In Mexico, Halloween is nothing compared to the Day of the Dead, a national holiday that (essentially) commemorates good and bad spirits of people who no longer get tricks or treats. This year, Cal ...

There was no need to prime the audience at the May 7 mariachi festival at the Save Mart Center about how mariachi music transcends generations, borders and emotions. The ‘Ay Amor! Serenata Pa’l ...

Martha Ramirez, who frequently writes about Latin music, originally wrote this story in Spanish for Excelsior: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán was founded in 1898 in Tecalitlán, a small town in Mexico’s ...

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World-renowned ensemble Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán will join the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Selena Auditorium, marking its first appearance with the ...

The Rolling Stones and their 55th anniversary have nothing on the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan. The latter group has been together, under different leadership but the same name, since 1897.

On Saturday, April 15, Mariachi Vargas will grace the YouTube Theater in Inglewood. The 126-year-old mariachi ensemble is on its “Mexicano Desde La Raiz World Tour” and will perform in Mexico, Canada, ...

For the sole vocal finalist chosen to perform with Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán on Saturday (whether an elementary school, middle school, high school or college student musician), it's like winning ...

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan plays a benefit concert for Puertas Abiertas and the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater on Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan is to ...

EVERETT – These weren’t your typical Mexican restaurant mariachi bands. Members of three famous mariachi groups belted out vocals at the Everett Events Center on Sunday that could have given some ...

SAN ANTONIO – One of the largest and longest-running mariachi music festivals in the U.S. is returning to San Antonio this December. The Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza starts with national competitions ...

The serenatas have already begun as the 18th annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza takes over downtown San Antonio. Thousands of musicians are here for the seven-day music festival full of workshops as ...