Mariachi Viva Mexico to perform in Second Annual Arte Latino Experience
Clatsop Community College
1653 Jerome, Astoria OR 97103
For immediate release
Contact: Lenore Morrisson (503) 338-2473
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Mariachi Viva Mexico to perform in Second Annual Arte Latino Experience
The Lower Columbia Hispanic Council is proud to present the Mariachi Band
Viva Mexico in the second annual Arte Latino Experience. This presentation
is co-sponsored by Clatsop Community College’s Arts & Ideas.
Viva Mexico will perform at the Performing Arts Center on Friday, March
9 from 7-9 p.m. The group will play popular Mariachi music that includes
the songs “Cielito Lindo,” “La Bamba” and “El
Son de la Negra.”
Viva Mexico was founded in 1994 by musician Humberto Guillén. Mr.
Guillén comes from a family of Mariachi musicians and grew up surrounded
by music, as his father was a professional Mariachi artist.
“I have music in my blood,” said Mr. Guillén, who was
born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, the cradle of Mariachi music. Through his
involvement
with different musical groups and his studies at Portland State University,
Mr. Guillén has grown as a professional musician.
Mariachi Viva Mexico has performed with well-known Latin American artists
such as Pedro Fernández, Pepe Aguilar and Paquita del Barrio. Mariachi
Viva Mexico has also been the music of a nationally distributed Nike commercial
and is now working with the city of Bend in promotional work. The group
resides in Washington County, where they are currently working on the production
of their first CD.
The event is free and open to the community. The Performing Arts Center
is located at 16th and Franklin Streets in Astoria. For more information
contact Clatsop Community College Arts & Ideas at (503) 338-2473.
ATTACHED IMAGE: Mariachi Band Viva Mexico will perform at Clatsop Community College’s Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 9 in the second annual Arte Latino Experience.