Mexico in the OTI Festival 1997

Between 1972 and 1990, Televisa had organized a national festival to select its entry for the OTI Festival for nineteen editions. Between 1991 and 1996, this National OTI Festival was discontinued, and instead, a performer was chosen through the young talents competition and an internal committee had chosen a song for the international festival. For 1997, Televisa decided to revive the national selection festival. == National stage ==

Televisa held a national competition with three televised qualifying rounds and a final to select its entry for the 26th edition of the OTI Festival. The selection was held within the show presented by Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo and broadcast on . The three qualifying rounds were held on Wednesdays 17 and 24 September, and 1 October, and the final on 8 October 1997. The winner was "", written by Francisco Curiel and José Manuel Fernández, and performed by Iridián; with "", written by Felipe Gil and performed by Sofía Miranda, placing second. Raúl Velasco delivered the trophy to the winner. == At the OTI Festival ==

On 24–25 October 1997, the OTI Festival was held at in Lima, Peru, hosted by (CPR), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Iridián performed "" in the semi-final, with Pedro Alberto Cárdenas conducting the event's orchestra, and qualifying for the final. At the end, the song placed first in the final, winning the festival. This was the sixth entry from Mexico that won the OTI Festival, after winning in 1973, in 1975, in 1985, in 1989, and in 1990. == Notes ==