So Mariachi Hoya is currently practicing for our performance at the Allegiant Stadium, one of our biggest events since being born as a mariachi program in general We've never done a stadium or anything that big, so we're pretty, pretty stoked.

this mean.

My name is Alex Rodriguez Olivas I'm the student director That just means he's he's number one.

He's the leader.

He's able to to let us know what to do without actually talking And so you'll see Axl start and stop every single song.

You'll see him conduct more difficult passages.

If they are getting off tempo, he make sure they're on.

he kind of takes over the music side of, of the program as a student director.

That's a really big step because, like, he really hasn't had much experience, He started in the beginning and he worked his way up really fast, like in a matter of maybe months.

He was already in our group and Hoya, and I was really surprised.

I was so proud of him because I've known him since kindergarten.

It's.

It's been hard and fun.

You know, it's been hard because, you know, I have to keep up with people who I already have a couple of years on me.

And then it's been fun because, you know, I get to play at events that I would have never imagined I want the people at Allegiant Stadium to know that we're a family and we're all together in this the fact that we can take them there tomorrow and give them an experience of performing on the field of Allegiant Stadium, I mean, I think that's something they're going to take with them forever.

I feel like excitement because the violin is like something that I really love and like, just letting my talent out to other people and showing them what I can do and what my group can do.

I think the mariachi has impacted my life and maybe different ways, and it's taught me a lot of discipline and how to work with others to the reason I love it is because, you know, it's part of my my culture.

You know, I really love listening to it.

And I love music, too.

So it's like the best of both worlds.