Mineral de Pozos, Gto. Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The 2012 Mariachi Festival is around the corner. It will take place on Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27. The fifteenth edition will showcase national and international renown groups, as the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan. The cost of entry is $100 pesos. Information and tickets: Mariachi Los Gavilanes (phone 442-293-0218) and the City Hall of San Luis de la Paz.
Program of the 2012 Mariachi Festival
Thursday, April 26
Parish of St. Peter the Apostle
5: 00 pm Eucharistic Celebration. Music by Mariachi 2000 of Cutberto Perez.
Plaza Melchor Ocampo Forum (Miner´s Plaza)
6: 00 p.m. Opening of the Mariachi Festival and exhibition “Strokes of the Mariachi” from the painter Hector Ramirez of Cocula, Jalisco.
6: 30 p.m. Women’s Mariachi “Caporales” (Juventino Rosas, Gto.)
7: 30 p.m. Women’s Mariachi “Mexico Jewels” (Toluca, Edo.Mex).
8: 30 p.m. Mariachi “Rain of Stars” (Celaya, Gto.)
9: 30 p.m. Mariachi “Monumental” (Tehuacan, Pue.)
10: 30 p.m. Mariachi Mexicanisimo (Queretaro, Qro.)
11: 30 p.m. Mariachi “2000” of Cutberto Perez
Friday, April 27
3: 00 p.m. First Charro Horse Parade. Starting on Highway 57 and ending in Pozos.
6: 00 p.m. Presentation “Eagles Which are not Forgotten” (Chichimeca Mission)
7: 00 p.m. Mariachi “Reyes” (San Luis Potosi)
8: 00 p.m. Mariachi “Monumental” (Tehuacan, Pue.)
9: 00 p.m. Mariachi “Los Gavilanes” (Mineral de Pozos, Gto.)
10: 00 p.m. Mariachi “Nacional de Mexico” (Mexico, D.F.)
11: 00 p.m. Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, the Best Mariachi of the World
** Closing with all the mariachis.
** The program is subject to change without notice.
