OTI Festival 1988

OTI Festival 1988
Date and venue
Final
  • 19 November 1988 (1988-11-19)
VenueTeatro Nacional Cervantes
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Organization
OrganizerOrganización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
Production
Host broadcasterArgentina Televisora Color (ATC)
DirectorRoberto O. Muñoz
Musical directorOscar Cardozo Ocampo
Presenters
  • Pinky
  • Juan Alberto Badía
Participants
Number of entries22
Non-returning countries Brazil
Canada
Participation map
  •      Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1988
Vote
Voting systemEach member of a single jury awards 5–1 points to its five favourite songs in a secret vote
Winning song Argentina
"Todavía eres mi mujer"

The OTI Festival 1988 (Spanish: Decimoséptimo Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Décimo Sétimo Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the 17th edition of the OTI Festival, held on 19 November 1988 at the Teatro Nacional Cervantes in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and presented by Pinky and Juan Alberto Badía. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Argentina Televisora Color (ATC).

Broadcasters from twenty-two countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "Todavía eres mi mujer" performed by Guillermo Guido representing Argentina; with "Un mundo diferente" by Marco de Brix representing Paraguay placing second; and "De tu boca" by Taty Salas representing the Dominican Republic and "Partiré, buscaré" by Rocky Belmonte representing Peru both placing third.