Feb 03 2023 14 mins 1
Have you ever wanted to be something you never thought you’d really be?
Sitting in my high school Spanish class, I decided I wanted to be a Mariachi. Unfortunately, I was raised in a small rural Midwestern town where there were no Mariachis. In fact, here was only one Mexican American family and a teacher. That was the closest I thought I would ever get to Mexico. I fell in love with Mexican culture and the language.
I kept my Mariachi dream to myself until now. This podcast is about living on the borderland of Mexico and the people I met who connected me to the music. These are people who also happen to be… You guessed it! Mariachis. Meet Juan David Martinez, Genesis Staple, and Valerie Torres.
Learn more at TexasFolklife.org
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
