Miguel Hernández, the charismatic violinist best known as “La Pulga” (the flea), succumbed to coronavirus last December at age 70. From the time I met him in Plaza Garibaldi back... read more →
Guitarist and vocalist of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán Arturo Vargas is now being featured in the latest video tutorial of our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoMZQhoroBw In this twelve minute video tutorial,... read more →
The first U.S. cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) were reported in January, 2020. By February, the virus had been detected in Mexico, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization... read more →
Los primeros casos de Covid-19 (coronavirus) en Estados Unidos fueron reportados en enero de 2020. Ya para febrero, el virus se había detectado en México, y el 11 de marzo... read more →
El día primero de este año, el covid–19 cobró otra vida más, esta vez la de nuestra amiga Cassandra Trejo, quien fue muy conocida en el ambiente de los festivales... read more →
On New Year’s Day of 2021, Covid-19 took another life, this time that of our dear friend Cassandra Trejo, a well-known personality in the mariachi festival world. Cassandra Clemence was... read more →
As part of the 26th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza, Mariachi Vargas trumpet player Agustín Sandoval created a three-part video tutorial on mariachi trumpet techniques. https://youtu.be/Th-2OUTni64 Agustín starts off the series... read more →
Blog author: Dr. Dahlia Guerra Greetings, mariachi friends! We hope that you all are healthy and safe, and we hope your year is off to a great start!! These... read more →
Congratulations to Roma High School’s Mariachi Nuevo Santander for being invited to perform in an hour-long special for the Biden/Harris Latino Inaugural 2021 Celebration. The event will celebrate Latino contributions... read more →
For many years, Miguel Guevara’s love for music, culture and community was shared with all who were part of the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza family. He wore several... read more →