To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place from Sept. 15–Oct. 15, Mariachi Herencia de México is returning to Capitol Theater on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. Mariachi Herencia de México has performed for audiences across North America with chart-topping albums and a successful 2022 tour. The Grammy-nominated group will showcase songs from their latest album, “Herederos.” Tickets are “pay what you wish” for this performance and are available online.
Prior to the performance, there will be an Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development (LOUD), a statewide initiative focused on promoting collaboration between Latino arts and service organizations, artists, and the communities in which they operate. The celebration runs from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Overture’s Rotunda Stage.
The first annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration organized by LOUD is a collection of six local Hispanic artists, creating portraits of six longstanding Latino community leaders.
Featured artist at the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration include:
- Patricia Castaneda Tucker painting a portrait of Anita Herrera;
- Carlos Raul Mireles painting a portrait of Ben Obregon;
- Chele Ramos painting a portrait of Maria Banuelos;
- Carina Vargas Nunez painting a portrait of Lucia Nunez;
- Sophia Voelker painting a picture of Ricardo Gonzalez; and
- Rozalia Singh painting a portrait of Dr. Salvador Carranza.
In addition, the event will feature the music and dancers from CumbiaCachaca featuring Johan Galindo and Pamela Mesa and marimba music by Eric De los Santos.
The Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration is a free event courtesy of sponsors and supporters including Dane Arts, under the leadership of Director Mark Fraire; Madison Arts Commission and City of Madison Arts Administrator Karin Wolf; Overture Center for the Arts; United Way of Dane County; University of Wisconsin Chicana and Latina Studies, under the direction of Dr. Ruben Medina; and Wisconsin Public Radio.
