The CharroBoys get back into it with a new topic. What’s it like playing where you’re from? Is the rep different? How’s the dynamic of the group? Se llevan bien? We get into our listener’s experiences in the groups in their region and discuss. Come and listen, yo.由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys have a special guest this evening, Mario Hernández. He serves as current vihuelista of Mariachi Los Camperos, an LA-based grammy award winning mariachi group. We talk about his upbringing, growing up with his brother who also plays, learning mariachi the hard way by playing in bars as a teenager, and the experience of also being the …

The CharroBoys have their first guest inside the studio. Sammy’s wife, Zayra, joins the beans on this episode and discusses marriage, growing up with Sammy and Vic, and her start in mariachi music in the public school system. We almost fired Victor, but we can’t get rid of him for legal reasons.由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys were apart this week because Sammy had to be a teacher. He talks about his experience at the All Region clinic. We also get into other things like Victor’s teachers beating the crap out of him, schooling back then and now, Victor being late for once, and being humbled at workshops by clinicians. Ever had your boss be actually mad at …

The CharroBoys remembered to press record this week. We get into the crazy situations clients put us through during the gig. Who knows what's gonna happen during that gig? It might be extreme weather, people shooting their pistolas, seeing your boss get roughed up, or even put in uncomfortable situations. Come listen, we have video now. Well, again…

Richard Carranza started his mariachi journey in Tucson with Los Changuitos Feos and was recently the New York City Schools Chancellor.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

Mariachi Campanas de America from San Antonio Tx was the first group to play at the first MARIACHI USA at the Hollywood Bowl in 1990. Listen to the story of Maestro Ortiz's journey.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

Mariachi Los Reyes returns to MARIACHI USA under the leadership of maestro Jorge Alvarez.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

Maestro Hernandez shares the history of his family and talks about his mariachi journey.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

Rodri and Tiger have an incredible conversation with one of the queens of ranchera music Angeles Ochoa.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

From wardrobe malfunctions to equipment problems hear some of these stories from Rodri and Tiger.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

Rodri and Tiger talk to the director of Mariachi Los Camperos Maestro Jesus "Chuy" Guzman.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

Rodri and Tiger chat about Tigers early days and mariachi education.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

Rodri shares the beginning of her music production career from leaving Cuba at age 7 to becoming the creator and producer of the world famous MARIACHI USA at The Hollywood Bowl celebrating 35 years June 8th 2024.由MARIACHI USA The Podcast

The CharroBoys had a good episode, until we realized we didn’t record video. Buuuuuut we did get audio! Hehe we get into lots of things like getting new trajes, losing business because of a bartender, and playing for a short groom. How far would you travel for a gig?由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys discuss problems heading to a gig. After Sammy’s car left him stranded on the side of the road, we recall other situations where we struggled to get to our destination. Getting pulled over, bubbleguts, forgetting your things, changing a flat are all among your submissions. How many charros does it take to change a tire?…

The CharroBoys get in competition mode. We lock in and discuss competition season in Texas. We talk our experiences, Sammy’s experience as a director, and beefs. You remember going on stage nervous? Yeah, us too.由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys recorded with one sick ass foo. Sammy dealt with a bad gripa and cough this week and we discuss the times we don’t feel 100% at gigs. We talk about mariachi families, growing up, and the weekend. Come listen, yo.由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys were apart this week. Sammy headed off to a music teacher conference and Victor stayed behind and humbly worked. Nevertheless, after admitting Victor missed Sammy dearly, we get into a convo about things we don’t enjoy about mariachi. Everyone knows we can’t change everything but if you could, what would that be? Maybe the consistent…

The CharroBoys discuss time travel. If you could go back and hang out with one of your favorite mariachi singers/icons, what would you ask them about? We discuss our picks and at the same time read your responses. Would you talk to Gaspar about starting Mariachi Vargas, have a drink with Jose Alfredo, or maybe even talk with a mariachi legend still…

The CharroBoys discuss some times that we have felt disrespected at our performances. As you know, we go through a lot to play and entertain clients and I think we all have shared experiences where we felt offended at the audacity. We look at examples and instances from our listeners as well. We discuss things like getting told to stop singing, peo…

The CharroBoys real fucked up. The episode was so good, they had to record it twice. Sammy messed up the first recording with some technical difficulties so we had to re-record. Thankfully, the second try was good. We get into whether we and our listeners have anything they would change about their high school/college/professional careers up to thi…

The CharroBoys are back again. After a brief 7 month hiatus we are back to share more with you. We get back into things by explaining our absence, what we've been up to, and our future plans with the pod. We also get into some falls, some naps, and some love stories. A little bit of everything went into this one but were just happy to be back. We m…

Welcome back to episode 8 Season 1 of Los Mariachi Sagas RGV Got Talent edition. This week we welcome a very talented singer, songwriter, and the youngest competitor on the show Alyssa. Alyssa was a top 5 finalists on season one. She gave very unique performances with original mash-ups and musical performances ranging from pop, rock, and mariachi w…

Welcome back to another episode of Los Mariachi Sagas RGV Got Talent edition. We welcome Alex the guitarist. An amazing singer, songwriter, musician, and wonderful human being. Alex had a major transition from being a fully certified nurse to full time musician. Listen in to his incredibly journey and even an original unreleased song.…

This one was special. We know it’s been a while since we’ve been gone and we’ll get more into it once we come back but we want y’all to enjoy a special episode. Sammy is getting married soon so we had a special “bachelor episode” with the boys from Mariachi Allende, all at once! We get into lots like how we all got into the group and how it was bac…

We are back with Episode 6 of RGV got talent series. We introduce Eli Maagic with two As to the show. Eli has an amazing story. He is a brilliant songwriter, singer, musician, and just talented and emotionally connected individual. Get ready for one the most emotional episodes that LMS has ever had.由Alexis Andaverde

The CharroBoys discuss instruments. Have you ever lost yours? Left yours at a gig? Dropped it in the middle of church? Lost a valve? The we get into the different situations we’ve been in involving our tools of the trade. Y’all really be destroying instruments.由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys get into an interesting discussion. Today's topic: what is the thing that brings mariachi down as a genre? As a whole, we want mariachi music to succeed and continue to stay relevant, but it feels like different factors are continually working against us. We get into some answers like the competition among colleagues, mariachi being …

The CharroBoys finished Mother's Day week and the dust is settling. Today's CharroTopic deals with one of the heaviest weekends of the year. After playing for hours and hours for random mothers, we reflect on the amount of work it takes to get through a week like this. We discuss our 5 hour gigs on 5 hour energy shots, stopping for pee breaks, naps…

The CharroBoys get rowdy. Today’s CharroTopic deals with times rowdyness was an all time high. It could be a mariachi, the members, or even the clients that got too rowdy. We got lots of responses like dealing with fireworks, failure to zelle payment, playing for narcos, and people who are offended you can’t play a song. Did I say rowdy enough?…

The CharroBoys got the camera working again. Today’s CharroTopic deals with unpopular opinions our followers feel they can’t say without getting hated on. Some mariachi groups are overrated? Do we need violins? Substance abuse in the music industry? Little bit of everything in this episode. Come see.…

The CharroBoys faced some technical difficulties, but we made it work. Estaba buena la platica since this was our longest episode in a while. Today’s topic deals with the crazy hours that clients have the audacity to ask for. It doesn’t always work out unfortunately. We also get into playing in a room with a corpse, watching boxing, puros corridos …

The CharroBoys get into the topic of the day: super rare facts that our listeners know about mariachi culture and history. It seems we’ve all heard many myths and legends in the mariachi industry so we discuss some of the things you’ve heard around. We get into conspiracy theories, promposals, slow singers, and bunch of other shenanigans. Come join…

The CharroBoys got into it today with what it’s like to tell a boss you’re leaving for another group or opportunity. We talk about how daunting the task can be, also we dive into times we had to do the same thing in former groups. We also get into being sick, flaking last minute, our boss going on vacation, and Vic being sus. We played from people …

The CharroBoys had a late night recording. We get into some Rangers baseball talk, dying, misunderstandings with fellow group members, Victor’s glow up, judges opinions during a competition, Sammy forgetting things that happened, and Victor almost getting beat up by a girl’s husband. We can’t be held accountable for what we said when we were sleepy…

The CharroBoys discuss a very important topic: who/what has made the biggest impact on mariachi today? We discuss the different people and things that have molded the music like artists, arrangers, mariachi in schools, and its ventures around other genres. Disclaimer* we are no experts, just a couple of dudes that know nothing. Don’t trust us. Trus…

This episode was outta pocket. Like literally. Clients and their weird sayings and doings, severe weather alerts, getting kissed on the cheek, cops grabbing a plate, weird key signatures, playing next to a fire for warmth. Outta pocket episode fr tho.由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

Welcome back to Los Mariachi Sagas. Today, we are here with the lovely Belinda. Belinda was a contestant on RGV Got Talent and became a fan favorite even as far as getting voted back in after elimination... no more spoilers. Listen in and enjoy.由Alexis Andaverde

We are back with Episode 4 of RGV Got Talent series of LMS. And we have a very special guest with us this week Aldo Gonzalez current music student at UTRGV. Aldo is an award winning performer and singer. he plays in multiple groups and records his own songs. Listen in on his amazing story.由Alexis Andaverde

The CharroBoys had to record a lil early this week since Vic wasn’t gonna be in town, so he showed up in traje. We get into some good stuff this week like getting humbled musically, biology, someone else playing your instrument because you’re so bad, and playing in a group with a director like the movie Whiplash. Tengo miedo.…

The CharroBoys talk about some good stuff here. They get into it with this week’s viral Facebook post, favorite celebrity mariachi moments, letting someone play your instrument, unpopular mariachi artist opinions, and the camaraderie with your fellow mariachi members. All we know is we won’t send our singing videos to anyone anymore 😔…

Y’all thought it was over yet huh? The CharroBoys are back, baby. New studio, new equipment, and same beans. We’re happy to be back discussing the beautiful and tragic lives of working mariachi musicians like ourselves and many of you. We get back into the swing of things with talking about about what we’ve been up to the last couple of months, pla…

Welcome to episode 3 of RGV Got Talent series. Today, we welcome the very talented singer/songwriter/multi instrumentalist Jakey Marz. Jakey is currently pursuing his musical journey with aspirations to make a name in the music industry. Listen in to his time on the show and the memories he mad eand what the future holds for him.…

Welcome back to our RGV got talent edition of LMS. We are here with Juan Santoy. Juan is an aspiring medicine student that stumbled his way into the show but manages to give memorable performances at his time there.由Alexis Andaverde

Welcome to a brand new series of Los Mariachi Sagas. These episode will cover all the contestants of season 1 of RGV Got Talent. Our first guest is Alexa Alvarez. Alexa is currently a student at UTRGV who aspires to be an English teacher but still holds music closely to her heart. Listen into her incredible story from baking home schooled to travel…

Episode 99 is upon us, and as much as we want to do 100 for y’all, the CharroBoys are going on a break. Bringing this show to the best of our ability and availability to you is what makes this show special. In order to make 100 episodes more special, we have to take some time away from the pod to focus on our ourselves and come back even stronger. …

The CharroBoys are 98 episodes in. We get into the 16th of September weekend, Mexican vibes af, cuddles, feeling desensitized to funerals, acapella concerts at the planta, meeting at the wrong place part 2, and winning the rifa at the gig. Would you bring Tupperware for food at the gig?由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys are dangerously close to 100. Today, we get into having silver teeth kids, college days, Bad Bunny taking our clients, walking in on Aida Cuevas, a late minister, and playing for kids that can't dance. Also, we don't f*ck with cows now smh find out why...由Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys spent their Labor Day recording for ya. We get into the way we put our suits on, the difference between a performance group and a gigging group, meeting in the wrong spot, rain ruining the party, and ending the night with a 4 hour gig. What’s up with Vargas not doing Extravaganza this year?…