The Brazilian entrant , Denise de Kalafe was also well known in Brazil due to her participation in many music festivals . She represented successfully her home country with her song " Cançao latina " ( Latin song ) in the Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina ( The antecessor of the OTI Festival ) , which was held in México in 1969 . Seven years later in the fourth edition of the OTI Festival held in Acapulco she represented again her country with the song " María de las flores " ( Mary of the flowers ) which was controversial because it was translated into Spanish to attract the votes from the rest of the Latin American countries . Denise de Kalafe , who was again selected by Rede Globo in order to represent her country after the last year 's disaster with Lolita Rodrígues decided to translate again her entry " El amor ... cosa tan rara " ( Love ... such a strange thing ) into Spanish . This decision was also motivated because of the absence of Portugal , which was along with Brazil , the only non-Spanish speaking country in the event
fourth edition
OTI Festival 1976
OTI Festival 1978