Nicaragua in the OTI Festival

Nicaragua
Participating broadcaster	Telenica Televicentro
Participation summary
Appearances	23
First appearance	1974
Last appearance	2000
Highest placement	1st: 1977
Host	None

The participation of Nicaragua in the OTI Festival first began at the third OTI Festival in 1974 held in Acapulco. Telenica and Televicentro, members of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), were responsible for the Nicaraguan participation. Its participation in the song contest was interrupted twice, in 1978 and 1979 when it has to withdrew for two years due to the Nicaraguan Revolution, and in 1986. Their entrant was selected by a national final.