“Going Varsity in Mariachi” is a new documentary that made its SXSW premiere this week, taking viewers into the world of competitive mariachi competitions in the Rio Grande Valley. | via TexasStandard
A still from"Going Varsity in Mariachi" by Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
So groups are preparing different mariachi songs and they go to it. They go on stage and perform. There’s a lot of aspects. There’s the actual music itself, the way you dress and your showmanship. So there’s judges that judge based on all of that. When you say “very traditional music,” how would you describe the sort of heart of the heartbeat of the music? Yeah, mariachi music, it’s the way we tell our stories. It’s this very traditional music that was passed down. You know, it’s like folk music in a lot of ways. It’s border music, it’s trumpets, violins, guitars, a harp sometimes, and everybody sings.So, I mean, the first thing we did is we looked at the best ones, obviously. And Edinburg North is up there at the top.
You know, it’s funny because a lot of times, you know, you’re told “pretend like we’re not here.” Did any of that add to the pressure at all to do well in the competition, do you think?For sure. On top of the competition, knowing that this is going to be recorded and be on file somewhere forever – it definitely added to the stress. But I’m still happy about it.
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