Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar will take the stage for three free community performances in Santa Barbara County as part of ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!, a program celebrating Latin America’s vibrant cultural heritage.
Performance dates and locations are:
• Friday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m., Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta
• Saturday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m., Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St., Guadalupe
• Sunday, Nov. 24, 6 p.m., The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara
Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar has been performing for audiences throughout Mexico and the U.S. for the past 30 years. Featured on Camila Cabello’s new song “La Buena Vida!” the ensemble Mariachi Garibaldi regularly shares the stage with some of Mexico’s top performers, including Aida Cuevas, Pedro Fernandez, Ana Barbara, and Angela Aguilar.
Under the direction of Jimmy “El Pollo” Cuéllar, son of Jaime, they have appeared at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Teatro Degollado, Valley Performing Arts Center, The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Bakersfield Fox Theater, and Chandler Center for the Arts.
Mariachi Garibaldi has a professional partnership with Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles.
Viva, a program committed to highlighting Latin America’s cultural heritage, is a collaboration between The Marjorie Luke Theatre, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, Isla Vista School Parent Teacher Association, and UCSB Arts & Lectures, serving more than 15,000 students and community members in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Lompoc, Santa Maria and Guadalupe.
For more information about Las Cafeteras and Viva, visit https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/learn/viva-el-arte-de-santa-barbara/.