Mariachi Ensemble
UTRGV Mariachi Aztlán
The nationally award winning Mariachi Aztlán was founded by Dr. Dahlia Guerra, Assistant Vice-President of Public Art at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and is co-directed by Mr. Francisco Loera, who is on the faculty of the School of Music at UTRGV. The Mariachi has traveled throughout Mexico, Canada and the United States as musical ambassadors, representing the beauty of the Hispanic music and cultural traditions. They are frequently invited as guest clinicians to teach at the major mariachi conferences throughout the US. Mariachi Aztlán has been selected numerous times as the “Outstanding College or University Mariachi” in nationwide competition throughout the past twenty years.
UTRGV Mariachi Juvenil
Check out our Mariachi Videos!
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Cuando México Canta: A Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration |
Past Videos
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Cuando México Canta: A Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration |
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Mariachi Aztlán and Ballet Foklórico UTRGV (2018) |
| Mother's Day Tribute from UTRGV Mariachi Aztlán |
Mariachi Juvenil Aztlan de UTRGV - Pajarillo (Distance Group Project) |
UTRGV Mariachi Aztlán and Mariachi Juvenil Aztlán concert
For upcoming concerts visit showpass. The nationally award winning Mariachi Aztlán was founded by Dr. Dahlia Guerra, Assistant Vice-President of Public Art at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and is co-directed by Mr. Francisco Loera, who is on the faculty of the School of Music at UTRGV. The Mariachi has traveled throughout Mexico, Canada and the United States as musical ambassadors, representing the beauty of the Hispanic music and cultural traditions.
For questions of special accommodations, please call (956) 665-3881 or (956) 882-7025.
Past Performances
- October
- Mariachi Aztlan Guest Artists, Concert Aida Cuevas, Chandler, Arizona
- Mariachi Aztlan Guest Artists, Concert Aida Cuevas, Odessa, Texas
- November
- Mariachi Aztlan “In Concert”, Edinburg
- Mariachi Aztlan “In Concert”, Brownsville
- December
- Mariachi Aztlan & Juvenil Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza, San Antonio, Texas
- First Place University Winners (Mariachi Juvenil Aztlan) and invited guests (Mariachi Aztlan)
- Mariachi Azalea Christmas Tour of New Mexico, 6 performances throughout the state in Alamogordo, Hobbs, and Albuquerque, including Popejoy Hall
- January
- Mariachi Aztlan Performance and Workshop for Clark County, Las Vegas ISD students
- February
- Mariachi Juvenil - ALEGRIA Concerts with Ballet Folklorico
- Mariachi Aztlan - UIL Mariachi State Level – performances at the PAC
- Mariachi Aztlan FESTIBA 2020, Workshop for over 600, and Public Concerts at PAC with Aida Cuevas
- March
- Mariachi Aztlan Performance at Edinburg City Hall Community Festival
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Guest artists for the Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival, Santa Barbara Bowl, with the Mexican star Aida Cuevas
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Guest artists for the Chandler Center for the Arts Mariachi Festival, Chandler Arizona, with the Mexican star Aida Cuevas
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Guest artists for the Midland-Odessa Mariachi Festival, Midland-Odessa, with the Mexican star Aida Cuevas
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Guest artists/clinicians at the Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Guest artists/clinicians at the Tucson International Mariachi Conference, Tucson, Arizona
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Guest artists/clinicians for Chicago Heritage Foundation Mariachi Conference at the Millennium Amphitheater in Chicago
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Guest artists on a New Mexico Christmas Tour of four 4 venues, including Popejoy Hall
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Guest artists/clinicians at the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Concert/Workshop, San Antonio
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Summer Tour - Mariachi Aztlán performances in Floresville, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Greeley, and Lone Tree, Colorado
- The White House performance at a signing ceremony of an Executive Order commemorating the renewal and enhancement of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, performing for President Barack Obama.
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Performance of the mariachi opera Cruzar la Cara de la Luna in 2013 with the Lyric Opera of Chicago
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Houston Grand Opera, Mariachi Aztlán premiered the stage production of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, the world’s first “Mariachi-Opera” in 2010.
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Hollywood Bowl
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John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center
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The Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- San Diego International Mariachi Festivals 2015 and 2016
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Chicago Mariachi Festivals in 2015 and 2016
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Mariachi opera El Pasado Nunca Se Termina with the Chicago Lyric Opera in 2015
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Tucson International Mariachi Conference in 2015