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Nov 14
Nov 08

El video de “Llamarada” ya está disponible en YouTube

La manera sorprendente en que Jonathan Palomar interpreta las canciones tradicionales de mariachi conquista los corazones del público en todo el mundo. Su actuación de "Llamarada", en el marco del festival Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza de 2018, fue capturada por Solarshot y se estrenó en el Festival de Cine de San... read more →
Nov 01

MVE 2019 Vocal Finalists announced

Thank you to all of the very talented students who auditioned for the 25th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Vocal Competition! Each year you all help to break the previous year’s record for the number of auditions submitted, and this year that record was broken again! With each school submitting their... read more →
Oct 21

“Llamarada” video now available on YouTube

Jonathan Palomar’s stunning interpretation of traditional mariachi classics captures the hearts of audiences throughout the world. His performance of “Llamarada” from the 2018 Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza was captured on film by Solarshot and premiered at the San Antonio Film Festival at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts this summer,... read more →
Oct 16
Oct 14

BREAKING NEWS: 2019 MVE HS Winners to open for Vargas in Ann Arbor!

The Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza and the University Musical Society (UMS) are proud to announce a collaboration in celebration of the 25th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. The first place winners of the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Group Competition – High School Category – will be invited to open for Mariachi Vargas... read more →
Oct 03

Mariachi Music.com releases Ramiro Barrera Middle School Mariachi Performance

https://youtu.be/7ILFoyzNZmE Mariachi Juvenil Santander's award winning performance at the 24th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. Since its inception in 1995, the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza group competitions have established themselves as a must see event within a full week of activities. In 1998, the Middle School level was incorporated into the competition... read more →
Sep 19

Houston Grand Opera selects San Antonio’s Trio Chapultepec for Christmas Show

This past June 2019, former Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza 1999 Best in the U.S.Grand Champion vocalist Vanessa Alonso posted a message to all of her Facebook followers that the prestigious Houston Grand Opera (HGO) would soon be holding auditions for an upcoming opera. The HGO was in search of three talented... read more →
Sep 13

Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Vocal Competition Deadline Nears

The deadline to submit audition videos for the 25th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Vocal Competition (MVENVC) is one week away. That’s right! To be considered for this year’s MVENVC, students have until Tuesday, October 1st to get their audition videos in along with the completion of the online registration... read more →
Sep 03