Tickets to see Mariachi Vargas this summer in Austin and Houston go on sale April 15. Treat your Dad to a Mariachi Vargas concert on Father’s Day weekend in Austin June 20 at The Long Center-Dell Hall. Tickets are available at thelongcenter.com, 512.474.5664 or the Long Center-3M Box Office. And see... read more →
Apr
13
Apr
07
The San Jose Mariachi Mass was a special place to go in San Antonio on Sundays when out of town guests visited our family on weekends. The music filled my heart and my soul with lyrics that I didn’t quite understand. This didn’t matter. It was the music that made... read more →
Mar
27
Look for Mariachi Vargas in the Rio Grande Valley this weekend on the Campus of the University of Texas Pan Am in Edinburg Saturday night. They will perform live in concert as part of an international festival of books and arts- FESTIBA. The event is an outdoor concert and free... read more →
Feb
20
I’ve taken a sabbatical from posting blogs but only because my team and I have been busy planning out the 2009 Mariachi Vargas Concert Tour schedule which kicks off in Corpus Christi Saturday, March 7 at the Selena Auditorium. Don’t wait until the last minute to purchase your tickets (ticketmaster.com).... read more →
Oct
01
Mariachi Extravaganza Vocal Competition Deadline set for October 15, 2008 The Mariachi Extravaganza vocal competition continues to be one of the top events of the 7-day music festival because it offers students the opportunity to open for Mariachi Vargas and perform live in front of thousands of people. The competition... read more →
Sep
08
Happy Dies y Seis everyone! The Instituto Cultural de Mexico is producing a spectacular show Monday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium for a Dies y Seis celebration. The Guadalajara-based recording artist AZUCENA will perform with the accompaniment of Mariachi Sangre Mexicana de Manuel Vargas. The Mariachi... read more →
Jul
11
Mariachi Vargas will perform in Houston Saturday, July 19 at the Wortham Center's Brown Theater as part of a week-long mariachi fest sponsored by Fiesta Mart. Opening for Mariachi Vargas will be Houston's very own Patrick Henry Middle School Mariachi, Mariachi MECA and MECA's Ballet Folklorico. (more…)
Jun
11
I wasn't planning to see Sex and the City until I heard Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano had a cameo appearance in the film. I rushed out to see it with my mother not realizing it was a R-rated comedy. Nevertheless there I was sitting in the theater packed... read more →
Mar
18
First place winners from the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio have been invited to participate in arts residency programs to share Mexican cultural traditions with students and adults throughout the country. In May 2002 Mariachi Nuevo Santander de Roma, from Roma High School in Roma, Texas was invited by... read more →
Mar
09
As I walked up the third floor of the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium where the mariachi vocal competitions were held, 9-year old San Antonio student Nizhoni Begay had just started belting out Cucurrucucú paloma. She was the final contestant to perform in the Coastal Bend Mariachi Festivals vocal competition... read more →
