SAN FRANCISCO -- He can bring you to tears with his Italian arias. But tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz started his musical journey by singing popular Spanish mariachi songs. The Mexican singer starred in the ...

Mariachi music, a vibrant genre born in Mexico and carried across generations, is finding new life on Boston University’s campus. This semester, junior Josue Ibañez-Bautista founded Los Mariachi ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Mariachi singer Deyra Barrera is reaching a new audience following her collaboration with rap superstar Kendrick Lamar. She's featured on three songs on his latest album "GNX." ...

Houston, Texas – Beatriz Gonzalez, the heartfelt, cultural, and profound voice from Donna, Texas, has carved out a space for herself as one of the rising stars in Latin music today. Born with a ...

Yamileth Arellano won in the elementary school division for the Mariachi Festival. Her vocal talent, charm and mastery of Spanish helped her to shine. She will perform in Houston, Texas, Aug. 22-24. | ...

Curiously, Favela, 57, didn't grow up singing mariachi. As a child, at her parents' urging, she entertained family and friends with children's songs. Later she sang in the church choir and during high ...

Vanessa Del Fierro and her Mariachi Las Coronelas spread the music - and a message - to audiences across all cultures.

As a child growing up in Mexico City, Juanita Ulloa started learning ranchera standards listening to patrons joyously joining in with the musicians performing next door at Caballo Bayo, a famous ...

EDDIE AND ANNA, THANK YOU. KAITLIN. LONGTIME FRIENDS ALEXIS, EDDIE, MOISES, HERNANDEZ AND SAENZ AND LUIS MONTES FORMED A UNIQUE MARIACHI GROUP, TAKING THEIR TALENTS TO WEST SIDE CHURCH, OFFERING A ...

Next, we hear a story about the spirit of Los Angeles. It's part of our series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast Alt.Latino, hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.