Big shake up in SATURDAY'S Fiesta lineup: Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte will perform alongside Mariachi Plata de WNMU at 11 AM, instead of Ballet Folklorico Alfaro Frontera Bugalu will perform instead of HIT La Rosa at 2 PM Nosotros will perform instead of Nohe & Sus Santos at 4 PM Ballet Folklorico Alfaro performs Sunday, June 19 at 12:15 PM Don't miss out on the demonstrations in the artisan tent: 12:30: Straw Painting Technique by Isabel Mendoza ¡Fiesta Latina! is a cultural event organized by Western New Mexico University to recognize and celebrate New Mexico’s Latin American heritage, customs and traditions. The four-day outdoor festival on the beautiful WNMU campus in Silver City features Latin music and dance performances, food and drink, traditional children’s activities, a charro show, and a juried artisan mercado, featuring the traditional folk-art of more than 30 artisans from throughout Mexico. This wonderful family event is now in its...
For the ¡Fiesta Latina! 2022 welcome performance, the university’s student ensemble will open for the world’s only Grammy award-winning mariachi. Western New Mexico University Cultural Affairs worked with Mariachi Plata de WNMU Director Bryant Chaffino to bring Mariachi Los Camperos to campus during ¡Fiesta Latina!, which kicks off Thursday, June 16, with a free nighttime musical performance by both groups. Mariachi Los Camperos was founded in 1961 by Jose Natividad “Nati” Cano Ruiz, who played a fundamental role in the development of mariachi music in the U.S. by training and mentoring new generations of mariachi musicians. A visionary leader who wanted to take mariachi performances beyond customary locations such as cantinas and into concert halls. Nati Cano fulfilled his dream by presenting Los Camperos, which in 1964 became was the first mariachi to perform in Carnegie Hall. The group has performed for over 60 years on stage and television, including in motion...
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