The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1979 with the song "", written and performed by Mario Alberto Milar. The participating broadcaster representing the country, the Spanish International Network (SIN), selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 20, placed ninth out of 21 competing entries, tying with the song from the Netherlands Antilles with 16 points.
The Spanish International Network (SIN) held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 8th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the second edition of the National OTIâÂÂSIN Festival. In the final, each song represented a SIN affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
On Sunday 12 August 1979, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at its studios in Los Angeles. This first edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured twelve songs. It was broadcast on Channel 34.
The jury was composed of Claudio Román, Orlando López, Lupita Morán, Catarina Schindler, and Eduardo Quezada.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written and performed by Yari Moré.
On Sunday 12 August 1979, KFTV also held a televised pre-selection at the KMEX-TV studios in Los Angeles. This second edition of the Central California Local OTI Festival featured three songs. It was held on the same show as the Los Angeles pre-selection, and used the same jury. It was broadcast live on Channel 21.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", performed by Antonio López.
The final was held in Miami. It was broadcast live on all SIN affiliates. The winner was "", written and performed by Mario Alberto Milar.
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. Mario Alberto Milar performed "" in position 20, placing ninth out of 21 competing entries, tying with the song from the Netherlands Antilles with 16 points.
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.