The
Spanish International Network (SIN), which became
Univision on 1 September 1987, held a national televised competition to select its entry for the
16th edition of the
OTI Festival. This was the tenth edition of the . In the final, each song represented a SIN affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
Tampa pre-selection On Monday 10 August 1987, W50AC held a televised pre-selection. This was the fourth edition of the Tampa Local OTI Festival. It was broadcast on Channel 50.
Los Angeles pre-selection On Friday 14 August 1987,
KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the
Wilshire Ebell Theatre in
Los Angeles. This ninth edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured eight songs, shortlisted from the 200 received. It was presented by
Laura Harring and Eduardo Quezada, and broadcast on Channel 34 and
KLVE on Saturday 22 August, beginning at 19:00
PDT (02:00+1
UTC). The show featured guest performances by
Prisma,
Jorge Muñiz, and
Chayanne. The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Franco Maddlone and Marco Marinangeli, and performed by Marinangeli himself; with "", written and performed by Viva Valdez, placing second; and "", written and performed by Enrique Iglesias, placing third. In addition, Marinangeli received the Best Performer Award. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
Arizona pre-selection KTVW-TV held a televised pre-selection. It was broadcast on Channel 33.
Final The final was held on Saturday 29 August 1987 in
Miami. It was presented by Lucy Pereda and
Antonio Vodanovic, and broadcast live on all SIN affiliates. The winner was "" representing
WLTV–Miami, written by Mario Palacio and performed by Felo Bohr. == At the OTI Festival ==