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]

Winners

Year Winner Artist Song
1969 Puerto Rico Lucecita Bénitez "Génesis"
1970 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. https://archive.is/20120630021512/http://festivalescancionpopular.blogspot.de/2011/04/1969-primer-festival-de-la-cancion.html
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