Going Varsity in Mariachi

2023

1 hr. 45 min.

Documentary

Music

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15 Reviews

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In the competitive world of high school mariachi, the musicians from the South Texas borderlands reign supreme. Under the guidance of Coach Abel Acuña, the teenage captains of Edinburg North High School’s acclaimed team must turn a shoestring budget and diverse crew of inexperienced musicians into state champions.

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Dwight Brown

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The music is exhilarating and these kids, as our next generation, make America’s future bright.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 7, 2023

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Dan Fienberg

Hollywood Reporter

Going Varsity in Mariachi is quite good as it is, an endearingly wholesome and frequently vibrant feature. But almost every one of my reservations boils down to, “Needed more [insert lack here].”

Jan 24, 2023

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Carlos Aguilar

TheWrap

The insightful and lively doc tracks the impact on students that comes from the opportunity to belong to a collective creative endeavor.

Jan 23, 2023

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Edward Frumkin

The Film Stage

The placement of competition performances could also be more coherent––their results are mainly constant wins, and the first and final shows don’t reflect the participant’s ebbs and flow in their personal lives.

Rated: C+

Apr 5, 2024

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Like a good sports documentary, this is a story of underdogs who find the spirit within themselves to come out on top.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 27, 2023

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Peter Sobczynski

The Spool

The students prove to be an engaging lot, with or without their instruments.

Mar 23, 2023

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Synopsis

In the competitive world of high school mariachi, the musicians from the South Texas borderlands reign supreme. Under the guidance of Coach Abel Acuña, the teenage captains of Edinburg North High School’s acclaimed team must turn a shoestring budget and diverse crew of inexperienced musicians into state champions.

Director: Sam Osborn, Alejandra Vasquez
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos