OTI Festival 1983

The (OTI) designated the Spanish International Network (SIN) as the host broadcaster for the 12th edition of the OTI Festival. SIN staged the event in Washington, D.C.. The venue selected was the DAR Constitution Hall, a building designed by John Russell Pope and opened in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention. It has been a major cultural center of the city since its construction, and houses its largest auditorium. == Participants ==

Broadcasters from twenty-one countries participated in this edition of the OTI festival. The OTI members, public or private broadcasters from Spain and twenty Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America signed up for the festival. From the countries that participated in the previous edition, Bolivia did not return; with Paraguay returning after missing that festival. Some of the participating broadcasters, such as those representing Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the Netherlands Antilles, Paraguay, and the United States, selected their entries through their regular national televised competitions. Other broadcasters decided to select their entry internally. == Festival overview ==

The festival was held on Saturday 29 October 1983, beginning at 19:00 EDT (23:00 UTC). It was directed by Joshua White, and presented by Rafael Pineda and Ana Carlota. The musical director was Héctor Garrido, who conducted the orchestra when required. The draw to determine the running order (R/O) was held at the SIN offices in New York City a few days before the festival. The opening act featured a recorded welcoming greeting from the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, who spoke about the contributions of the Latino community in the US and how he greatly improved the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Week, in which he would later make it into what's now Hispanic Heritage Month, and a guest performance by Rubén Blades. After the awards ceremony and the reprise of the winning song, Plácido Domingo made a guest performance. • Johanna Rosaly • María Zúñiga de Landis • Teresa Alegrett • Dora B. de Boyd • Alfonso Espinosa de los Monteros • Jacobo Goldstein • Aretusa Garibaldi Fonseca • Antonio Vodanovic (chairperson) • • Mario López Escobar • Jorge Villamil • Pablo de Madalengoitia • • Lucía Méndez • Jorge Salazar • Rafael Barrientos • • Manuel Quiroz • Aníbal Da Silva • Otto de la Rocha • Joy Kock ==Broadcast==

The festival was broadcast in the 21 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. } } == Notes ==