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San Jose's Celebration of Mexico's Music, Culture and Cuisine
Moves to Plaza de Cesar Chavez
Sponsored by:
State Farm®
Presented by:
El Mexicano Brand Cheeses, KDTV Univision 14 and KFSF TeleFutura 66, Estéreo Sol 98.9/99.1 FM, Recuerdo 100.3 FM, La Kalle 100.7/105.7 FM and KLOK 1170 AM
You Saw It Here First - the 2008 Festival Poster!
Our commemorative poster was designed by our fabulous art designer, Carlos Perez. Click the photo or click here to view a larger version.
The poster Carlos designed is a beautiful illustration of the creative theme selected by Linda Ronstadt for this year's festival: a celebration of the women of mariachi music and the canción ranchera. The process Carlos used involved an extensive search for vintage photos of the three divas whose memorable artistry will be profiled at our gala concert: Lola Beltran, Amalia Mendoza and Lucha Reyes. We were assisted in this process by Randy Carillo, music director for Mariachi Cobre, who will be joining Linda, Aida Cuevas, Lila Downs, and Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano at the concert. Randy has an extensive collection of historical mariachi record albums, and he loaned us several from which Carlos was able to scan images of the artists. From there, Carlos and his colleague, illustrator Juan Raul, hand painted the images to create a new original illustration. The style of the art work is reminiscent of vintage Mexican calendars and theatrical posters, which is exactly what we hoped Carlos' illustration would evoke.
These fine art commemorative posters will be available for purchase. Each poster will be custom printed to order on acid free paper. Framing is also available. To get information about pricing and to order yours, please call 1-877-MHCVIVA.
Visit also our online gallery of mariachi posters to review 17 years of original poster designs by some of the most gifted Latino artists in the United States.
“Eat, Sleep and Be Mariachi”
- with the San José International Mariachi and Latin Music Festival, that is. Mexican Heritage Corporation and Team San José have partnered on weekend travel packages that will make people yell “Bravo!” The 17th Annual Festival celebrates Mexico’s music, culture and cuisine and features an unprecedented lineup of artists and travel discounts.
Linda Ronstadt to Advise San Jose International Mariachi Festival
Grammy Award-Winning Artist Will Consult on Festival's Education and Entertainment Programming, Audience Development and Sustainable Growth
In a unique collaboration between an emerging non-profit
arts event and a legend of the music business, San José’s Mariachi Festival and recording artist
Linda Ronstadt, will join forces to build on the Festival’s recent growth. Ronstadt will advise
the festival on a range of issues including possible new platforms for the Festival’s cultural
activities and sustainable support for the arts education mission. Her role will be advisory only
with management, production and fiduciary responsibility remaining with the MHC Board and
Festival staff.
For more information, please read the Full Announcement
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