CHICAGO (WLS) -- Friday is Cinco de Mayo, and Chicago's acclaimed Doc10 Film Festival will continue the celebration Sunday with "Going Varsity In Mariachi." The movie is about teens exploring their ...

SAN ANTONIO — Note: This interview was conducted in 2023, ahead of the movie's Texas premiere at the SXSW Film & TV Festival. It's been lightly edited upon its arrival on Netflix this month. When you ...

An engaging, if straightforward, invitation into the realm of competitive mariachi bands in Texas high schools, the documentary feature “Going Varsity in Mariachi” introduces us to the most victorious ...

A new Netflix documentary shares a slice of southern Texas life as a high school mariachi band makes its way to the state championship. “Going Varsity in Mariachi” shows the journey of musicians from ...

In 2019, while filming a project along the US-Mexico border in Texas, directors Sam Osborn and Alejandra Vasquez came across one of the first fully sanctioned University Interscholastic League State ...

Amid the dozens of schools competing in this year’s Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Competition in San Antonio, one prominent school band program decided to forego the 2024 event due to an “unfortunate ...

High school is full of competition - sports, debate teams and mathletes. But did you know that throughout Texas, there are schools that offer competitive mariachi? (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) FADEL: ...

In Belle Ortiz's final days this past summer, musicians came to her bedside to play in appreciation for her work promoting mariachi education in schools. A small film crew was on hand, too, capturing ...

Sundance: Sam Osborn and Alejandra Vasquez's documentary is a crowdpleaser, but it's lacking some necessary depth. In the opening sequence of “Going Varsity in Mariachi,” a high school mariachi band ...

Among the films playing at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival is “Going Varsity in Mariachi,” a feature documentary about the highly competitive world of high school mariachi. In 2019, the University ...