Winners from San Antonio’s Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza (09) will open for Mariachi Vargas at the American Bank Center’s Selena Auditorium in Corpus Christi on Saturday, February 27. Nearly 100 musicians and vocalists will be featured on stage and include performances from award-winning groups selected by members of Mariachi Vargas in San Antonio last November.
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Mariachi music is one form of Latin music that is helping companies and organizations appeal to Hispanic consumers. This is true for the San Antonio Spurs who have named “Mariachi Mujer Internacional de los Spurs” as their official mariachi.
Congratulations to Genesis Codina from Los Angeles who appeared on Univision Network’s Sabado Gigante with Don Francisco on Saturday. Genesis competed in the 15th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Vocal Competition in San Antonio and won first place in the middle school category last November. Felicidades Genesis! Hope to see you back in San Antonio this December.
Check out Genesis on YouTube at “Genesis Codina en Prestigioso Programa de TV Internacional.”
Check out this video with Mariachi Vargas’ harp player Julio Martinez who is playing “Huapango.” Some people call it “Huapango de Moncayo” composed by Jose Pablo Moncayo. It’s a beautiful rhythm from “La Huasteca” which covers the 3 states of Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi and Veracruz. Julio recorded the video in Jalisco at Hacienda Herradura and Hacienda Mundo Cuervo around fabulous agave plants (the plant used to make tequila). The video incorporates scenery from other parts of Mexico that include Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Tabasco, Morelos, Guerrero, Durango, Sinaloa and Baja California.
Tune in to HBO Sunday, Jan. 31 (7:00 p.m. ET/PT) for the Rosie O’Donnell special titled A FAMILY IS A FAMILY IS FAMILY. The special touches on various modern day family structures told through the eyes of young children and includes musical performances with reggae star Ziggy Marley, folk musician Elizabeth Mitchell and Boerne based Mariachi “L.” Mariachi “L”? That’s right. Mariachi “L”! Producers of the documentary wanted a young boy, between 5-10, who could sing and play mariachi music. They saw a video of Martin Luevano (now 12) posted on mariachimusic.com and liked the way he sang. They learned about his 7 brothers and sisters who all sing and play mariachi music together and selected Martin and his siblings for the special. Martin sings “Carino,” a song about love. The Luevano Family will celebrate their HBO appearance with a performance tonight at Las Palapas at 6:30 p.m. in Leon Springs off I-10 West near Boerne. Congratulations to Marshall and Maggie Luevano (mom and dad who also make a brief appearance) and the entire Luevano Family. It doesn’t get bigger than HBO!
Hope your New Year is off to a great start. The MPR team is running full speed ahead in planning concerts featuring Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán in several markets in Texas with the first stop in Corpus Christi on Saturday, February 27 at the American Bank Center, Selena Auditorium. This is the 3rd consecutive year Mariachi Vargas performs in Corpus where they enjoy a tremendous fan base of mariachi aficionados.
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Log on to mariachimusic.com to check out the latest photos from our 15th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. Photos from this 8-day event include pictures from student group and vocal competitions as well as from the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan concert.
This year we were fortunate to welcome writer Patricia Greathouse and her photographer husband Chris to San Antonio all the way from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Patricia, who herself is a mariachi, recently wrote the book entitled “Mariachi” which includes many interviews with mariachi legends, awesome pictures of various mariachi groups and singers, and also a fun cookbook section. Once again I thank Patricia and Chris for all the amazing help they gave us.
Be sure to check out all the photos by clicking on http://www.mariachimusic.com/gallery/index.php?album=photos%2F15th-annual-mariachi-vargas-extravaganza-2009
We wish everyone a very happy holiday and look forward to many great events this upcoming year. Keep coming back to mariachimusic.com to see when Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan will be in your area in 2010!
Beginning December 24, 2009, relive highlights from the 15th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza on San Antonio on Demand Channel 988. Time Warner Cable digital subscribers will be able to see the 30-minute, bilingual special capturing phenomenal performances from Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, recording artists Nydia Rojas and Ricardo Castillon, and award winning mariachi groups and vocalists when they want and as many times as they want for FREE. Digital customers can simply watch a replay of the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza TV special on Channel 988 bu scrolling to “Arts & Culture” and hitting “B” on their remote control to play. Continue reading ‘Mariachi Special airs on Time Warner’
Tune into Azteca America San Antonio to catch the 30-minute TV Special from the 15th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza on Saturday, December 19th at 11 a.m.
Filmed on November 21 at San Antonio’s Municipal Auditorium, this special includes performances from Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, recording artists Nydia Rojas and Ricardo Castillon and award-winning mariachi groups and vocalist.
Texas State University student Celeste Curiel competed in the 15th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza with the song El Triste which sings goodbye to a loved one. “The song makes me think of my mother and the sadness she felt after loosing my father two years ago,” says Curiel. “My mother attended a rehearsal this summer when my professor Juanita Ulloa had me sing several songs I was considering for the competition. When I sang El Triste she started to cry. It was at this moment I knew I had the right song for the competition knowing how the song touched my mother,” says Curiel.
