The Gaviota (English: Seagull) is an award that is given to those who are winners of International and Folk Competitions of Viña del Mar International Song Festival, and also to the artists who participate in it by popular demand asking loudly be delivered.
The award have seagull-shaped and the tail has a lyre, inherited icon from first award was delivered at the Quinta Vergara, the Lira de Oro. The seagull is bathed in silver or gold and inserted into a wooden base, except the Gaviota de Platino, which is inserted into a translucent base.
The trophy was designed in 1968 by Carlos Ansaldo and Claudio di Girólamo, and developed by the company Broncerias Chile. There are three types of Gaviotas: Gaviota de Plata, Gaviota de Oro (first awarded in 1999 to Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer) and Gaviota de Platino (first awarded in 2012 to Mexican singer Luis Miguel).
Manufacturing base award is worth approximately $250,000 CLP, some US$500.