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About

Sol de Mexico

Jóse Hernàndez is a master of mariachi music. An internationally recognized musician, composer and educator, Jóse Hernàndez continues to break boundaries in the world of mariachi.

A fifth generation mariachi, Jóse brings the pleasure of mariachi music to audiences all across the globe. He is the founder of two world-famous ensembles: Mariachi Sol de México® and Reyna de Los Angeles®, America’s first all-female professional mariachi ensemble.

Jóse’s musical inspirations are rich and diverse, ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Augustine Lara; Glenn Miller to José Alfredo Jimenez. One of Jóse’s proudest achievements is establishing the Sol de México® symphony orchestra, bringing this powerful and vibrant sound to mariachi lovers around the world.

Jóse is an impassioned ambassador of mariachi music. He is working hard to inspire and empower the next generation of musicians through the educational initiatives he has developed: the Mariachi Nationals and Summer Institute and the Mariachi Heritage Society.

Pioneering Mariachi Excellence on a Global Stage

Jóse continues to advance the art of mariachi with daring new compositions and arrangements. He has composed, arranged, and provided music for 15 Sol De México® albums. He sings, and plays trumpet, violin, guitarrón, and vihuela, and has performed in some of the most renowned venues around the world. He has recorded with the most respected and recognized names in the industry, including Selena, Vicente Fernandez, Luis Miguel, Bryan Adams and the Beach Boys, and has received four Grammy nominations.

  • Conductor of mariachi Sol de México® and Reyna de Los Angeles

  • Musical director of the prestigious Las Vegas International Mariachi Festival

  • Founder of Mariachi Nationals and Summer Institute

Mariachi Heritage Society

Since 1998 and under the directon of Jóse Hernàndez, the Hernandez Mariachi Heritage Society has provided quality instruction in violin, guitar, trumpet, vihuela, guitarrón, voice, and ballet folklorico.  In addition to providing free of low-cost instruction to students ages 7 to 18, the Hernandez Mariachi Heritage Society works to increase performance and teaching opportunities for professional mariachi musicians and to create cultural enriching experiences for their audiences through out Los Angeles County.

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About

Sol De Mexico

Jóse Hernàndez is a master of mariachi music. An internationally recognized musician, composer and educator, Jóse Hernàndez continues to break boundaries in the world of mariachi.

A fifth generation mariachi, Jóse brings the pleasure of mariachi music to audiences all across the globe. He is the founder of two world-famous ensembles: Mariachi Sol de México® and Reyna de Los Angeles®, America’s first all-female professional mariachi ensemble.

Jóse’s musical inspirations are rich and diverse, ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Augustine Lara; Glenn Miller to José Alfredo Jimenez. One of Jóse’s proudest achievements is establishing the Sol de México® symphony orchestra, bringing this powerful and vibrant sound to mariachi lovers around the world.

Jóse is an impassioned ambassador of mariachi music. He is working hard to inspire and empower the next generation of musicians through the educational initiatives he has developed: the Mariachi Nationals and Summer Institute and the Mariachi Heritage Society.

Pioneering Mariachi Excellence on a Global Stage

Jóse continues to advance the art of mariachi with daring new compositions and arrangements. He has composed, arranged, and provided music for 15 Sol De México® albums. He sings, and plays trumpet, violin, guitarrón, and vihuela, and has performed in some of the most renowned venues around the world. He has recorded with the most respected and recognized names in the industry, including Selena, Vicente Fernandez, Luis Miguel, Bryan Adams and the Beach Boys, and has received four Grammy nominations.

  • Conductor of mariachi Sol de México® and Reyna de Los Angeles

  • Musical director of the prestigious Las Vegas International Mariachi Festival

  • Founder of Mariachi Nationals and Summer Institute

Mariachi Heritage Society

Since 1998 and under the directon of Jóse Hernàndez, the Hernandez Mariachi Heritage Society has provided quality instruction in violin, guitar, trumpet, vihuela, guitarrón, voice, and ballet folklorico.  In addition to providing free of low-cost instruction to students ages 7 to 18, the Hernandez Mariachi Heritage Society works to increase performance and teaching opportunities for professional mariachi musicians and to create cultural enriching experiences for their audiences through out Los Angeles County.

To believe in Mariachi means having a passion for life

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To believe in Mariachi means having a passion for life

Panteoncito School