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Jun 05

Original members of Mariachi Los Caporales appear in Newsweek

Congratulations to the San Antonio-based Mariachi Los Caporales who made it into Newsweek’s Special Edition on Selena that is currently on the newsstands now through July 14.

The photo, taken by San Antonio-based photographer Al Rendón, shows Los Caporales on a two-page spread posing with Selena backstage during the 1995 Tejano Music Awards.

Members from the original era of Mariachi Los Caporales shown in the photo include Chris De Léon, Roy Quintero, Raul Cuéllar, Miguel Guzmán, Juan Aldaco, Beto Espinoza, René Gutiérrez, Ismael Espinoza, Jesús Sosa and David Víllarreal.

“The 12-piece band took over the mariachi scene after being founded in 1993,” the cutline states.

To this day, Los Caporales continues to dominate the scene. They just arrived back home from a three-city tour in Kansas, where they accompanied famed mariachi singers Beatriz Adriana and Yolanda de Río.

Some members of Mariachi Los Caporales pose with Yolanda Del Río in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo, Javier Rubio)

The ensemble will not have much time to rest their instruments, as they will be departing for Moscow, Russia on June 9 to represent México y El Tri at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This isn’t the first time Los Caporales has had the grand opportunity to see the world as they have  performed in prior World Cups, including South Africa in 2010 and Brazil 2014.

This year they will be accompanying Mexican singer Edith Márquez, who will be performing hits such as “Nubes Negras,” “Quieres Ser Mi Amante,” “Mírame” and “Llamarada.” Other top-notch performers representing Mexico include iconic Banda El Recodo and rock group Molotov.

“When the promoter was putting together his company we had already performed for him many times,” Mariachi Los Caporales founder Roy Quintero said. “He told us back then — ‘one of these days I’m going to take you to every corner of the world,’ — and it’s true — it’s happening.”

Mariachi Los Caporales founder Roy Quintero with Carlos Vela of the Mexican Soccer team in 2011. (Photo, Roy Quintero)

The new era of 11 members representing Los Caporales, and leaving to Russia, include:

Roy Quintero- violin

Rhonda García – violin

Luis Jáuregui – violin

Manuel Vargas – violin

Aldo Gutiérrez – harp

César Jáuregui – trumpet

Javier Rubio – trumpet

Jesús Guerra – trumpet

Christian Maldonado – guitarrón

Mario Muñoz – vihuela

Cirilo Campos – guitar

Mariachi Los Caporales returns to San Antonio on July 6. Upon returning, they plan to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

Other mariachis in the edition are José Hérnandez and his guitarrón player from Mariachi Sol de México in 1994.

Mariachimusic.com is here to keep you updated on the latest mariachi news. Be sure to check back with us on what’s in the plans for the 24th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza and the latest news on mariachi music.

2 Comments

  1. Román Flores
    June 11, 2018 at 7:15 pm · Reply

    That’s amazing. So happy to hear of the success of this group after being part of history by just playing with Selena. All these years later and Los Corporales are still a group and traveling the world. ¡Arriba los mariachis!

  2. Sylvia Canales
    July 7, 2018 at 10:40 am · Reply

    SUPER CONGRATS!!! To Los Caporales Mariachi, we heard them two years ago on San Angelo, TX at a Museum Festival, and were sooo amazing. We were there on vacation. God bless you and keep doing so good.

    Canales Family from Brenham, TX

    ¡VIVA EL MARIACHI Y VIVA MÉXICO!

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