While it may seem niche to those outside of Texas, high school mariachi competitions are quite prolific in the Lonestar State.
The teams give students a creative outlet, as well as an opportunity to pursue scholarships in college music. One such school, Edinburgh North High School and their Mariachi Oro band, provide the subject for Sam Osborn and Alejandra Vasquez’s lively “Going Varsity in Mariachi.” A moving portrait of the band’s quest to win State in 2022, as well as a dive into the personal lives of the coach, Abel Acuña, and students, ‘Going Varsity’ is just the right amount of saccharine.
Tracking a year in the lives of Acuña and his musicians, the film acts as a primer for both Mariachi music and the birth of competitive high school bands.
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