The OTI Festival 1991 (, ) was the 20th edition of the OTI Festival. It consisted of a semi-final on 13 December presented by Eduardo Capetillo, , and Rebecca de Alba and a final on 14 December 1991 presented by Raúl Velasco, held at the of the in Acapulco, Mexico. It was organised by the (OTI) and host broadcaster Televisa.
Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "" performed by Claudia Brant representing Argentina; with "" by representing Colombia placing second; and "" by Rodolfo Muñiz representing Mexico placing third.
The (OTI) designated Televisa as the host broadcaster for the 20th edition of the OTI Festival. The broadcaster staged the event in Acapulco. The venue selected was the of the , which is a multipurpose hall with an area of within the convention and exhibition center.
Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in this edition of the OTI Festival. The OTI members, public or private broadcasters from Spain, Portugal, and twenty-two Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America signed up for the festival. From the countries that participated in the previous edition only the Netherlands Antilles was absent; with Aruba, Bolivia, and Canada returning; and Cuba participating for the first time.
Some of the participating broadcasters, such as those representing Aruba, Chile, Cuba, and the United States, selected their entries through their regular national televised competitions. Other broadcasters decided to select their entry internally.
Three performing artists had previously represented the same country in previous editions: Sergio Iván had represented Guatemala in 1981, Alberto Olivera had represented Canada in 1987, and Daniel Montero had represented Uruguay in 1988. In addition, TrÃÂo Huazteca representing Aruba had represented the Netherlands Antilles in 1978.
The festival consisted for the first time of a semi-final on Friday 13 December and a final on Saturday 14 December 1991. The musical director was , who conducted the orchestra, made up of professionals from the Single Union of Music Workers of Mexico, when required.
The semi-final was held on Friday 13 December 1991, beginning at 16:00 CST (22:00 UTC). It was presented by Eduardo Capetillo, , Rebecca de Alba. The presenters introduced each of the competing entries with a speech praising the country it represented. Each participating artist took the stage accompanied by a child dressed in a Mexican traditional costume carrying the flag of the participating country. The show featured several performances by a traditional Mexican folkloric ballet directed by Javier Arias and Alonso Navarrete.
The twenty-four participating entries were performed in the semi-final, of which only ten advanced to the final, with Mexico having a guaranteed place in the final as the host country. The qualifying songs were announced in order of performance, with the performer taking the stage and drawing a ball from an opaque bowl to determine the running order (R/O) in the final, with the exception of Mexico, which was announced last and took the remaining spot. Since Colombia was incorrectly assigned position six when it drew the ball nine, when Chile drew the ball six, it was assigned position nine.
The final was held on Saturday 14 December 1991, beginning at 16:00 CST (22:00 UTC). It was presented by Raúl Velasco. Velasco had previously presented the festival in 1974, 1976, 1981, and 1984. The show featured guest performances by José Luis Perales, Yuri, and Magneto; and a medley of well-known songs performed by nine participants of the Mexican Youth Values Festival.
The winner was the song "" performed by Claudia Brant representing Argentina; with "" by representing Colombia placing second; and "" by Rodolfo Muñiz representing Mexico placing third. There were three medals, gold, silver and bronze, for the top three performers. The first prize was delivered by Guillermo Cañedo, president of OTI; the second prize by ÃÂscar Gutiérrez, president of the OTI legal commission, and Nicanor González, president of the OTI programs committee; and the third prize by Eladio Lárez and Alfredo Escobar, members of the OTI programs committee. The first prize was endowed with a monetary amount of US$30,000, the second prize of US$20,000, and the third prize of US$10,000, to be distributed each 50% to the songwriter and 50% to the performer. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
The members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote. In the final only the top three places were revealed. The members of the jury were:
The festival was broadcast in the 24 participating countries where the corresponding OTI member broadcasters relayed the contest through their networks after receiving it live via satellite.
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.