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.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." The original festival was supported by the Government of Mexico and hosted in the Teatro Ferrocarrilero. The contest focused on music from Romance-speaking countries from across Latin America and Latin Europe, namely Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian.
Winners YearWinnerArtistSong1969 Puerto RicoLucecita Benítez"Génesis"1970 BrazilCláudya"Canção de amor e paz" (Peace and love song)
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