In the competitive world of high school mariachi, the musicians from the South Texas borderlands reign supreme. Under th | dG1fa3dPTkhBTlJqZDA
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00:00We have this music in our blood, mariachi music, it is home.
00:19Okay so, the competition is a short two months away, the one that you all want, your baby,
00:24the state competition.
00:25I want all three songs, perfect.
00:29We can't be the group that sucks.
00:30You are the heartbeat of the group, high responsibility.
00:36When it comes to mariachi, it's competitive.
00:39Watch me, practice that part over and over again.
00:41There's no faking in this group, we're a little bit pressed on time.
00:45Breathe guys, breathe.
00:46Ay, ay, ay.
00:48I've had teens in the past that are championship level teens, this year we're not there.
00:54I'm the only musician in my family and everyone else chose pigs, so, yeah.
01:04It's a low income district, so a lot of them depend on getting those scholarships.
01:10My anxiety wakes me up every single morning, because I'm so nervous.
01:13Oh, Abigail?
01:14Yes.
01:15This competition, it's very pricey.
01:17Mexican candy, two for a dollar.
01:19We have to commit against five times the budget that we get.
01:23Pajotuslo.
01:26Roses are red, buzzards are blue.
01:28I want to be gay at prom with you.
01:36Close your eyes, visualize you guys having a great performance and go out there and do it.
01:42One, two, three.
01:46Show your passion for our music.
01:48They have to do it at the highest level.
01:50They have a whole country behind them.
01:52Mariachi makes me feel accepted for who I am.
01:54Please welcome to the stage, Mariachi Oro CNHS.