Fiesta NavidadMariachi Los Camperos Jesus Chuy Guzman – Musical Director & ViolinRaul Cuellar – ViolinErnesto Lazaro – ViolinAlfredo Gomez – ViolinJulio Hernandez – ViolinJuan Jimenez – GuitarronMario Hernandez – VihuelaJuan Munoz – GuitarSergio Alonso – HarpMiguel Lopez – TrumpetJesus Becerra – Trumpet

RENÉE AND HENRY SEGERSTROM CONCERT HALL

December 12, 2018

Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Out of courtesy to the artists and your fellow patrons, please take a moment to turn

off and refrain from using cellular phones, pagers, watch alarms and similar devices. The use of any audio or videorecording device or the taking of photographs (with or without

flash) is strictly prohibited. Thank you.

The Center applauds:

About the Artists

Mariachi Los Camperos Two-time Grammy® Award winner Mariachi Los Camperos originated in 1961 by Nativi-dad “Nati” Cano. Mr. Cano played a funda-mental role in the development of mariachi music in the United States by training and mentoring new generations of mariachi musi-cians. The Mariachi “Giant” was a visionary leader that wanted to take the mariachi per-formance out of customary locations such as Cantinas and into concert halls where celebri-ties performed. Nati Cano fulfilled his dream by present-ing Los Camperos and performing at various casinos and other places where mariachis had never previously performed. Performances took place in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Theater and many theaters alike. In 1969, Mr. Cano opened the first ever Mariachi Dine and Show at “La Fonda Casa de Los Camperos” now known as a Landmark in Los Angeles, California. Today, mariachi restaurants all over the world are modeled after La Fonda.

  Nati Cano passed away in 2014 and left Mariachi Los Camperos in good hands, having passed the leadership baton to Jesus “Chuy” Guzman whom has served as the musical director since 1992. “Chuy” Guz-man was Cano’s right-hand man for nearly three decades. Under Guzman’s direction, Los Camperos released a 2015 Grammy-nom-inated musical tribute to Nati Cano called Tradición, Arte, y Pasión. This album gave Mariachi Los Camperos their 4th Grammy nominations. In January of 2018, Mariachi Los Camp-eros became the featured Mariachi to star in the First Mariachi opera Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, having their first presentation in the Big Apple, New York City.    Mariachi Los Camperos continues to salvage the richness of our music and culture in effort to display and pass the mariachi traditions, as Los Camperos continue to open doors to influence the new generation of mariachi musicians thru out the world.  

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Folklor Pasión MexicanaFounded in 2009, Folklor Pasión Mexicana is a recognized professional dance company from the Los Angeles area committed to its mission of preserving the art of traditional Mexican Folkloric dance. This spirited dance troupe specializes in authentic footwork and dance form, paying close attention to the detail and beauty of Folkloric dance as it was originally crafted. Their youthful and colorful presenta-tions always celebrate the fervor, grace, and style of Mexican art in its richest form.

Tony Ramirez  – General DirectorOscar Salas – Artistic DirectorJuanita Lopez – Co-Directors 

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