Posts Tagged ‘ Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza ’

Texas State soloist wins Mariachi meet

Texas State never even entered soloists in the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza until 2008. But today, Texas State has a winner in the San Antonio competition held last weekend. Celeste Curiel, a student Texas State’s School of Music, became the first Bobcat to win “Best Mariachi Vocalist in the U.S,” beating out 41 finalists from Texas, California, Harvard University and the Berklee School of Music.



Mariachi academy to compete in San Antonio

The San Marcos Mariachi Academy is preparing for a competition in San Antonio on Friday. In preparation, the academy performed Wednesday night at the San Marcos Public Library.