Mariachi History Lesson Part 3

Mariachi History Part 3

By John Nelson

The radio started playing Mariachi Vargas as the Music of Mexico!

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​Mariachi Vargas on the Radio!

They appeared in more than 200 movies with ​famous Mexican singers and actors!

​Mariachi Vargas in the movies!

One member liked Cuban music which had a lot of trumpets. So they added trumpets to make them sound better on the radio.

​Mariachi Vargas adds trumpets!

They started to write down their music so that other groups could learn to play like them.

​Mariachi Vargas writes down music!

This famous American Country singer had a family from Mexico. She wanted to connect with her parents culture.

​1989: Linda Ronstad learns Mariachi music!

​She asked Mariachi Vargas to play with her on her album. Her album was famous all over the world.

Linda Ronstad

​Playing on Linda Ronstad's album helped Mariachi Music and Mariachi Vargas to become famous.

Mariachi Vargas

​She helped women to enter the world of Mariachi.

Linda Ronstad

​Today there are many all-women Mariachi groups who are very famous.

Next is a video of Flor D Toloache playing Guitarron, Vihuela, violin and trumpet. ​

Flor De Toloache

Been around more than 125 years!

Players change only when someone gets old.

​Thousands tryout to get in!

Only the most talented get to play with them.​

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​Mariachi Vargas De Tecaclatan

​Now you know why Mariachi Music is so important to Mexico and to the world.