She was in charge of presenting , together with , the 1977 OTI Song Festival , a television contest broadcast live for the Spanish-speaking countries that brought together more than 300 million viewers . She also presented the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest from The Hague , in which Spain was represented by Trigo Limpio . That same year , TVE granted her hosting duties for their end-of-year special . And in 1981 , she led the Benidorm International Song Festival . But the most multitudinous television festival that Mari Cruz Soriano would present would be that of Hispanidad Day , broadcast live from Madison Square Garden in New York , and aimed at a potential audience of 500 million
1980 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Mari Cruz Soriano