MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS Will Come to the Tobin Center
The internationally acclaimed ensemble will perform in the H-E-B Performance Hall in San Antonio.
The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts will welcome internationally acclaimed ensemble Mariachi Los Camperos for an unforgettable evening celebrating the artistry, passion, and rich traditions of mariachi music. This show is scheduled in the H-E-B Performance Hall on July 22, 2026, at 7:30 PM.
Tobin Member Pre-Sale is happening now. Tickets will go on sale on May 15 at 10am and can be purchased online, via phone (210) 223-8624 or in-person at The Tobin Center Box Office (100 Auditorium Circle, 78205). Box Office hours are Monday-Friday 10a-6p and Saturday, 10a-2p. Tickets start at $43.
Mariachi Los Camperos – led by Jesus “Chuy” Guzman and considered by many to be among the finest mariachi ensembles in the world, invites you for an evening celebrating the Golden Era of Mariachi music with composers and singers such as Agustin Lara, Maria Grever, Javier Solis and Manuel M. Ponce to more contemporary musicians like Juan Gabriel, Vicente Fernandez and many more.
Los Angeles–based Mariachi Los Camperos' abundant accolades, including multiple Grammy awards and nominations and highly praised performances on premier concert stages such as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Rady Shell, The Hollywood Bowl and many more, can easily obscure the fact that its leaders come from humble roots, deep within a mariachi tradition shaped by family and community. The group's founder, Nati Cano, was a third-generation mariachi musician from the small town of Ahuisculco in the west Mexican state of Jalisco. From 1961 to his death in 2014, he lived his dream, forging his own group from his artistic vision and determination. Over his musical career, he challenged the attitudes that, during his youth in Mexico, led formally trained musical peers to look down on his beloved rural and working-class music. In the United States, he worked against class and racial prejudice that relegated Mexicans and their music to second-class status. In the end, he succeeded both socially and artistically, as borne out by the group's and his own many honors and performances in prestigious venues across the United States and Mexico.
In the words of Jesús “Chuy” Guzmán, his disciple and successor as Camperos leader, “He wanted to have a mariachi that would have dignity, that would have heart, that would have soul, and he made Los Camperos.”
Chuy Guzmán leads the Camperos legacy, providing the vision for its sound and repertoire. He continues Cano's legacy of teaching the tradition throughout the United States and parts of Latin America. Chuy Guzmán is living his dream, and he is dreaming ever bigger. Looking back on his career, he says, “I'm not going to tell you that the work was easy, but... I feel good about what has happened in my life, in my path as a musician.” Looking ahead, he adds, “There's still a lot to do... My dream will come to an end when I am gone.”
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