The most recent manifestation of this phenomenon was in the edition of 2017 , during the presentation of the Chilean singer Mon Laferte , who was nicknamed " the woman who woke '' El Monstruo '' " . She achieved one of the greatest ovations of Quinta Vergara for a Chilean artist living in another country , as well as causing chaos and booing towards the animators and the organization of the event , due to the denial of these to award her the '' Gaviota de Platino '' . This award recognizes the career of great artists ; and only had been granted to the Mexican singer Luis Miguel in 2012 and to the Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja in the same version of the contest . Given the situation , the host of the festival Carolina de Moras commented in an interview : " She took a much bigger prize , she took the real ovation of La Quinta Vergara and the '' Platino '' can not pay that " . The general director of the show , Alex Hernández , also commented , " At that moment I felt that '' El Monstruo '' was something wonderful , I found a wonderful television moment in which it was happening " . Hernandez also explained the reason why it was decided not to deliver a second '' Gaviota de Oro '' to the artist to replace the '' Gaviota de Platino '' : " We did not deliver it simply because we did not wanted to set a precedent that later could cost us double '' Gaviotas '' with many artists "
the edition of 2017
2017 Viña del Mar International Song Festival
El monstruo (audience)