CharroBeans: A Mariachi Podcast Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys are beat down after a long Mother’s Day weekend. We get into being exhausted after a rainy Dia de Las Madres, playing at a friend’s grad party, client’s asking for depressing ass rep, and losing the keys to the van. Nobody hit us up for a couple days 😴

The CharroBoys get back to it after 5 de Mayo weekend. A super busy week for most working mariachis, the holiday usually provides steady work. We get into the holiday in Mexico, playing at the fanciest restaurant we’ve ever seen, and hear your experiences at the 5 de drinko gigs. 

The CharroBoys get back into it with a new topic. What’s it like playing where you’re from? Is the rep different? How’s the dynamic of the group? Se llevan bien? We get into our listener’s experiences in the groups in their region and discuss. Come and listen, yo. 

The CharroBoys have a special guest this evening, Mario Hernández. He serves as current vihuelista of Mariachi Los Camperos, an LA-based grammy award winning mariachi group. We talk about his upbringing, growing up with his brother who also plays, learning mariachi the hard way by playing in bars as a teenager, and the experience of also being the guitarron player for Mariachi Sol de Mexico for many years. Come and listen, and remember, no lleguen tarde 🫡

The CharroBoys have their first guest inside the studio. Sammy’s wife, Zayra, joins the beans on this episode and discusses marriage, growing up with Sammy and Vic, and her start in mariachi music in the public school system. We almost fired Victor, but we can’t get rid of him for legal reasons. 

The CharroBoys were apart this week because Sammy had to be a teacher. He talks about his experience at the All Region clinic. We also get into other things like Victor’s teachers beating the crap out of him, schooling back then and now, Victor being late for once, and being humbled at workshops by clinicians. Ever had your boss be actually mad at you? We have 🥲