Cuba was represented at the OTI Festival 1991 with the song "", written by Rolando Ojeda, and performed by Delia DÃÂaz de Villegas. The Cuban participating broadcaster, the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT), selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, qualified from the semi-final, was one of the finalists.
The Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) held a national televised competition to select its debut entry for the 20th edition of the OTI Festival. This first edition of the national OTI festival, titled , featured twenty-four songs in a semi-final, of which eight qualified for the final.
The shows were staged at ICRT's studio 19 in the FOCSA Building in Havana, were presented by and Carlos Otero, and were broadcast live on . Between 6 July and 7 September, the competing entries had been gradually presented in the weekly show , and the performances recorded there had been rebroadcast daily in prime time on Cubavisión.
The jury was composed of Amaury Pérez Vidal, , Enriqueta Almanza, Juan Formell, Miguel Patterson, Eugenio Pedraza Ginori, and Soledad Delgado. Each juror scored between 1 and 10 points each of the entries, considering various aspects of the song and the performer.
The semi-final was held on Saturday 21 September 1991, beginning at 20:30 (00:30+1 UTC). The twenty-four competing entries were performed in the semi-final.
The final was held on Sunday 22 September 1991, beginning at 20:30 CDT (00:30+1 UTC).
The winner was "", written by Rolando Ojeda, and performed by Delia DÃÂaz de Villegas; with "", written and performed by Tanya RodrÃÂguez, and "" written by Demetrio Muñiz and performed by Malena Burke, both placing second; and "", written by José Valladares and performed by Issac Delgado, placing third.
On 13âÂÂ14 December 1991, the OTI Festival was held at the of the in Acapulco, Mexico, hosted by Televisa, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Delia DÃÂaz de Villegas performed "" in position 7 in the semi-final, with Miguel Patterson conducting the event's orchestra, and qualifying for the final. In the final, she performed in position 3. At the end, only the top three places were announced, and the entry was not one of them, remaining with the title of finalist.
The festival was broadcast on Cubavisión with a delay of a few minutes and with commentary by Soledad Delgado and Carlos Otero.