🌟 [ 68 ]   Gabriela Villasana 28th Mariachi Extravaganza Vocal Competition [ @David Zamarripa ]

Gabriella Villasana has made it to the finals in the vocal competition for five straight years. “It’s an amazing experience,” said Villasana, who is a senior at Fox Tech High School. “You’re in this wonderful mariachi community, there’s people from all over. It’s honestly a very beautiful experience. And I’m honored to be able to represent my culture.” Villasana grew up singing along with the radio. “My mom would wake up and turn on the little radio that we have in the living room, and we would be jamming out to Juan Gabriel, to Beatriz Adriana, a lot of very big Mexican and Hispanic singers, and a lot of that was mariachi music,” she said. She got into mariachi music more formally in middle school. And she’s hoping to stay connected with performing after she graduates in the spring and works toward a career as either a paramedic or a nurse. “I love the mariachi community,” she said. “I’m hoping I still get to gig with friends, maybe record something here and there.”

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