The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1983 with the song "", written by Vilma Planas and performed by . 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 9, was not among the top-five places revealed. In addition, SIN was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C..
The Spanish International Network (SIN) held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 12th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the sixth 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 25 August 1983, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at its studios in Los Angeles. This fifth edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was broadcast on Channel 34.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written and performed by Yari Moré.
KCSO held a televised pre-selection. This edition of the Northern California Local OTI Festival featured nine songs.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Eleazar Cortés and performed by Javier Vargas. In addition, Javier Vargas received the Best Performer Award, and Eleazar Cortés the Best Song Writer Award.
The final was held on Saturday 8 October 1983 at the Miami Jai-Alai Fronton in Miami. It was broadcast live on all SIN affiliates. The winner was "" representing WXTVâÂÂNew York, written by Vilma Planas and performed by . In addition, Baglietto received the Best Performer Award. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
On 29 October 1983, the OTI Festival was held at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States, hosted by SIN, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Javier Vargas performed "" in position 21, with Daniel Freiberg conducting the event's orchestra. At the end, only the top five places were announced, and the entry was one of them.
Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, appointed a juror who secretly scored each entry in a scale of 5âÂÂ1 points, except for the entry representing its own country. The juror representing the United States was .