The group from Tucson's Pueblo High School was chosen for America’s National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C.
Genesis Lara Members of Mariachi Aztlan of Pueblo High School gathered Thursday evening for two hours of rehearsal, putting in the practice that translates into live performances at private and community events throughout Tucson each month.
People are also reading… Mariachi Aztlan was founded in 1992 by Tucson native Richard Carranza and has been led by Contreras for 18 years. The group has won first place consecutively the past seven years in the Tucson International Mariachi Conference’s High School Division. He’s including four students who were members of Mariachi Aztlan during the pandemic days. They never got to travel for performances, so he has invited them to play with the group at the parade.
That, coupled with money they’ve earned from gigs and fundraisers, has put the group about one-third closer to their overall goal of $55,000. “It was incredible. I looked in the mirror and I was like, ‘Wow, I'm actually an official Aztlan member'. That’s when it really hit me, I’m in my dream group,” Vargas said.
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