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2024/25

American Mariachi

May 2, 2025 - June 1, 2025

Theatre

Howard Drew

Credits

By José Cruz González | Directed by Alex Rodriguez

Overview

Lucha spends her days caring for her ailing mother, but longs for something more. When a forgotten record album sparks her mother’s memory, Lucha and her cousin strike upon a radical idea to defy social norms and create an all-female mariachi band. But it’s the 1970s, girls can’t be mariachis…or can they? Infused with vibrant, infectious live mariachi music, this regional premiere of American Mariachi is a “big-hearted, musical tug at the heartstrings” (Denver Post) that reminds us how the power of music and love can help overcome obstacles and make the seemingly impossible come true.

Lucha pasa sus días cuidando a su madre enferma, pero anhela algo más. Cuando un álbum olvidado despierta el recuerdo de su madre, Lucha y su prima tienen una idea radical: desafiar las normas sociales y crear un mariachi exclusivamente femenino. Pero estamos en los años 70, las chicas no pueden ser mariachis… o sí? Con música de mariachi en vivo vibrante y contagiosa , este estreno regional de American Mariachi es una “sensata y conmovedora pieza musical” (Denver Post) que nos recuerda cómo el poder de la música y el amor puede ayudar a superar obstáculos y hacer realidad lo aparentemente imposible.

 


 

OCP will host an audio-described performances of American Mariachi on Saturday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. for those who are blind or visually impaired. Please contact the OCP Box Office at (402) 553-0800 for additional information.

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