San Antonio’s 17th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza serves host to the largest, longest running and most competitive mariachi vocal competition in the U.S. Vocal finalists have been selected and will be posted on Sunday, October 30 at 10 am. on mariachimusic.com.

The preliminary screening was extremely tough to judge as so many talented entries were submitted and the talent gets tougher every year. All students who submitted their CD are to applauded for their efforts. Vocal finalists will compete at the Lila Cockrell Theater on Saturday, December 3 at 9 a.m. Members of Mariachi Vargas will judge the competition. One student will be selected as the best vocalist in the U.S. and will be invited to open for Mariachi Vargas in concert in San Antonio.

The vocal competition is open to the public with purchase of a wristband. Call Sandra Guevara at 210-225-3353 to order your wristbands today or email her at sandra@mariachimusic.com.