Juguemos A Cantar - 1er Festival Juguemos A Cantar

1er Festival Juguemos A Cantar

In late 1981, Raúl Velasco announced on "Siempre En Domingo" that they, along with Discos Musart, would be holding a children's talent competition. "Convocatorias" (entry forms), were distributed all across Mexico so that any child up to the age of 13 could enter by submitting a photo, and a cassette recording of themselves to Discos Musart. A committee then chose the 40 acts that were to compete in the televised portion of the festival. Over 3000 convocatorias were sent into Discos Musart.

The competition was held over the course of 5 weeks. The first 4 weeks were the “eliminatorias” (elimination rounds), and the 5th week was the grand final, which took place in April of 1982.

One of the most misunderstood concepts about this 1er Festival Juguemos A Cantar is that it was first and foremost a "Festival De La Canción" (Festival of the Song), with a secondary (yet still very important) emphasis on how the performer interpreted the song as well. This can be seen in the way the prizes were distributed - the performer's prize was dependent on the winning song:

Prizes For The Composers (1982 Mexican pesos):

• 1st Place - $100,000.00
• 2nd Place - $75,000.00
• 3rd Place - $50,000.00

Prizes For The Performers Of The Winning Songs:

• 3 appearances on "Siempre En Domingo"
• A profesional recording session (with Discos Musart)