Claim: The presenters of OTI Festival 1979 (the eighth edition of the OTI Festival which was held in Caracas, Venezuela in December 8 in the National Theatre of the Military Academy), telenovela actor Eduardo Serrano and former beauty pageant contestant Carmen Victoria Pérez, made a brief introduction of the show highlighting the goals of the OTI as a media organisation and those of the OTI Festival as a showcase of talented performers in Latin America after the opening act.
Evidence: The OTI Festival 1979 is the eighth edition of the OTI Festival which was held in Caracas, Venezuela in December 8 in the National Theatre of the Military Academy. The festival was hosted by the Telenovela actor Eduardo Serrano and the beauty pageant contestant Carmen Victoria Pérez. As the presenters used to do every year, after the opening act they made a brief introduction of the show highlighting the goals of the OTI as a media organisation and those of the OTI Festival as a showcase of talented performers in Latin America. When the performance round started, both presenters made a brief individual introduction of the participating singers, quoting the name of the entrants, the lyricist and the director of the Orchestra.