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 San Antonio from throughout the U.S. to participate in musical workshops, national competitions and grand performances. The event culminates with... read more →
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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 Hacienda El Centenario in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico. This is the headquarters of the José Cuervo tequila company and is quite... read more →
Oct
12
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 drive-in concert in effort to ease our way back into the live concert experience slowly and safely. The concert will... read more →
Aug
31
The Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Vocal Competition is going online this year and the deadline to participate is Thursday, October 1, 2020!!!! Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the largest, longest running and most competitive mariachi vocal competition in the U.S. Best of all, you can participate from the... read more →
Aug
31
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 best experience for yourself and those around you. As we continue through these challenging times, we know that everyone has... read more →
Aug
31
https://youtu.be/15WWknX8jUc Interview by Leon Camacho with Jose Alfredo Jimenez Medel. Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and José Alfredo Jiménez Medel will come together for the first time ever to present “ASÍ FUE MI PADRE,” a show where the Mariachi Vargas will reunite with the musical legacy of José Alfredo Jiménez, “EL... read more →
Aug
31
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 it took a different turn amid the Covid-19 Pandemic in mid-March of 2020. So many people were affected by the... read more →
Aug
06
The multi award-winning Mariachi Nuevo Santander is proud to announce the international release of their third studio album, Sangre Mariachera, on all music streaming platforms including iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music. Hailing from the renowned Roma ISD Mariachi Program, Mariachi Nuevo Santander began work on their latest project... read more →
Jul
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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 year 2004, I remember it being quite significant for many reasons. There are quite a few mariachi music educators and... read more →
Jul
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A lo largo del año, mariachimusic.com ha lanzado videograbaciones con actuaciones excepcionales de la 25ª edición del festival anual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. Muchos de los videos han sido acompañados por artículos publicados en nuestro sitio internet. Ahora, con la adición de nuestro primer podcast, estamos incluyendo un tercer elemento para... read more →
