Venezuela won the festival on two occasions, the first one in 1982 with the teenage boy band Grupo Unicornio [es] with the song "Puedes contar conmigo".

[1] The second Venezuelan victory came in 1987 in Lisbon with Alfredo Alejandro, with the song "La felicidad esá en un rincón de tu corazón".

[2] Many Venezuelan singers well known in all Ibero-America, such as Jose Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", her daughter Lilibeth Morillo, Mirla Castellanos, and Delia Dorta [es] represented their country in the contest with successful participations.

The venue of the festival was the Teatro del Círculo Militar [es] of Caracas and the presenters were Eduardo Serrano and Carmen Victoria Pérez [es], who presented the event in a golden and blue colored stage.

The opening theme of this edition of the festival was an orchestral fantasy based on the hymn, "Alma llanera".