The video with the 12 songs that the musician performed at the ceremony in which he was awarded the Honoris Causa is now available on YouTube.

La Universidad Nacional de Rosario The National University of Rosario (UNR) awarded Fito Páez an honorary doctorate in a moving ceremony held on December 5, 2025, at the University Cultural Center (ECU). To close the tribute, the Rosario-born musician performed 12 songs, which were recorded in high-quality video and audio and are now available on YouTube.

The video reviews the reasons for the distinction awarded to Fito Páez, who was recognized as "an essential cultural figure in the city, whose work has transcended borders and generations," for his extraordinary career that has always carried Rosario throughout the world in his art. A native son of the city, the visibly moved singer received his diploma of honor from Rector Franco Bartolacci, along with the sponsor of the appointment, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Alejandro Vila.

First, you can hear Rector Bartolacci's speech, which concluded: “Beyond the diplomas, what we have come to thank you for is your life's testimony, that unique way of making us feel the world and its things, which moves, challenges, and mobilizes this community. This tribute is a declaration of principles; art and poetry also make us free and nourish those of us who come to offer our hearts.”

Then, in his acceptance speech, Páez repeatedly expressed his gratitude, dedicated the award to his aunt Charito, his mother, and his father, and spoke about the impact of artificial intelligence on musical creation. “You can’t monetize human expression, you can’t commodify everything. They can make us all idiots, but they’re not going to create a Spinetta through AI, a Liliana Herrero isn’t going to appear through AI. What I feel is being rewarded is precisely that: there has to be a truly exceptional creator.”

“And let us feel that we are human beings, not herds, let us be extraordinary, not machines. It is a political statement today to call oneself a human being, to summon joy, emotions, self-criticism, critical thinking, it always had,” he exclaimed, naming the Rosario musicians who shaped him: “It is a group recognition.”

And then the songs came. Walking through Rosario, Tramp, Trying to Grow Up, and that chorus of “I Still Believe in Looking into People’s Eyes.” To continue with Prayer of the Still Waters, The Sun Rises, A Madman on the Carousel, Home, Mirta Returning, Life Is a Coin, City of Poor Hearts, Butterfly