Sparking speculation. Meghan King found herself fielding questions about her relationship status after sharing several photos with ex-boyfriend Will Roos.
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While it may seem niche to those outside of Texas, high school mariachi competitions are quite prolific in the Lonestar State. The teams give students a creative outlet, as well as an opportunity to pursue scholarships in college music.
One such school, Edinburgh North High School and their Mariachi Oro band, provide the subject for Sam Osborn and Alejandra Vasquez’s lively “Going Varsity in Mariachi.” A moving portrait of the band’s quest to win State in 2022, as well as a dive into the personal lives of the coach, Abel Acuña, and students, ‘Going Varsity’ is just the right amount of saccharine. Tracking a year in the lives of Acuña and his musicians, the film acts as a primer for both Mariachi music and the birth of competitive high school bands. Continue reading ‘Going Varsity In Mariachi’ Review: A Heartwarming Look At Competition Mariachi In Texas [Sundance] at The Playlist.
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can we win?”In terms of finding the story of the movie over the course of a year, Vasquez said, “We had to be open to what was happening as the year went on, as the season continued, and being open throughout the process.”For the full conversation about “Going Varsity in Mariachi,” click on the video above.TheWrap’s Portrait and Video Studio at The Music Lodge during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival is sponsored by NFP along with support from Sylvania and HigherDOSE.
The thorny, complicated history between the United States and Iran is infinitely more complex for those of the Persian diaspora living in America. It’s this nuanced tension trickling down to identity — between being too much this and not enough that in either homeland — that writer-director-producer Maryam Keshavarz (“Circumstance”) explores in her third film, “The Persian Version,” a decades and generation-spanning dramedy.
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