TEXARKANA, Texas -- On her deathbed, Stephanie Urbina Jones' grandmother told her she was destined to be a "mensajera," a messenger, by way of "country music with chili peppers." Urbina Jones and the ...
A new generation is discovering the joys of mariachi music at school. Mariachi has always been an instrumental part of Hispanic culture, and now a new generation is discovering the joys of the music ...
In a world where tradition often reigns supreme, Betty Duarte-Matwick’s passion for mariachi music sparked a revolution that not only changed her life but also helped transform the landscape of this ...
In the late 1970s, a group of musicians in Topeka, Kansas, formed what became one of the first all-women mariachi bands in the country. Mariachi Estrella broke down barriers in a male-dominated music ...