Cuba was represented at the OTI Festival 1992 with the song "", written by Julián Fernández, Emilio Vega, and Augusto Enríquez, and performed by Enríquez himself. The Cuban participating broadcaster, the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT), selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 5, was not among the top-three places revealed.
National stage The Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 21st edition of the OTI Festival. This second edition of the national OTI festival, titled , featured twenty-one songs in a semi-final, of which ten qualified for the final. The broadcaster opened a three-month registration period in which it received 1,466 songs.
The shows were staged at the Karl Marx Theatre in Havana, were presented by Carlos Otero, Rakelita Mayedo, , and Rafael Robledo, and were broadcast live on and . All the competing entries were performed with live vocals and pre-recorded music. Each of the music videos that the broadcaster made of the entries, accompanied by a statement from the songwriter, had been broadcast one per day in a 5-minute slot in prime time on Cubavisión during the previous weeks.
The jury was composed of Demetrio Muñiz, Enriqueta Almanza, Héctor Quintero, , Luis Ríos Vega, Miguel Patterson, and Eugenio Pedraza Ginori.
+ Competing entries on Song Artist Songwriter(s) "" Irene Alpízar Francisco Escorcia "" Aymée Nuviola and Francisco Céspedes "" Belkis Ramos Mario Pino "" Manuel Marín "" Mayra de la Vega Carlos Miguel Ojeda "" Pedro José Orlando Quesada "" Lourdes Nuviola "" Blanca Estrella José Luis Fernández "" Dayami Grasso Sergio Morales "" Maureen García Raúl Baydes "" Giselle Valdés José Valladares "" Guillermo Alberto Guillermo Alberto "" Paulo FG Clemente Delgado "" Alina Izquierdo "" Miguel Ángel Céspedes Rolando Fernández "" Esther Llanes Carol Quintana "" Evelyn García Márquez Evelyn García Márquez "" José Antonio Duany Samuel Concepción "" Augusto Enríquez "" Rafael Sánchez Yero José Valladares "" Raúl Araújo Raúl Araújo
Semi-final The semi-final was held on Saturday 3 October 1992. The twenty-one competing entries were performed in the semi-final.
+ Result of the semi-final of the Song Artist Result "" Irene Alpízar "" Aymée Nuviola and Francisco Céspedes Qualified "" Belkis Ramos Qualified "" Manuel Marín "" Mayra de la Vega Qualified "" Pedro José "" Lourdes Nuviola "" Blanca Estrella "" Dayami Grasso Qualified "" Maureen García "" Giselle Valdés "" Guillermo Alberto "" Paulo FG "" Alina Izquierdo Qualified "" Miguel Ángel Céspedes Qualified "" Esther Llanes Qualified "" Evelyn García Márquez Qualified "" José Antonio Duany "" Augusto Enríquez Qualified "" Rafael Sánchez Yero Qualified "" Raúl Araújo
Final The final was held on Sunday 4 October 1992.
The winner was "", written by Julián Fernández, Emilio Vega, and Augusto Enríquez, and performed by Enríquez himself; with "", written by Ondina Mateo and Rafael Espín and performed by Alina Izquierdo, placing second; and "", written by José Valladares and performed by Rafael Sánchez Yero, placing third.
+ Result of the semi-final of the Song Artist Result "" Aymée Nuviola and Francisco Céspedes "" Belkis Ramos "" Mayra de la Vega "" Dayami Grasso "" Alina Izquierdo 2 "" Miguel Ángel Céspedes "" Esther Llanes "" Evelyn García Márquez "" Augusto Enríquez 1 "" Rafael Sánchez Yero 3
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. Augusto Enríquez performed "" in position 5. The song was not among the top-three places revealed.
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