Mariachi Sol De Mexico in Turlock

Mariachi Sol De Mexico is a Mexican-American mariachi ensemble founded in Los Angeles in 1981 by trumpeter, arranger and director José Hernández. The group performs mariachi and ranchera music, and its catalog includes the albums La Música, The Music and Leyendas de Mi Pueblo. Mariachi Sol De Mexico has performed at Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center and the White House. The ensemble also presents A Merry-Achi Christmas, a recurring theatre production centered on Mexican and American holiday songs.

Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez is an American mariachi ensemble founded in Los Angeles in 1981 by fifth-generation mariachi musician José Hernández. Its repertoire draws on traditional Mexican sones, rancheras and boleros, while recordings such as Acapulco Girls and La Nueva Era brought the group’s large-ensemble arrangements to a wider audience. The ensemble established A Merry-Achi Christmas as a recurring holiday concert, performing Mexican seasonal music alongside familiar American Christmas songs. The production has played performing-arts theatres including Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa and The Soraya in Northridge, and the group has also appeared at the Hollywood Bowl.