The OTI Festival 1979 was the eighth edition of the OTI Festival, held on 8 December 1979 at the Theatre of the Military Academy in Caracas, Venezuela, and presented by Eduardo Serrano and Carmen Vict

The participation of Uruguay in the OTI Festival began at the inaugural OTI Festival in 1972. The Uruguayan participating broadcasters were Sociedad Televisora Larrañaga, Monte Carlo Televisión, and S