OTI Festival 1980
| OTI Festival 1980 | |
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| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Martín Coronado hall Teatro General San Martín Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Organization | |
| Organizer | Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Argentina Televisora Color (ATC) |
| Director | Carmelo Santiago |
| Musical director | Horacio Malvicino |
| Presenters |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 23 |
| Returning countries | Bolivia Nicaragua |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 5-1 points to their 5 favourite songs |
| Winning song | Puerto Rico "Contigo mujer" |
The OTI Festival 1980 (Spanish: Noveno Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Nono Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the ninth edition of the OTI Festival, held on 15 November 1980 at the Martín Coronado hall of the Teatro General San Martín in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and presented by Antonio Carrizo and Liliana López Foresi. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Argentina Televisora Color (ATC), who staged the event following Canal Once's win in the 1979 festival for Argentina with the song "Cuenta conmigo" by Daniel Riolobos.
Broadcasters from twenty-three countries participated in the festival, reaching a new record of number of participants. The winner was the song "Contigo mujer" performed by Rafael José representing Puerto Rico, with "Querer y perder" by Dyango representing Spain placing second, and "Dime adiós" by Luis Ordóñez representing Argentina placing third.