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About Us
'The Real Mexico Mariachi Band' has been
performing in Sydney since 1998. The director
of the group Victor Valdes has been a professional
musician for 17 years. During 1992 to 1997,
Victor visited Australia each September
to perform at the Mexican Festival playing
not only traditional Latin American Harp
music, but also Mariachi music.
In 1998, Victor relocated to where he is
now based permanently in Sydney. With local
talent from leading Mexican and Latin American
musicians, as well as other professional
musicians from other backgrounds, he put
together Australia's first 'authentic' Mexican
Mariachi Band.
Ever since then, the Band has performed
for numerous celebrities in Sydney and private
functions. The Band also performs at Weddings,
Engagements, Music Festivals, Corporate
Functions, Birthdays and even Baptism parties!
What is a Mariachi?
The 'Mariachi' is originally from the state
of Jalisco in Mexico. It is the most well
known genre of Mexican traditional music.
It consists of trumpets, violins, guitars,
viheulas (Mexican guitar), guitarron (Mexican
bass) and a Mexican harp. The band performs
a contrast of music, ranging from sentimental
love songs to the fun lively groove of 'La
Bamba'.
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Media Publications
- Harper's Bazar, Covers Design, September
2003
- 'The Sydney Morning Herald', My Career,
Victor Valdes May 17 2003
'El Español', "A Harpist from
Veracruz..." Victor Valdes May 6
2003
- 'The Canberra Times', Shiraz Valdes
Front Page February 2003
- 'The Courier', Front Page Mexican Night.
July 2001
- 'The Sun Herald' , Welcome.World Festival,
international Airport Sydney 23 July 2000
- 'The Sydney Morning Herald', "Opening
of Carnavale in Sydney" 29 September
1999'
- The Sunday Telegraph', July 12 1998
"Three Amigos; Victor Valdes with
Shiraz and Annette Zubani at the Veracruz
restaurant in Cremorne".
- 'Vogue Australia', September 1998 Celebration
of the birthday of Frieda Kahlo "...featuring
performance by Victor and Shiraz Valdes."
- 'The Sydney Morning Herald' '....on
Friday the music and dance of the fabulous
Victor and Shiraz Valdes' 15 September
1998
- 'North Shore Times' 'Seniors get a taste
of Mexico'
Wednesday 23 September 1998 '…Amid
a flurry of colour and gyrating bodies..'
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Festivals, Important
Performances & Tours
- New Caledonia Tour ' The Real Mexico'
23 June - 2 July 2004
- Tahiti Tour 12 June 2004
- Crown Plaza Terrigal Cancer fundraising
gala night' Terrigal 29 March 2003
- 'Red Cross gala night' Canberra, March
25 2003
- 'National Multicultural Festival' Canberra,
February 7 to 16, 2003.
- 'Harp Society of NSW' Victor Valdes
Annual Concert, November 2002
- 'Darling Harbour FIESTA Bacardi Festival'
5 and 6 October 2002 Darling Harbour
- New Caledonia Tour, 'The Real Mexico'
10 -16 October 2002
- Japan Tour, Victor Valdes July 2002
- 'MO AWARDS Inc.' 24 June 2002 Exhibition
Centre Darling Harbour.
- 'International Encounter of Mariachi',
From 31 August to 9 September 2001, The
Real Mexico Mariachi Band of Sydney represented
Australia at this World Conference in
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
- 'Mexican Festival September 2001', Performances
throughout Mexican Festival, gala dinner
performance for Ambassador of Mexico.
- 'Frida Kahlo Exhibition National Gallery
of Australia' July 2001, 3 gala dinners
for ambassadors of the world in Canberra
and Political leaders, during this special
exhibition of world-renowned artist Frida
Kahlo.
- 'Sydney 2000 Olympic Games', 3 concerts
in Olympic Park, 2 television dance performances,
televised to more than 35 countries around
Latin America and Europe.
- 'Welcome.World' Festival, 23 July 2000,
performances for the Sydney International
Airport.
- 'Mercedes Australian Fashion Week' May
8 2000, performance for Charlie Brown's
catwalk presentation. Show for model Jerry
Hall.
- 'The Chilli Festival 2000' March 4 and
5 2000, performances at Terrigal Holiday
Inn
- 'The Mexican Festival ', September 1999,
performances in 13 Schools and 2 Universities
of traditional music and dance. As well
as 3 'gala nights' in ANA Hotel.
- 'Bacardi Festival' January 1999, Darling
Harbour. Performance on stage with the
legendary Salsa star from New York, Jose
Alberto 'El Canario', Who sang in concert
with Celia Cruz…'Queen of Salsa
- ''The Mexican Festival' September 1998,
performance outside Sydney Opera House;
- Performance UTS Gallery, University
of Technology Sydney
- 'Carnivale Multi-Cultural Festival'
Martin Place, September 1998
- 'Chilli Festival' Ken Done Gallery,
The Rocks, October 1998
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Appearances
on Television in Sydney
- 'Junction Boys' Victor Valdes Sun 2
March 2003 Channel ESPN (Foxtel)
- 'Postcards' Sat 3 August 2002 Channel
9
- 'The Sydney Weekender' Sat 21 July 2001
Channel 7
- 'Today Show' 13 July 2001 Channel 9
- 'Foxtel Channel V' April 6 2001 Channel
15 'The Kerrie-Anne Midday Show', March
1998, Channel 9
- 'The Sydney Weekender', 18 September
1999 Ch 7 'Festival' Optus Local Vision',
July 1998, Ch 31
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TV Commercials/Billboards
- Citibank Platinum Billboard in Airports
May 2004 (See picture below)
- Heineken Beer featured February 2003
- L&M Cigarettes featured February
2003
- Gatorade featured January 2003
- KFC featured December 2002
- Kaula featured October 2002
- Sunsilk featured 2000
- Bacardi featured 1999
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