Álvaro Torres was born on April 9 , 1954 in Usulután , El Salvador . Torres moved to Guatemala and started a solo career recording his first album , " '' Algo especial '' " ( '' Something Special '' ) in 1976 . In 1977 he released the album " '' Acariciame '' " ( '' Caress Me '' ) and one year later , he was selected by TCS to represent his country in the seventh edition of the OTI Festival that was held in Santiago , Chile . Although he got the second to last place , tied with the colombian entrant Billy Pontoni , this was not an obstacle for his career . He became better known in the 1980s . Years later , Torres moved to the United States . He lived in Colorado , California and finally Florida . In 1991 Torres had an artistic breakthrough when he released " '' Nada Se Compara Contigo '' " . He was voted Songwriter of the Year by BMI in 1994
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OTI Festival 1978
Álvaro Torres