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Directed and founded by trumpet player Cindy Shea in
1999, Mariachi Divas have made big waves on the national and international 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, Salvadorian, 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 marked the first time in the history of
the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that an all-female mariachi
group had been a nominee, or of course, a winner.
The Divas are proud to announce the
national distribution of all seven of their CDs through Shea Records
and East Side Records. Their CD, 10 Aniversario, released in June
2009 was nominated again for a Grammy Award which was a wonderful
way to commemorate the group’s tenth year as Mariachi Divas. In June
2010 the Divas released their 6th CD, “Viva La Diva”, and most
recent in June 2011 the Divas celebrated the release of “Orale”.
The Divas had the honor of performing at
the inaugurations of Los Angeles mayor, Antonio R. Villaraigosa and
California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Since then, the Divas
have performed for several prestigious city and state events,
including a February 2008 performance in Sacramento for a luncheon
with Governor Schwarzenegger and the President of Mexico. Also in
February 2008, the Divas were invited by Senator Hillary Clinton to
her Los Angeles presidential campaign rally, where they performed
live on C-SPAN. In November 2008, the Divas performed for the
President of South Korea. One of the group's most memorable
experiences was the honor of surprising international music star,
Luis Miguel with the traditional Mexican birthday song, “Las
Mañanitas” on his birthday in 2007.
The Divas have taken roles as actors in
three independent films which include an Art Film with Lila Downs,
Dead Man's Shoe and also, La Dentista, in which music from their CD
was used in the movie's soundtrack. In 2008, Mariachi Divas were
featured performers in an art film with Lila Downs, called Ren,
directed by world-renowned artist, Matthew Barney. The Divas
rendition of the Ricky Martin hit, “La Bomba” was used in a film
released in 2008 called, Julia. Mariachi Divas also have two of
their Christmas songs featured on Hallmark Cards with Music- "Mi
Burrito Sabanero" and "Año Viejo".
Since September 2003, as the official
mariachis of Disney in Anaheim, the Divas continue to perform 7 days
a week for audiences of all ages, while strolling throughout the
streets of Disney's California Adventure.
Mariachi Divas' musicians are currently
endorsed by LP Percussion, Zeta Music, IntellitouchTuners, Soundback
Acoustic Monitors, CodaBow International, Marcinkiewicz, Bella
Strings and LPD Music.
Check out our band
information on your top right
For booking information and pricing, call Mark Wood Entertainment
in Southern California at
949.748.6850 |
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