Overview
- Organizers announced the winner after a gala final in Lima, with the song 'León, hermano del camino' by Jaime Montoya and performed by Coro Aguchita declared the official hymn.
- The contest drew 394 submissions from 23 regions and narrowed to ten finalists following earlier evaluation rounds that began with roughly one thousand entrants.
- The announcement came on Saturday, July 11, and Pope León XIV sent congratulations from the Vatican, calling the piece 'very beautiful.'
- As next steps, Apdayc will record a studio version of the hymn and IRTP will produce a videoclip for national distribution ahead of the November visit.
- The winning composition uses Andean musical rhythms and references the Blessed 'Aguchita,' reflecting an effort to tie the papal reception to Peruvian cultural and religious memory.