CharroBeans: A Mariachi Podcast Sammy Ramirez & Victor Estrada

The CharroBoys get into it this week talking about Sammy’s students graduating, gigging with lots of mud, watching people dance salsa and killer mosquitos coming back. The audacity to sting us at our most vulnerable. 

The CharroBoys braved the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to bring you this episode. Since it's graduation season, we look back at the times when life was much simpler. We get into career choices, figuring out what to do with the rest of our lives, and also passing up storm chasers on the way to a gig. We ain't scared of no naders.

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 🫡