Rebecca Gonzales was a trailblazer as first woman to play with a high-profile, all-male mariachi in the 70s. Her oral history is now available to the public at UCLA, one year after her death. Why it ...

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Though Ramon Ponce can’t pinpoint when he started singing, his talent for it won him first place in a contest when he was five years old. This was decades ago in the capital city of Puebla, Mexico, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Plaza Mariachi has said they are staying put. The family-run cultural and entertainment center has been in bankruptcy and faced the threat of foreclosure. The soon-to-be new ...

South Nashville's Plaza Mariachi is being sold for $13.45 million amid its owner's legal issues. Owner Mark Jankhanbash was convicted of federal fraud charges and faces up to 30 years in prison. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The CEO of Plaza Mariachi provided an update after filing for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection more than a year ago. In July 2024, CEO Mark Janbakhsh announced the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — For members of Mariachi Cielo Azul, a mariachi ensemble of current and former students of the University of Texas at Austin, mariachi is not just a genre of music – it is a passion and ...

SAN ANTONIO – Student mariachi groups from across the San Antonio area will come together Saturday to celebrate culture, heritage, and music. The annual Diez y Seis Mariachi Festival has been hosted ...

Love for the Locals comes in the form of a new generation of mariachi on Sunday at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek. Two-time Latin Grammy nominee Mariachi Herencia de México blends ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — During Hispanic Heritage Month, a mariachi group is bringing traditional Mexican sounds to Southeast Texas, a region that lacked such music for many years. Mariachi Proyecto was ...

Mariachi music, a vibrant genre born in Mexico and carried across generations, is finding new life on Boston University’s campus. This semester, junior Josue Ibañez-Bautista founded Los Mariachi ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, one Corpus Christi family is keeping mariachi music alive and passing it down from one generation to the next. Inside the Rivera home, ...