This year, Texas State University's (TXST) Latin Music Studies area prepared a virtual concert for their yearly Merry-Achi Christmas event. Students from Mariachi Lince de Oro, Salsa del Rio and... read more →
The 26th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza is the largest and longest-running mariachi music festival in the United States. Each year, more than 1,000 student mariachi musicians and vocalists convene in... read more →
Mariachi Vargas will perform a two-hour online concert Sunday, November 1 to commemorate the group's 123-year history. The show celebrates the best of nuestra cultura in a beautiful production from the majestic... read more →
A LIVE concert featuring Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán will be held at the Joe Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio this Friday, October 16 at 8PM. The event will be a... read more →
By this time, most of you are back to school and getting settled into a routine that is hopefully informative and productive. Do what you can to make it the... read more →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJiJr4EaCV0&t=1623s Thanks to Alex Trevino, Mariachi Director at McAllen High School in McAllen, Texas for contributing this post. The entire world came to a stop and life as we knew... read more →
It’s nice to finally have some time to reflect on the past 25 years of the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. As I look back at some of these photos from the... read more →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp3bL9comWc Valeria Garza is an incoming 8th grader at Roma Middle School in Roma, Texas. During the 25th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Valeria performed Rocio Durcal's "De Serenata" alongside Mariachi... read more →
Thousands of students have participated in the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza over the past 25 years of and each and everyone of you is special to us. While there are some... read more →
I had a chance to chat recently with Francisco Garcia about how he’s holding up during this COVID-19 pandemic and here’s what he had to say: Cynthia: How are you?... read more →