The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1990 with the song "", written and performed by Daniel Recalde. The participating broadcaster representing the country, Univision, selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 3, was not among the top-three places revealed. In addition, Univision was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Circus Maximus of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
National stage Univision held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 19th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the thirteenth edition of the . In the final, each song represented a Univision affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
El Paso pre-selection On Wednesday 8 August 1990, KINT-TV held a televised pre-selection at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center in El Paso, beginning at 20:00 CDT (01:00+1 UTC). This sixth edition of the El Paso Local OTI Festival featured twelve songs. It was broadcast on Channel 26 on Saturday 25 August, beginning at 19:00 CDT (00:00+1 UTC).
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Sergio Carmona, and performed by Pepe Turón.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – El Paso 1990 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result "" Arturo Chávez Arturo Chávez "" Jesus Coria Luis Maguregui "" Dimas Carmona Dimas Carmona "" Pepe Turón Sergio Carmona Qualified "" Gerarado Chacón Gerarado Chacón "" Emma and Javier Hector Carbajal "" Tony Zúñiga Gustavo Mungía "" Cecilia Noel Alonso Brotón "" Patsy Trujillo Alfonso Vásquez "" Gina Leyva Luis Hernández "" Lidia "" Rosaura Núñez Rosaura Núñez
Tampa pre-selection On Saturday 11 August 1990, W61BL held a pre-selection at the theatre of the in Tampa, beginning at 20:00 EDT (00:00+1 UTC). This seventh edition of the Tampa Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was presented by Mauricio Zeilic, and featured a guest performance by Hansel.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Orlirio Godínez, and performed by Leonel Suárez.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – Tampa 1990 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result 1 "" Agustín Freire Margarita Freire 2 "" Marcos Di Tony 3 "" Henry Guerra 4 "" Gloria Helena Montoya Gloria Helena Montoya 5 "" Lucy Mar 6 "" Claudio Martell Claudio Reyes 7 "" Carlos Montano Carlos Montano 8 "" Martín Elías Rivera Martín Elías Rivera 9 "" Leonel Suárez Orlirio Godínez Qualified 10 "" Roy Soto Roy Soto
Los Angeles pre-selection On Saturday 25 August 1990, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, beginning at 19:00 PDT (02:00+1 UTC). This twelfth edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured eight songs, shorlisted from 266 received. It was presented by Laura Flores and , and broadcast live on Channel 34. The show featured guest performances by Braulio, Prisma, Laura Flores, and Ángel Ferreira.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written by Miguel Gaytán, and performed by María Villalobos "Coco"; with "", written by Richard Gómez and performed by Margarita Luna, placing second; and "", written and performed by Roberto Nieto, placing third.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – Los Angeles 1990 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result "" María Villalobos "Coco" Miguel Gaytán "" Roberto Nieto Roberto Nieto 3 "" David y Gila David Yakobian "" Eddy Júnior Eddy Júnior "" Margarita Luna Richard Gómez 2 "" Jorge E. Ossa Jorge E. Ossa "" Marcela Carranza Marcela Carranza "" Juan Miguel
Dallas–Fort Worth pre-selection KUVN held a televised pre-selection in Garland. This second edition of the Dallas–Fort Worth Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was presented by Juan Ramón and Teresa, and broadcast on Channel 23.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written and performed by Chela Miján.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – Dallas–Fort Worth 1990 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result 1 "" José Aparicio José Aparicio "" Chela Miján Chela Miján Qualified
Houston pre-selection KXLN-TV held a televised pre-selection in Houston. This was the third edition of the Houston Local OTI Festival. It was broadcast on Channel 45.
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "", written and performed by Paul V. Martínez.
+ Result of the Local OTI Festival – Houston 1990 Song Artist Songwriter(s) Result "" José Gerardo José Gerardo "" Paul V. Martínez Paul V. Martínez Qualified
Final The final was held on Wednesday 12 September 1990 at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, beginning at 19:00 EDT (23:00 UTC), and featuring fourteen songs. It was presented by Antonio Vodanovic and Andrea Kutyas, and broadcast live on all Univision affiliates. It was also broadcast in Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru. The show featured guest performances by Juan Luis Guerra y 440, Azúcar Moreno, Willy Chirino, Lissette, Laureano Brizuela, Clouds, and .
The jury was composed of , Kiara, Álvaro Torres, Lourdes Robles, Lila Deneken, Kiki García, Laureano Brizuela, Lissete, Willy Chirino, Juan Luis Guerra, and as chairperson.
The winner was "" representing WCIU–Chicago, written and performed by Daniel Recalde; with "" representing W48AW–Washington D.C., written and performed by Lilo González, placing second; and "" representing KTVW-TV–Phoenix, written by Enrique Ternbach and performed by Victoria Dean, placing third. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
+ Result of the final of the Song Artist Affiliate Result 1 "" Luz Piedad López WLTV–Miami 2 "" Leonel Suárez W61BL–Tampa 3 "" Pepe Turón KINT-TV–El Paso 4 "" María Villalobos "Coco" KMEX-TV–Los Angeles 5 "" Daniel Antonio KFTV–Fresno 6 "" Lilo González W48AW–Washington D.C. 2 7 "" Eduardo López KORO–Corpus Christi 8 "" Victoria Dean KTVW-TV–Phoenix 3 9 "" Daniel Recalde WCIU–Chicago 1 10 "" Chela Miján KUVN–Dallas–Fort Worth 11 "" Raúl Brindis KDTV–San Francisco 12 "" Paul V. Martínez KXLN-TV–Houston 13 "" Sergio Ruiz KWEX–San Antonio 14 "" Víctor Alcalde WXTV–New York
Following the national final, the winning song's title "" was changed to "" for the international competition.
At the OTI Festival On 1 December 1990, the OTI Festival was held at the Circus Maximus of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, hosted by Univision, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Daniel Recalde performed "" in position 3, with Héctor Garrido conducting the event's orchestra. The song was not among the top-three places revealed at the end.
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