Mariachi Femenil For Girls

The Mariachi Women’s Foundation provides performance and music education opportunities for schools and communities who develop all-female mariachi youth groups. In March of 2022, the girls of Garfield High School’s mixed-gendered Mariachi Los Alanos, requested the opportunity to train and perform independently as an all-female group. The Mariachi Women’s Foundation collaborated with the El Pueblo Historic Monument better known as “La Placita” and Olvera Street to provide a public venue for the debut performance of Mariachi “Las Mariposas.” The intent of the Mariachi Femenil for Girls program is to provide leadership opportunities for girls, to empower them and increase their confidence, self-efficacy and cultural pride. A similar request was made and granted to the Oxnard School District for their district-wide “Mariachi Femenil Seis Estrellas.”