Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1987 with the song "", written and performed by . The Chilean participating broadcasters, (TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), jointly selected their entry through a televised national final. The song, that was performed in position 3, was not among the top-three places revealed.
(TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 16th edition of the OTI Festival. Eight songs were shortlisted for the televised final.
The show was staged by UTV at its studios, and was broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , and UTV's .
The final was held on Saturday 12 September 1987, and was presented by Katherine Salosny and . The show featured guest performances by ballet Huganzas, ballet Antu Mapu, and Los Socios.
The jury was composed of Eduardo DomÃÂnguez representing UCTV, Justus Liebig representing UTV, representing TVN, Franz Benko, and . They voted their favourites entries between 1 and 7 points in order of preference.
The winner was "", written and performed by ; with "", written by and performed by , placing second; and "", written by Reinaldo Tomás MartÃÂnez and performed by Patricia FrÃÂas, placing third.
On 24 October 1987, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by (RTP), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Eduardo Valenzuela performed "" in position 3, with Francisco LarraÃÂn conducting the event's orchestra. The song was not among the top-three places revealed.
The festival was broadcast on delay at 21:30 CLST (00:30+1 UTC) on TVN's Canal 7, UCTV's Canal 13, and UTV's Canal 11.