Senin, 14 Juli 2008

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán

Last night was the last night of the Festival Del Mar Bermejo. It was the 13 th of July which is the anniversary of the battle against the French in 1854. Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán was to be playing and we wanted to see them. Apparently the group started out in Jalisco in 1898 and hasn't looked back since. They are now based out of Mexico City and are known as the best mariachi in the world according to Wikipedia.
We along with 5 thousand or so other people all headed for the Plaza de Tres Presidentes to watch the show. First of all we watched a dance presentation put on by one of the dance schools and then we listened to a singer give a performance. Soon it was 8 PM and shortly thereafter the Mariachi made their appearance. Their group consisted of 13 performers and perform they did. They also sang Happy Birthday to the mayor as it was his 37th birthday yesterday. It was an excellent show; but we got tired of standing and sitting on the concrete before they were finished so decided to head home and watch the fireworks finale from there. We relaxed at home for awhile and then watched the fireworks from the comfort of our lawn chairs on the patio.
A shot of some of the dancers, I know it is a blurry photo; but I liked the way the dresses looked so didn't delete it.

I shot a couple of videos of the mariachi band so here they are.




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