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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 ...

Children as young as 5 years old attend the Davis Mariachi Summer Camp, some fumbling with the bulky instruments, others handling the instruments as if they were born to play them. Jaime Valenzuela, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas couldn’t shake off a faulty start and succumbed to reigning men’s volleyball champion Indonesia, 25-17, 27-25, 26-24, on Tuesday and finished as the second seed in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bankruptcy court has approved the sale of Plaza Mariachi. The community hub first opened in 2017, bringing food, shopping and cultural programs all under one roof. Its CEO, ...

LOS ANGELES – Crystal Hernández steadies her violin and scans the crowd from the sixth floor of SoFi Stadium as 70,000 fans stream into a Los Angeles Rams home game. Below her, blue-and-gold jerseys ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — Arizona State University’s mariachi ensemble meets every week, bringing together community members and students as they connect with their roots and Hispanic culture. The university has two ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen is the only Chicago Public School that offers Mariachi as a class. Since 1994, the school has been building the next generation of Mariachi stars. ...