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 ...

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 ...

Get ready for some mighty mariachi. The internationally acclaimed Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan is coming to the Bay Area. The troupe performs Saturday at the City National Civic in San Jose. The show ...

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 ...

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 ...

Silver embellishments of traditional Mexican attire glistened on the stage Thursday, Dec. 3 as Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán showed a large audience at the Valley Performing Arts Center why they’re ...

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One of the most influential ensembles in the history of mariachi, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán was founded over 100 years ago in a small city near Jalisco, Mexico. More than 50 recordings later, 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, ...