Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán de Guadalajara will perform their concert México Mágico Saturday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Laredo Independent School District Civic Center, 2400 San Bernardo Avenue. The annual event is presented by Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) and benefits the Artist in Residence Program and mariachi music student scholarships.
Tickets are $40, $30, and $25 and available at the TAMIU Bursar’s Office in Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, room 137 or by calling Andria Hernández at (956) 326-2152.
This is the third year Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán performs at the benefit concert.
Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán was founded in 1965 by brothers Pepe Martínez Barajas and Fernando Martínez Barajas, and toured Latin America and the U.S. A second generation of musicians joined the 12-piece traditional Mexican group during the 1980s and 1990s — Fernando Martínez Jr. and Carlos Martínez among them. In 1997, Fernando Martínez Barajas’ son, Angel Martínez Arreguin, became Tecalitlán’s leading member.
For more information, call the TAMIU Office of Student Success at 326-2273 or email mariachi@tamiu.edu
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