San Antonio's 18th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza will present scholarships to winners of the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza group and vocal competitions. The competitions are the largest, longest running and most competitive mariachi... read more →
Finalists for San Antonio's 18th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Vocal Competition will be posted Thursday, November 1 at 10am here. This year the number... read more →
Count down is 30 days until the start of the 18th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza which officially begins November 25 and runs through December 1. There's something for everyone including... read more →
Mariachi Vargas will be back in Texas very soon. Don't miss these important dates and deadlines that are rapidly approaching. Wed., Sept. 26 • Mariachi Vargas to perform in Dallas at... read more →
Miguel Martínez is often referred to as the father of the modern mariachi trumpet. He began his career as a teenager in Plaza Garibaldi of the mid-1930s, at a time... read more →
A Miguel Martínez se le refiere como el padre de la trompeta mariachera moderna. Comenzó su carrera cuando aun era adolescente en la Plaza Garibaldi a mediados de los años treinta, en... read more →
The Mariachi Extravaganza Songwriting Competition was incorporated into the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in 2011 and serves as a platform for aspiring and established songwriters to... read more →
Start planning now to participate in the nation’s largest and most competitive mariachi vocal competition to be held Saturday, December 1 at the... read more →
Victor “Pato” Cardenas, who played vihuela with Mariachi Vargas for 50 consecutive years (1960 - 2010), is alive and well and enjoying his semi-retirement. He is working as... read more →
Steeven Sandoval has been one of the most acclaimed vocalists to perform with el mejor mariachi del mundo, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán over the past 115 years. He has been a... read more →