A Local Life: Luis Gonzalez, 77, D.C.’s maestro of mariachi

A Local Life: Luis Gonzalez, 77, D.C.’s maestro of mariachi
As a 9-year-old hanging out on the streets of Mexico City, Luis Gonzalez taught himself to play the vihuela, a Mexican five-string guitar. He gradually moved into restaurants and cabarets in Guadalajara, specializing in bright and bouncy mariachi music. By the early 1960s, he was working in Washington after following his older sister Angelina, who worked as a caregiver for the Mexican ambassador …

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