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Mariachi Divas
Founded and directed by trumpet player Cindy Shea in 1999, Mariachi Divas are making big waves on the national music scene. Mariachi Divas are a unique, multi-cultural, all female ensemble, imbued with the true flavor of Los Angeles and have been represented by women of Mexican, Cuban, Samoan, Argentinean, Colombian, Panamanian, Puerto Rican, Swiss, Japanese, Honduran, Peruvian, Tongan and Anglo descents. Cindy Shea states, "Music is a way of uniting our cultural backgrounds". In 2009, Mariachi Divas won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album of the year for their 2008 release, Canciones De Amor. This marks the first time in the history of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that an all-female mariachi group has been a nominee, or of course, a winner. |
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Master of Cermonies Comedian
Alex Reymundo
Best known as one of "The Original Latin Kings of Comedy," along side George Lopez, Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez & Joey Medina but don't let the title fool you. It's far from just a Latino thing. Alex was one of the highlights of P. Diddy's "Bad Boys of Comedy's" first season on HBO. He is also currently on a two-year nationwide tour with the famed "Blue Collar's" out spoken bad boy storyteller Ron White. Mo matter the audience, Alex makes them laugh hard with his uniquely branded style of comedy. His one-hour comedy special aired on Comedy Central & Showtime. Since then, Alex has produced and played host to two comedy specials that have also enjoyed airtime on Comedy Central & Showtime. |
Concert Dates
The California Concert Series artist line-up and scheduled concert stops include:
Friday, June 15
San Diego, CA
Spreckels Theatre, 8:00 pm,
Kris Kristofferson & Mariachi Divas
Saturday, June 16
Fresno, CA
Warnors Center for the Performing Arts, 8:00 pm,
Kris Kristofferson & Nydia Rojas with Trio Ellas
Monday, June 18
Stockton, CA
The Bob Hope Theatre, 7:30 pm, Kris Kristofferson, Ozomatli & Little Joe
Tuesday, June 19
Bakersfield, CA
The Fox Theater, 8:00 pm,
Kris Kristofferson & Los Lobos
Thursday, June 21
Oxnard, CA
Oxnard Performing Arts & Convention Center, 7:30 pm,
Kris Kristofferson, Little Joe & Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
Friday, June 22
San Jose
San Jose Civic, 8:00 pm,
Kris Kristofferson & Los Tex-Maniacs featuring Mingo Saldivar
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In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the United Farm Workers (UFW) announces the Kris Kristofferson & Friends Concert Series beginning June 15 in San Diego at the Spreckels Theatre, 8:00 pm. Opening for Kristofferson will be the Los Angeles-based Mariachi Divas. Comedian Alex Reymundo will host.
Please plan to join us! Tickets may be purchased at the Spreckels Theater box office, 121 Broadway, or by phone at 619-235-9500 or online at www.spreckels.net. |
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 Kris Kristeofferson
The 75-year-old Kristofferson has had a distinguished career that has encompassed the authorship of such classic American songs as "Me and Bobby McGee," "Sunday Morning Coming Down," and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"; stardom in such feature films as Lonestar, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid and A Star is Born; honors including three Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and years of outspoken political and social activism. "It's an honor for me to share my talent with an organization such as the UFW and its cause of advancing the lives of thousands of workers that put food on all of our tables," said Kristofferson. "Joining forces with renowned Latino performers through these special performances offer fans great music with a great cause!" |
The UFW is the oldest Latino organization to come out of the 1960's civil rights movement and the largest farm worker organization in America. The group continues to be at the forefront of protecting America's farm workers, ensuring a safe and just food supply and a safe working environment, free from intimidation and threats to achieve a higher standard of living for them and their families. For more information on the UNited Farm Workers please visit www.ufw.org |
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