OTI Festival 1987

OTI Festival 1987
Date and venue
Final
  • 24 October 1987 (1987-10-24)
VenueTeatro São Luiz
Lisbon, Portugal
Organization
OrganizerOrganização da Televisão Ibero-americana (OTI)
SupervisorDarío de la Peña
Production
Host broadcasterRadiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)
DirectorLuís Andrade
Musical directorFernando Correia Martins
Presenters
Participants
Number of entries24
Returning countries Brazil
Spain
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Participation map
  •      Participating countries
Vote
Voting systemEach member of a single jury awards 5–1 points to its five favourite songs in a secret vote
Winning song Venezuela
"La felicidad está en un rincón de tu corazón"

The OTI Festival 1987 (Portuguese: Décimo Sexto Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana, Spanish: Decimosexto Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana) was the 16th edition of the OTI Festival, held on 24 October 1987 at Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon, Portugal, and presented by Ana Zanatti and Eládio Clímaco. It was organised by the Organização da Televisão Ibero-americana (OTI) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP). This was the second and last time the festival was held in a Portuguese-speaking country, the first being the 1973 festival.

Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "La felicidad está en un rincón de tu corazón" performed by Alfredo Alejandro representing Venezuela; with "Mi amigo el cóndor" by Gustavo Velázquez representing Ecuador placing second; and "¡Ay, amor!" by Ana Gabriel representing Mexico and "Bravo samurái" by Vicky Larraz representing Spain both placing third.