OTI Festival 1974
| OTI Festival 1974 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Centro de Convenciones Acapulco, Mexico |
| Organization | |
| Organizer | Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) |
| Host broadcaster | Televisa |
| Musical director | Jesús Rodriguez de Hijar |
| Presenters | |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Debuting countries | Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Netherlands Antilles United States |
| Non-returning countries | Argentina Portugal |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country had 5 jurors and each of them voted for their favorite entry. |
| Winning song | Puerto Rico "Hoy canto por cantar" |
OTI Festival 1974 (Spanish: Tercer Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Terceiro Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the third edition of the OTI Festival, held on 26 October 1974 at the Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón of the Centro de Convenciones in Acapulco, Mexico, and presented by Raúl Velasco and Lolita Ayala. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Televisa, who staged the event after winning the 1973 festival for Mexico with the song "Que alegre va María" by Imelda Miller.
Broadcasters from nineteen countries participated in the festival, seven of them making their debut. The winner was the song "Hoy canto por cantar" performed by Nydia Caro representing Puerto Rico, with "Yo soy" by Tania Zea representing Guatemala placing second, and "Vuélvete" by José Luis Rodríguez representing Venezuela placing third.