The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1985 with the song "", written by Frank López Varona and María Teresa López and performed by themselves as Zobeida and Frank. The participating broadcaster representing the country, the Spanish International Network (SIN), selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 5, was not among the top-three places revealed.
National stage The Spanish International Network (SIN) held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 14th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the eighth edition of the . In the final, each song represented a SIN affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
San Antonio pre-selection On Wednesday 17 July 1985, KWEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio, beginning at 20:00 CDT (01:00+1 UTC). This edition of the San Antonio Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was broadcast on Channel 41 on Saturday 20 July, beginning at 19:00 CDT (00:00+1 UTC).
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Efraín Sánchez Palacios, and performed by Noé Pro; with "", written and performed by Sergio Ruiz, placing second; and "", written by Ricardo Flores and performed by Gloria Regil, placing third.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – San Antonio 1985 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result 1 "" Jonathan José Villareal García 2 "" Cecilia Noel David Cooper 3 "" Jerry Quintero Jerry Quintero 4 "" Aixa Miguel Nacel 5 "" Fey Libertad Alberto Ruiz 6 "" Gloria Regil Ricardo Flores 3 7 "" Sergio Ruiz Sergio Ruiz 2 8 "" Noé Pro Efraín Sánchez Palacios 9 "" Luis Julián Luis Horacio Silva 10 "" Pablo Robles Jesús Z. González
Los Angeles pre-selection On Sunday 21 July 1985, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, beginning at 20:00 PDT (03:00+1 UTC). This seventh edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured eight songs, shortlisted from the 400 received. It was presented by Manuel López Ochoa and María Elena Salinas, and was broadcast live on Channel 34. The show featured guest performances by Danny Rivera and María Conchita Alonso.
The jury was composed of Teddy Fregoso, Albert Hammond, Marisela, Guadalupe Pineda, and Pepe Peña as chairperson. The jurors scored each song between 1 and 5 points.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Bob Cisneros and performed by Memo Valdés; with "", written by Erick Bulling and performed by Ari Vivavoz, placing second; and "", written by Antonio de Marco and Moki de Marco and performed by Sara González, placing third.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – Los Angeles 1985 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result 1 "" Martín Roca Juan Carlos Ochoa 2 "" Jovany Elvira Cristal 3 "" Ari Vivavoz Erick Bulling 2 4 "" Elia Alvarado Armando Noriega 5 "" Melón Memo de Anda 6 "" Alex Enamorado Alex Enamorado 7 "" Memo Valdés Bob Cisneros 8 "" Sara González 3
El Paso pre-selection On Saturday 10 August 1985, KINT-TV held a televised pre-selection at the El Paso Civic Center in El Paso. This first edition of the El Paso Local OTI Festival featured eight songs. It was broadcast on Channel 26 on Sunday 11 August, beginning at 20:00 MDT (02:00+1 UTC). The show featured guest performances by Jacqueline Fournier, Alberto Ruiz, and Oskar.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written and performed by Luis Chávez; with "", written by Enrique Izquieta and performed by Tony Solo, placing second; and "", written and performed by Gustavo Munguía, placing third.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – El Paso 1985 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result "" Luis Chávez Luis Chávez "" Tony Solo Enrique Izquieta 2 "" Gustavo Munguía Gustavo Munguía 3
Tampa pre-selection W50AC held an internal pre-selection. The song selected for the national final was written by Antonio Eduardo López and performed by Gaby Gabriel.
Final The final was held on Saturday 24 August 1985 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. It was broadcast live on all SIN affiliates. The winner was "", written by Frank López Varona and María Teresa López and performed by themselves as Zobeida and Frank; with "" representing KMEX-TV–Los Angeles, written by Bob Cisneros and performed by Memo Valdés, placing second. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
+ Result of the final of the Song Artist Affiliate Result "" Zobeida and Frank 1 "" Noé Pro KWEX-TV–San Antonio "" Memo Valdés KMEX-TV–Los Angeles 2 Gaby Gabriel W50AC–Tampa "" Luis Chávez KINT-TV–El Paso
At the OTI Festival On 21 September 1985, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville, Spain, hosted by , and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Zobeida and Frank performed "" in position 5, with Héctor Garrido conducting the event's orchestra. The song was not among the top-three places revealed.
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