Mariachi Sol De Mexico

Jóse Hernàndez, the founder of Mariachi Sol De Mexico, is a master of mariachi music. An internationally recognized musician, composer and educator, Jóse Hernàndez continues to break boundaries in the world of mariachi.

A fifth-generation mariachi, Jóse brings the pleasure of mariachi music to audiences all across the globe. He is the founder of two world-famous ensembles: Mariachi Sol de México and Reyna de Los Angeles, America’s first all-female professional mariachi ensemble.

Mariachi Sol De Mexico albums

Jóse continues to advance the art of mariachi with daring new compositions and arrangements. He has composed, arranged, and provided music for 15 Mariachi Sol De Mexico albums. He sings, and plays trumpet, violin, guitarrón, and vihuela, and has performed in some of the most renowned venues around the world. He has recorded with the most respected and recognized names in the industry, including Selena, Vicente Fernandez, Luis Miguel, Bryan Adams and the Beach Boys, and has received four Grammy nominations.

Jóse’s musical inspirations are rich and diverse, ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Augustine Lara; Glenn Miller to José Alfredo Jimenez. One of Jóse’s proudest achievements is establishing Mariachi Sol De Mexico symphony orchestra, bringing this powerful and vibrant sound to mariachi lovers around the world.

Jóse is an impassioned ambassador of mariachi music. He is working hard to inspire and empower the next generation of musicians through the educational initiatives he has developed: the Mariachi Nationals and Summer Institute and the Mariachi Heritage Society.

The humble endeavor of Jóse Hernàndez is to remain the voice and medium for mariachi, to reflect the treasured cultural heritage through the pages of mariachi, to express his soulful vision of mariachi without end — this to Jóse, is the Passion of Mariachi.

Conductor of mariachi bands Mariachi Sol De Mexico and Reyna de Los Angeles
Musical director of the prestigious Las Vegas International Mariachi Festival
Founder of Mariachi Nationals and Summer Institute
Founder of the Mariachi Heritage Society

Mariachi Sol De Mexico performed with

Jose Feliciano
Lola Beltran
Vicente Fernandez
Willie Nelson
Juan Gabriel
Selena
Guadalupe Pineda
The Beach Boys
Luis Miguel
Vikki Carr
Rocio Durcal
Brian Adams
Lucha Villa
Maria Conchita Alonso
Paloma San Basilio
Emilio Navaira