June 4, 1999
Hollywood, Ca. — The MARIACHI USA Festival returns to the Hollywood Bowl for the 10th year. The award-winning Festival has set an unprecedented record for filing up the Hollywood Bowl since its first year in June 1990. Fans eagerly await the Festival every year and aficionados from throughout the country fill up the world-famous venue. The Festival's magnetic allure is the vibrant and passionate music that captivates hearts - Mariachi music.
Creator and Executive Producer, Rodri J. Rodriguez' unique style is expressed in every show she creates. With her innate ability, Ms. Rodri-guez, integrates the traditional with the avant garde. She also spotlights women. At the first Festival in 1990, Ms. Rodriguez united Linda Ronstadt and Vikki Carr on one stage. Rodriguez brought together mariachi women from throughout California in 1991 to present the first contemporary all-female ensemble. This set a trend in motion and next presented an all-female Mariachi group from Guadalajara, Mexico, Las Perlitas in 1992. At Ms. Rodriguez invitation, Los Angeles' own female Mariachi group, La Reyna de Los Angeles, made its debut at the Hollywood Bowl in 1994. In 1995 she presented Japanese mariachi singer, Junko Seki along with special guests from Mexico. Mariachi Diva, Nydia Rojas, made her solo debut at the Festival in 1997, where she was presented her first gold record. In 1998 for the first time she presented two, all-female mariachi ensembles, Las Alondras and Las Adelitas. The talent, choreography, production numbers, stage and lighting design are capped off each night with a signature fireworks show that keep audiences coming back.
The MARIACHI USA Festival today is an institution and a cherished tradition. This Festival is one of the two most successful live music events in Hollywood Bowl history. Only the Playboy Jazz Festival, matches MARIACHI USA's record-setting attendance.
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