Overview
- The ceremony was held on December 5 at the Espacio Cultural Universitario in Rosario before a packed audience of university leaders, artists, students and fans.
- Rector Franco Bartolacci presented the diploma, said the vote was unanimous, framed the gesture as settling a long‑overdue debt, and welcomed Páez as a formal member of the university community.
- In his remarks, Páez said artistic irrationality must be expressed rather than monetized and cautioned that AI will not produce singular voices like Luis Alberto Spinetta or Liliana Herrero.
- He dedicated the distinction to his aunt Charito and his father, joking that he still owes English and accounting.
- He capped the event with a career‑spanning set that included Caminando por Rosario, Sale el sol, Ciudad de pobres corazones, Mariposa Tecknicolor, and Yo vengo a ofrecer mi corazón.