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Congress Declares March 14 National Day of Peruvian Cumbia

The law honors Enrique Delgado by assigning the Culture and Education ministries to coordinate commemorations without creating new public spending.

Enrique Delgado Montes, el recordado líder del grupo de cumbia Los Destellos.
¡Reconocen su valor! Congreso aprueba declarar el 14 de marzo como Día Nacional de la Cumbia Peruana
Congreso declara "Día Nacional de la Cumbia Peruana": conoce qué día se celebrará y si habrá feriado
La aprobación del Día de la Cumbia Peruana representa un reconocimiento oficial a uno de los géneros musicales más emblemáticos del país. Al establecer el 14 de marzo como fecha conmemorativa, se busca destacar el legado de Enrique Delgado, promover la difusión de la cumbia peruana y reforzar el valor de esta expresión artística como parte fundamental de la identidad cultural nacional.

Overview

  • The Pleno of Congress approved the measure on June 11, 2026, declaring March 14 each year as Día Nacional de la Cumbia Peruana.
  • Lawmakers exonerated the bill from a second vote after an overwhelming affirmative tally reported as 97 votes in favor, zero against and one abstention with a later report noting 102 favorable votes.
  • The date was chosen to honor Abel Henry Delgado Montes, known as Enrique Delgado, founder of Los Destellos and widely credited as a pioneer of Peruvian cumbia.
  • The text directs the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education to coordinate commemorative activities with regional and municipal governments and states the declaration will not generate extra budgetary spending.
  • The law aims to promote research, conservation and public diffusion of cumbia peruana, a genre that blends tropical cumbia with Andean, criolla and Amazonian traditions and is commonly heard at public celebrations across Peru.