JOHN CONTRERAS hero arts

Mariachi Aztlán’s legacy of excellence continues under Contreras’ leadership. In July, it will represent Arizona in America’s National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., a highlight in its calendar with bookings confirmed well into 2024.

Singing in Spanish helped Contreras, who received the Governor’s Arts Award in Arts in Education in 2021, learn the language and make a stronger connection to Mexican culture. That is what’s now happening in his classes and rehearsals.

“I know what this music and this kind of program will do for a student because it happened to me,” Contreras says.

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