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"Two familias in Texas, both alike in dignity, rivalries, and passion... Having grown up in the nurturing household of Casa Capuleta, Mariana will do anything for familia. To solve her adoptive parents' financial problems amid their rapidly changing San Antonio comunidad, Mariana and her younger sisters are determined to win the Battle of the Mariachi Bands. That means competing against Hugo Montero, their father's archnemesis, and his band and escalating...
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"La Música exists in many places--in the twang of a guitar, in the beat of a drum, even in the whistling wind and the morning bird's son. She brings color and life wherever she goes, connecting people to a grand harmony. And in the town of Santa Cecilia, she is everywhere. When La Música discovers a boy with longing in his heart and no music in his home, she vows to help him find his passion."--Dust jacket.
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"Ambitious San Antonio singer Catalina "Cat" Capuleta gets the chance of a lifetime when she joins superstar heartthrob and fellow mariachi Patricio Gal̀n on his seven-week concert tour. Demanding and arrogant, Patricio challenges Cat on every level, as an artist and as a woman. But headstrong Cat is determined to be his match. No matter how seductive Patricio's baritone voice, Cat's eyes are only on the prize: success and making her familia proud....
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"La Música existe en muchos lugares: en el ritmo de una guitarra, en el toque de un tambor, en el silbido del viento y la canción de un pájaro cantor. La Música invita color y vida a dondequiera que vaya, creando conexiones entre la gente y esa gran armonía. Y en el pueblo de Santa Cecilia, se encuentra por todos lados. Pero cuando La Música descubre a un muchacho con un gran deseo en el corazón porque en su hogar no permiten la música, ni...
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The program documents a year in the life of Mariachi Halcon, a top-ranked competitive high school mariachi band in the rural ranching town of Zapata, Texas. Using the band and its music as a lens, this spirited documentary focuses on Mexican-American teenagers pursuing excellence and finding strength in themselves, as well as a connection to their cultural heritage.
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"There's nothing in the world Miguel loves more than music. There's only one problem -- his family has banned it from ever being played at home, dashing his dreams of becoming a musician and following in the footsteps of his idol, the late Ernesto de la Cruz.But on the eve of the Día de los Muertos celebrations, Miguel finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime, alongside an ally he never expected, and discovers the surprising connections between...
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A Mariachi group will leave their hometown for the first time to perform at a national competition in Mexico City. After being selected, this band of seven sets out to find an eighth member to be able to compete. They decide to recruit Martin, the son of one of the members, who happens to be in a rock band. The eight men must endure many challenges which test their friendship.
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"Though twelve-year-old Miguel Rivera dreams of playing guitar for the world, his family of shoemakers, who banned music generations ago, has a different future in mind for the hopeful musician. One night, Miguel's attempt to prove his musical talent finds him in the Land of the Dead--a colorful metropolis where his musical idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, lives in a sparkling hacienda. With help from a kind trickster named Héctor, Miguel aims to meet Ernesto...