On this episode I talk with my great friend and musical Director Jose Longoria from Houston, Texas. He is an award-winning performer and educator, and the director of Mariachi Imperial de America. His mariachi has performed internationally in Canada, China, India, and Armenia, and has won awards at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. In 2022, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner proclaimed July 19th to be Jose Longoria day in recognition of the musician and community leader’s cultural contributions to the city of Houston.

Lupita is my good friend and has been a middle school mariachi instructor and director for many more years. She also has her own professional mariachi here in the DFW area; "Mariachi Lone Star" which is directed by both her and her husband Juan Garcia. In this episode we talk mariachi education along with professional work alongside her family.

Mi amigo Junior Salinas del Mariachi Alma Latina de Dallas, Texas. Platicamos de sus inicios, experiencias y mucho más.

Antonio Jimenez el director y fundador del Mariachi Jalisciense de Dallas, Texas en el año 1999. Platicamos de sus inicios, meastros, agrupaciones y experiencias.

My friend Lizeth Dominguez a Mariachi Instructor for the Grand Prairie and Fort Worth School Districts . Visits The Mariachi Podcast and shares her experiences as a teacher and a professional musician.

Gracias a mi gran amigo José (El Chapulín) Vásquez, que fue integrante del Mariachi 2000 de Cutberto Pérez por más de 25 años. Que disfruten de este episodio.

Un gran maestro que tengo la dicha de conocer por muchos años, el maestro José Antonio Laguna. Platicamos de sus experiencias, familia, inicios y su empresa de la Gran Plaza en. Fort Worth, Texas.

Javier Aguilar, un amigo y artista que tiene su Mariachi Pura Sangre, hablamos de sus raíces como solista hasta llegar a tener su propio grupo. Espero que sea de su agrado. Sigan a Javier Aguilar y su Mariachi Pura Sangre en todas las redes sociales.