The deadline to submit an entry for the 23rd Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Vocal Competition is less than 30 days away! The final day to submit an entry is... read more →
El extraordinario trompetista Crescencio "Chencho" Hernández —una de las figuras más pintorescas, influyentes y controversiales de la música de mariachi— falleció a los 71 años de edad el 19 de... read more →
Trumpeter extraordinaire Crescencio “Chencho” Hernández — one of the most colorful, influential, and contentious figures in mariachi music — passed away at age 71 on July 19, 2017 after a... read more →
Just a few days ago, Ángel Sención walked through the halls of high school as a freshman and began his ninth grade journey in Half Moon Bay, California. It seemed... read more →
The Texas Commission on the Arts and the Texas Cultural Trust are accepting applications for the 2018 class of Young Masters, a joint initiative that provides exemplary Texas-based arts students... read more →
Now is the time to start planning for the 2017 Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza! Yup. The 23rd Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza (use hashtag #MVE2017) is only four months away, and it... read more →
I had the pleasure of participating in the 6th Annual Mariachi Extravaganza Summer Camp that took place in San Antonio June 19-23. It was the first time I had ever... read more →
A FREE Selena Music Tribute will take place Saturday, July 8 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio as part of the League of United Latin... read more →
Be sure to watch NBC’s America’s Got Talent to see Roma High School’s Mariachi Nuevo Santander on the Season 12 audition that premieres TONIGHT - May 30 at 7 pm. These longtime Roma, Texas... read more →
The Mariachi Extravaganza Summer Camp takes place Monday, June 19 through Friday, June 23 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts' Carlos Álvarez Theater. The camp offers vocal and — due to popular... read more →





