace in Los Angeles. This eleventh edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured eight songs, selected from the 412 received. It was presented by Andrés García and Rebeca Rambal[es], and the musical director was Roberto Arballo Betuco. It was broadcast on Channel 34 on Sunday 3 September, beginning at 20:00 PDT (03:00+1 UTC).
The jury was composed of Chuck Anderson, María del Rey, José Silva, Emily Simonitsch, Kenny O'Brien, Isabela Sotelo, and Eduardo Quezada as chairperson.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "¡Vamos América!", written and performed by Juan José; with "Cantaré", performed by Miguel Enrique, placing second.[9]
Result of the Local OTI Festival – Los Angeles 1989[10]
R/O
Song
Artist
Songwriter(s)
Conductor
Result
1
"Joven de 1989"
2
"Soledades buenas"
3
"Mundo loco"
4
"¡Vamos América!"
Juan José
Juan José
Qualified
5
"Amigos"
6
"Entre penas y alegrías"
7
"Cantaré"
Miguel Enrique
2
8
"Imagíname"
Margarita Luna
Rubén Trujillo
Javier Pontón
4
San Antonio pre-selection
On Friday 8 September 1989, KWEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio,[11] beginning at 20:00 CDT (01:00+1 UTC). This edition of the San Antonio Local OTI Festival featured twelve songs. It was presented by Franco and Blanca Santos, and broadcast on Channel 41 on Sunday 17 September, beginning at 20:30 CDT (01:30+1 UTC).[12]
The jury was composed of Mary Esther Bernal, Ramiro Burr, Paul Elizondo, Rosita Fernández, Ada García, David González, Salomé Gutiérrez, Santiago Nieto, Ovidio Rodríguez, and Juan Tejada.[13]
The songs were performed by Agustín Ariza, Lina del Roble Cronful, Zenaida Alvarado, Sylvia Bezi, Mario Márquez, Cecilio González, Adalberto Gallegos, José Rosario, Luis A. Urbina, Sylvia Montiel, Luis Damián, and Xavier González. Songwriters competing included Mario A. Sánchez, Miguel Nacel, José E. González, Black Alonso, Efraín S. Palacios, Sergio Ruiz, and Jonathán Zarzosa.[13]
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Amar otra vez", performed by Xavier González.
Result of the Local OTI Festival – San Antonio 1989[a][14]
R/O
Song
Artist
Songwriter(s)
Result
"Amar otra vez"
Xavier González
Qualified
Dallas–Fort Worth pre-selection
KUVN held a televised pre-selection. This was the first edition of the Dallas–Fort Worth Local OTI Festival. It was broadcast live on Channel 23.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Más no puedo", performed by Luz María Zárate.
Result of the Local OTI Festival – Dallas–Fort Worth 1989[a][15]
The winner was "Hazme sentir" representing WLTV–Miami, written by Margarita Andino, and performed by Iris and Margie. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
Winner
Result of the final of the National OTI Festival – United States 1989[18]
On 18 November 1989, the OTI Festival was held at the theater of the James L. Knight Center in Miami, hosted by Univision, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Iris and Margie performed "Hazme sentir" in position 17. The song was not among the top-three places revealed at the end.[19]
After the OTI Festival
In 1990, María Conchita Alonso released "Hazme sentir" as the first single from her studio album also titled Hazme sentir. Her cover version of the song peaked at 24 on the BillboardHot Latin Songs chart.[20]
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