OTI Festival 1983

OTI Festival 1983
Date and venue
Final
  • 29 October 1983 (1983-10-29)
VenueDAR Constitution Hall
Washington, D.C., United States
Organization
OrganizerOrganización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
Production
Host broadcasterSpanish International Network (SIN)
DirectorJoshua White
Musical directorHéctor Garrido
Presenters
Participants
Number of entries21
Returning countries Paraguay
Non-returning countries Bolivia
Participation map
  •      Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1983
Vote
Voting systemEach of the 21 jurors scored each entry in a scale of 5–1 points
Winning song Brazil
"Estrela de papel"

The OTI Festival 1983 (Spanish: Decimosegundo Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Décimo Segundo Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the 12th edition of the OTI Festival, held on 29 October 1983 at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States, and presented by Rafael Pineda and Ana Carlota. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster the Spanish International Network (SIN).

Broadcasters from twenty-one countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "Estrela de papel" performed by Jessé representing Brazil; with "Olvidar, olvidar" by Taty Salas representing the Dominican Republic placing second; and "Tu pueblo, mi pueblo" by Jaime Mora representing Colombia placing third.