The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
From October 4 to 10, 32 mariachi groups from Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero and Colima will take part in the XXIV National Traditional Mariachi Encounter, celebrating one of Mexico’s most iconic musical traditions.
Two Free Recitals
Piano recital, followed the next day by another recital from the Guadalajara Cathedral Children’s Choir.
Casa Museo López Portillo (Liceo 177, Centro Histórico), Saturday, October 4, 6 p.m., and Sunday, October 5, noon. Free admission.
Guadalajara continues to boast an increasing number of cozy spots where great jazz thrives. One such venue gaining growing acclaim is Cafetal 97 in Colonia Americana—a laid-back night bar, restaurant and gallery that blends live music performances with art exhibitions, food and drinks.
Famed tenor Plácido Domingo made a surprise appearance on the stage of the Teatro Degollado on September 13 to perform “Ojos Tapatíos”—a song from the 1936 film “Allá en el Rancho Grande.” This iconic movie helped launch the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and propelled actor Jorge Negrete to fame.
The “third time’s the charm,” they say, but in the case of Arena Guadalajara, that expression should be amended to “the fourth, or maybe fifth time.”
Mexico’s fabled Museo del Perfume (Perfume Museum or MUPE) is opening its second location this month in Tlaquepaque. The new attraction is located on the Andador Independencia, the craft center’s most emblematic cultural corridor.
Famed tenor Plácido Domingo will be the guest of honor at the Guadalajara premiere of the zarzuela “El Orgullo de Jalisco” by Spanish composer Federico Moreno Torroba. The performance takes place on Sunday, September 14, at 6 p.m. in the Degollado Theater in the city center.
