Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1979 with the song "", written by , and performed by Patricia Maldonado. The Chilean participating broadcasters, (TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), jointly selected their entry through a televised national final. The song, that was performed in position 9, placed fourteenth out of 21 competing entries, tying with the song from the Dominican Republic with 10 points.
(TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 8th edition of the OTI Festival. Eight songs were shortlisted for the televised final by a committee composed of: Juan Salazar, ValentÃÂn Trujillo, Pedro Flores, and Miguel Moreno Monroy.
The broadcasters held the national final on Saturday 10 November 1979, beginning at 21:30 CLST (00:30+1 UTC). It was staged by UCTV at its central studios in Santiago, and was presented by . Each of the competing performances was filmed beforehand in a different outdoor location, with audio recorded in a studio with an orchestra conducted by Juan Salazar.
The members of the jury were: MarÃÂa Olga Fernández, Homero Zamorano, , José Goles, and .
The winner was "", written by , and performed by Patricia Maldonado. The song, that tied with 23 points with "" and "", won after the tie-breaking vote.
On 8 December 1979, the OTI Festival was held at the in Caracas, Venezuela, hosted by (RCTV), , (TVN), and (VTN), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Patricia Maldonado performed "" in position 9, with Juan Salazar conducting the event's orchestra, and placing fourteenth out of 21 competing entries, tying with the song from the Dominican Republic with 10 points.
The festival was broadcast live on TVN's , UCTV's , and UTV's .
Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, assembled a jury who awarded 5âÂÂ1 points to their five favourite songs in order of preference.