Mariachi Chula Vista

Performing Mariachi Mass

Feria del Mariachi | Sunday, Sept. 28th
Main Stage:
9:30am - 10:30am
12:50pm – 1:20pm

Mariachi Chula Vista was formed at Chula Vista High School in September 2001. Since then, Mariachi Chula Vista has performed at more than 900 events and has earned a reputation as one of the best student mariachis in the country. The group has appeared at festivals in Albuquerque, Tucson, Las Cruces, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Phoenix, Seattle, Wenatchee, and Guadalajara and has shared the stage with such famous groups as Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández, Mariachi de América de Jesús Rodríguez de Hijar, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Mariachi Internacional Guadalajara, and the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. Mariachi Chula Vista has won numerous competitions and was the subject of an extended front-page article in the New York Times (April 2005. The group was the first mariachi invited to perform at a national music educators conference (MENC 2006, Salt Lake City). Mariachi Chula Vista is directed by Mark Fogelquist.