Tickets Still Available for Rosarito Mariachi Spectacular Featuring Grammy Winners

ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO – Despite brisk sales, some tickets remain for this weekend’s international mariachi festival which will feature a Saturday night seaside concert by the Grammy-winning Mariachi Divas.

“It’s truly going to be a spectacular event,” said Rosy Torres, president of the Rosarito Boys & Girls Club, which will receive all profits from the event at the Rosarito Beach Hotel.

“We’ve had hundreds of people from the area and outside the region reserve tickets for the event, but some still area available and also will be at the festival. We are so grateful for the support, the performers and to Gil Sperry for organizing this great event.”

Proceeds from the event will go toward the construction of Rosarito’s $1.3-million-dollar Boys & Girls Club.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for people to see some of the best mariachi music ever presented in this region, while helping a great cause,” said Sperry, author of Mariachi for Gringos and an expert in the music.

.From 6 to 9 on Saturday, the Divas will headline a three-hour concert. In 2009 the 20-member group was awarded the Grammy for Best Regional Mexican Music for its album “Canciones de Amor.”

“We have many fans in Mexico and are looking forward to seeing them at our first public concert there, as well as many of our friends from the U.S.,” said Diva leader Cindy Shea.

Maya, Timoteo, El Charro Negro, Olga Flores, Folklorico Ixtlazihuatl, Genesis, and Beto Jimenez Maeda also will be performing. The seaside event will feature wine, food and VIP areas.

The Saturday and Sunday beachfront spectacular on the grounds of the Rosarito Beach Hotel will feature both mariachi and folkloric ballet competitions from 10 to 3 each day with groups from junior high through college age from both countries.

Junior high and high school competition is Saturday; university and open on Sunday. U.S. competitors include groups from Chula Vista, Anaheim and Tucson.

“These will be some great performers,” Sperry said.

Tickets for various portions of the event begin at $7.50 for children and $10 for adults, with complete packages priced at $25 and $45. Tickets for the concert alone range from $10 to $40 and VIP packages also are offered.

Details are available at www.clubdeninosyninasderosarito.com, www.rosarito.org and clubrosarito@hotmail.com. Advance tickets are on sale at the Rosarito Beach Hotel; and at the event itself.

Members of Rosarito’s large expatriate community will be helping as event volunteers and the Rosarito Beach Hotel is offering special lodging packages.

The mariachi festival has been named an official event of Mexico’s bicentennial. The state department of tourism, the city and its Convention & Visitors Bureau are among sponsors.

“We are proud to have this prestigious event in our city and look forward to it becoming an annual showcase,” said Rosarito Mayor Hugo Torres.