Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/16/2022
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Location
Fountain Stage at Regents Square
1000 W College Ave
- Silver City, NM
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 pictures like “Sex in the City 2” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.”
The award-winning Mariachi Plata de WNMU is the only competitive university mariachi in New Mexico. One of three musical ensembles in the WNMU music program, Mariachi Plata allows students to continue with their creative passion and build their skills while majoring in another field. At WNMU, mariachis are encouraged to be themselves while representing their musical tradition as best as possible.
The performance begins at 8 p.m. and will take place at Regents Square on the WNMU campus. Admission is free.