The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1992 with the song "", written by Carlo de la Cima and José Luis Mota, and performed by de la Cima himself. The participating broadcaster representing the country, Univision, selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 9, placed second, out of 25 competing entries.
National stage Univision held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 21st edition of the OTI Festival. This was the fifteenth edition of the . In the final, each song represented a Univision affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
Central California pre-selection On Sunday 16 August 1992, KFTV held a televised pre-selection at its studios in Fresno, beginning at 21:00 PDT (04:00+1 UTC). This fifteenth edition of the Central California Local OTI Festival featured eight songs. It was broadcast live on Channel 21.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Alfredo Castro and performed by Abel Gómez.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – Central California 1992 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result "" Rosa María González Rosa María González "" Moisés Bogran Moisés Bogran "" José Alarcón José Alarcón "" Maribel Sepúlveda "" Daniel Antonio Daniel Antonio "" Abel Gómez Alfredo Castro Qualified "" Trini Barajas "" Abel Ybarra
Mideast pre-selection On Tuesday 25 August 1992, WCIU held a televised pre-selection at Park West in Chicago. It was broadcast on Channel 26 on Thursday 3 September.
The jury was composed of five members. The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Eduardo Torres and performed by Sandra Antonyoqui.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – Mideast 1992 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result "" Sandra Antonyoqui Eduardo Torres
Los Angeles pre-selection On Thursday 27 August 1992, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the theatre of the California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson. This fourteenth edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured ten songs, shortlisted from the 350 received. To simplify production, the music of the competing entries was pre-recorded. It was presented by Laura Fabián and Fernando Escandón, and was broadcast on Channel 34 on Sunday 30 August. The show featured guest performances by Timbiriche and the duo Ivette e Ivonne.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Carlo de la Cima and José Luis Mota, and performed by de la Cima himself; with "", written by Ángelo Castel and Ricardo Osorio and performed by Ismael Gallegos, placing second; and "", written and performed by David F. Mozqueda, placing third.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – Los Angeles 1992 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result "" Carlo de la Cima "" Ismael Gallegos 2 "" David F. Mozqueda David F. Mozqueda 3
Final The final was held on Thursday 17 September 1992 at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, beginning at 20:00 EDT (00:00+1 UTC), and featuring thirteen songs. It was presented by Daniela Romo and Antonio Vodanovic, and was broadcast live on all Univision affiliates. The show featured guest performances by Willie Colón, Los Bukis, Luis Ángel, and Daniela Romo.
The winner was "" representing KMEX-TV–Los Angeles, written by Carlo de la Cima and José Luis Mota, and performed by de la Cima himself; with "" representing WLTV–Miami, written and performed by Jimmy Paredes, placing second; and "" representing KDTV–San Francisco, written by Hernán Moreno and performed by Alma Rocío, placing third. In addition, de la Cima received the Best Performer and Best Arrangement Awards. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
+ Result of the final of the Song Artist Songwriter(s) Affiliate Result 1 "" Raúl Fabre Patricia Maldonado KXLN-TV–Houston 2 "" César Alejandro César Alejandro 3 "" Jimmy Paredes Jimmy Paredes WLTV–Miami 2 4 "" Carlo de la Cima KMEX-TV–Los Angeles 1 5 "" Sandra Antonyoqui Eduardo Torres WCIU–Chicago 6 "" Abel Gómez Alfredo Castro KFTV–Fresno 7 "" Rafael M. Más Rafael M. Más WBHS–Tampa 8 "" Leslie Lugo Miguel Lacey KWEX–San Antonio 9 "" Alma Rocío Hernán Moreno KDTV–San Francisco 3 10 "" Leticia Carreón Leticia Carreón K17DI–San Diego 11 "" Manuel Maceo Manuel Maceo KTVW-TV–Phoenix 12 "" Ema Colón Ema Colón W48AW–Washington D.C. 13 "" Noé Pro
At the OTI Festival On 5 December 1992, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro Principal in Valencia, Spain, hosted by (TVE), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Carlo de la Cima performed "" in position 9, with José Luis Mota conducting the event's orchestra, and placing second, out of 25 competing entries.
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