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Cuba in the OTI Festival 1992

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.

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on Saturday 3 October 1992. The twenty-one competing entries were performed in the semi-final.

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.

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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