Chile in the OTI Festival 1987

(TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 16th edition of the OTI Festival. Eight songs were shortlisted for the televised final. The show was staged by UTV at its studios, and was broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , and UTV's . National final The final was held on Saturday 12 September 1987, and was presented by Katherine Salosny and . The show featured guest performances by ballet Huganzas, ballet Antu Mapu, and Los Socios. The jury was composed of Eduardo Domínguez representing UCTV, Justus Liebig representing UTV, representing TVN, Franz Benko, and . They voted their favourites entries between 1 and 7 points in order of preference. The winner was "", written and performed by ; with "", written by and performed by , placing second; and "", written by Reinaldo Tomás Martínez and performed by Patricia Frías, placing third. == At the OTI Festival ==

On 24 October 1987, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by (RTP), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Eduardo Valenzuela performed "" in position 3, with Francisco Larraín conducting the event's orchestra. The song was not among the top-three places revealed. The festival was broadcast on delay at 21:30 CLST (00:30+1 UTC) on TVN's Canal 7, UCTV's Canal 13, and UTV's Canal 11. == References ==