Mariachi Oro, a mariachi based at Edinburg High School, takes center stage in the new documentary.
Mariachi Oro , the mariachi based at Edinburg High School , takes center stage in the new documentary “Going Varsity in Mariachi.” The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year, will begin streaming Thursday on Netflix . It focuses on the young musicians as they and Coach Abel Acuña prepare to compete in the Mariachi Extravaganza National Group Competition in San Antonino and the UIL State Competition.
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio adds mariachi to its program “Abel, as you can tell, is not about the trophies,” co-director Alejandra Vasquez, a Texas native, told the audience at Sundance following the screening. “He’s about how mariachi music can help you get safely into adulthood and how important it is to just come together and be a family.
Going Varsity In Mariachi Youth Orchestras Of San Antonio American Film Institute Mariachi Oro Alejandra Vasquez Abel Acuña Sam Osborn Edinburg High School Texas San Antonino Mexican Q&Amp Sundance Film Festival UIL State Competition Mariachi Extravaganza National Group Competition
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