{"id":410208,"date":"2026-08-18T22:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/410208\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T22:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:30:10","slug":"how-the-uh-mariachi-pumas-continue-to-bring-mariachi-to-a-new-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/410208\/","title":{"rendered":"How the UH Mariachi Pumas continue to bring Mariachi to a new generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Houston \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/kgmca\/msm\/degrees-programs\/performance-groups\/mariachi.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/kgmca\/msm\/degrees-programs\/performance-groups\/mariachi.php\">University of Houston\u2019s Mariachi Pumas<\/a> are helping keep the rich tradition of mariachi music alive on campus and throughout Houston. Led by director Jose Longoria, the group shares the history and cultural legacy of mariachi while giving students an opportunity to learn, perform and carry the tradition into the next generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The program recently celebrated seven years at UH and hosted a summer camp that brought together nearly 200 students from Houston and beyond. The Mariachi Pumas also perform at events throughout the city, including Discovery Green and Houston Grand Opera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The group will be part of the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/mariachifestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/mariachifestival.com\/\">Houston Mariachi Festival<\/a>, bringing musicians from different schools together for a grand finale celebration. Tickets are available now but the festival coincides with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonfirst.com\/news\/houston-theater-week-returns-for-4th-year-with-more-deals-than-ever-before\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.houstonfirst.com\/news\/houston-theater-week-returns-for-4th-year-with-more-deals-than-ever-before\">Houston Theater Week<\/a> where attendees can purchase BOGO tickets to over 400 performances throughout the 2026-2027 season. That sale runs from August 24-30. BOGO tickets must be purchased using the promo code HTW26 during checkout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/houston-life\/2026\/08\/11\/houston-theater-week-is-almost-here-heres-how-to-snag-bogo-tickets-to-400-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/houston-life\/2026\/08\/11\/houston-theater-week-is-almost-here-heres-how-to-snag-bogo-tickets-to-400-shows\/\">RELATED: Houston Theater Week is almost here! Here\u2019s how to snag BOGO tickets to 400+ shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Details for Houston Mariachi Festival<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">For students interested in joining, the UH Mariachi program welcomes new musicians and offers opportunities including scholarships. The group continues to give students hands-on performance experience while celebrating the music and culture of mariachi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 kfUEDb copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston \u2013 The University of Houston\u2019s Mariachi Pumas are helping keep the rich tradition of mariachi music alive&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,143295,57,135659,5348,5370,513],"class_list":["post-410208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-mariachi-festival","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-theater-week","tag-mariachi","tag-uh","tag-university-of-houston"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}