Ruben Fuentes

Mariachi Vargas Perform CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA at The Soraya, 2/16

The world's first mariachi musical Cruzar la Cara de la Luna (To Cross the Face of the Moon) created by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan's Jose Pepe Martinez and Broadway's Leonard Foglia, will have its Los Angeles premiere at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) on Friday, February 16 at 8:00pm, Saturday, February 17 at 8:00pm and Sunday, February 18 at 3:00pm.

Grammy Winner HERB ALPERT Releases New Jazz Album STEPPIN' OUT Today

Grammy-winning jazz great Herb Alpert is Steppin' Out today, November 19 with a new album on Shout! Factory.

Grammy Winner HERB ALPERT to Release New Jazz Album STEPPIN' OUT, 11/19

Grammy-winning jazz great Herb Alpert is Steppin' Out on November 19 with a new album on Shout! Factory.

Houston Grand Opera Takes First Mariachi Opera Across Atlantic

Having commissioned the world's first Mariachi opera and premiered the work to great acclaim last season, Houston Grand Opera crosses the Atlantic with its pioneering creation for season-opening performances September 23-27 at the illustrious Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

HGO Presents First Mariachi Opera TO CROSS THE FACE OF THE MOON 11/13

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present its forty-first world premiere, To Cross the Face of the Moon / Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, commissioned by HGO through its Song of Houston project. Music by José 'Pepe' Martinez, music director of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, with libretto by acclaimed Broadway director and author Leonard Foglia, the opera will be performed in concert by a cast that includes mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte, baritone and HGO studio alumnus Octavio Moreno, and Martinez, together with Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, on Saturday, November 13, 2010, at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas. This will be Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán's only Houston performance in 2010.