Thanks for the information.
Thinking about it, in the tropics and parts of South America, mariachis (both as music and cultural expressions) have a significant presence; they can be hired for everything from birthdays and wedding proposals to anniversaries.
I think many of us have been influenced by 20th-century Mexican cinema. I believe that the Mexican film industry was the most internationalized of its kind among Spanish-speaking industries in Latin America.

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