Photos: Los Changuitos Feos, Tucson's first youth mariachi group

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Photos: Los Changuitos Feos, Tucson's first youth mariachi group
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Tucson's first youth mariachi group, Los Changuitos Feos, has been a mainstay of the Tucson music scene since 1964. In 1964, a group of Tucson boys gathered in the basement of the old All Saints Catholic Church on South Sixth…

In 1964, a group of Tucson boys gathered in the basement of the old All Saints Catholic Church on South Sixth Avenue to be part of a new youth group. Most were in high school but a couple of them were younger. They signed up, with their parents’ enthusiastic endorsement, to form a mariachi ensemble.Ernesto Portillo Jr.Father Rourke and members of Los Changuitos Feos at University of Arizona stadium on July 4, 1966.

Ali Pizarro, 17, lets loose his vocals during a song while members of Los Changuitos Feos mariachi group practice on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014.Abigail Arias, 15, plays with other violinists while members of Los Changuitos Feos mariachi group practice on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014Abigail Arias, 15, practices her violin while members of Los Changuitos Feos mariachi group practice on Wednesday, Aug.

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