Mariachi Águila le echa las ganas at holiday concert

For the past 17 years, Melo has taught students at Chávez Huerta Preparatory Academy the language of music and Spanish through the art of mariachi, the Mexican musical genre known for featuring folk musical instruments alongside violins and trumpets in a variety of Mexican singing styles such as rancheras, corridos, and boleros. The United Nations recognized mariachi as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2011.

More than 85% of the students at Chávez Huerta Preparatory are of Hispanic and Latino descent, according to US News and World Report, and the program links middle and high school kids in Melo’s classes to their heritage.

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