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... read more →
Mariachi Vargas guitar player and vocalist Arturo Vargas and violinist/vocalist Andres Gonzalez arrive in San Antonio today for the 15th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. The two members of Mariachi Vargas... read more →
Featured as opening acts for Mariachi Vargas will be California resident and Texas favorite Nydia Rojas who will reunite with Tejano music artist Ricardo Castillon to sing their beautiful rendition... read more →
Previous Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza “Best in the U.S” vocalist and Odessa native Esteban Velasquez has spent the past 8 months working on his first CD Ladron de Amores. The CD... read more →
Nydia Rojas and Ricardo Castillon scored a beautiful rendition of “Hay Unos Ojos” and benchmarked their career with sales of upwards of 50,000 units of that recording and video. Tejanos... read more →
Yening Qin and his twin brother Yelun have one thing in common as students at Harvard University– mariachi music. Both are violinists with the award winning Mariachi Veritas de Harvard... read more →
Participants of the 15th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza will have a chance to extend a warm welcome to Mariachi Vargas’ newest member and trumpet player Fernando Velazquez. Fernando has performed... read more →
The Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza is host to the largest mariachi group and vocal competitions in the US. The vocal competition attracts the most talented vocalists from elementary school age through... read more →
Experience live mariachi music entertainment this week with a concert tonight featuring Campanas de America at the Scottish Rite Temple, mariachi serenades along a running/biking path near the Mission Trails... read more →
“It’s a huge responsibility for me to prepare my children to be part of the next generation of mariachi and Mariachi Vargas,” says Jose “Pepe” Martinez, Jr., violinist and vocalist... read more →
