Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1977 with the song "", written by , and performed by Capri. The Chilean participating broadcasters, (TVN), (UCTV), (UTV), and (UCVTV), jointly selected their entry through a televised national final. The song, that was performed in position 14, placed eleventh out of 21 competing entries, with 2 votes tying with the entries from Panama and Uruguay.
National stage (TVN), (UCTV), (UTV), and (UCVTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 6th edition of the OTI Festival. Twelve songs were shortlisted for the televised final.
+ Competing entries on the national final – Chile 1977 Song Artist Songwriter(s) "" Luis Riderelli "" Gloria Simonetti Luis Advis "" Florcita Motuda Raúl Florcita Alarcón Rojas "" Fernando Ubiergo Fernando Ubiergo "" Ángel Maulén "" Carlos Romero Carlos Romero "" Julio Zegers "" Ernesto Rencoret "" Sergio Lillo "" Capri "" "" Ricardo de la Fuente Ricardo de la Fuente
National final The national final was held on Sunday 9 October 1977, beginning at 23:15 CLST (02:15+1 UTC), and was presented by . It was broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , UTV's , and UCVTV's .
The jury was composed of , , Carlos Videla, , Pepe Gallinato, , and Patricio Martínez.
The winner was "", written by , and performed by Capri.
+ Result of the national final – Chile 1977 Song Artist Result "" Gloria Simonetti "" "" "" Ricardo de la Fuente "" Florcita Motuda "" Sergio Lillo "" Fernando Ubiergo "" Carlos Romero "" "" "" "" Capri 1
At the OTI Festival On 12 November 1977, the OTI Festival was held at the auditorium of the Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, hosted by (RTVE), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Capri performed "" in position 14, with conducting the event's orchestra, placed eleventh out of 21 competing entries, with 2 votes tying with the entries from Panama and Uruguay.
Voting Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, assembled a three-member jury who had three votes to distribute as wished.
+ Votes awarded to Chile Score Country 1 vote
+ Votes awarded by Chile Score Country 1 vote
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