“Los Braceros de Buena Vista”

A Mariachi Opera

Set in the 1950s at…

the height of the Bracero program, “Los Braceros de Buena Vista” is a dynamic one-act “Mariachi Opera” which fuses mariachi music, ballet folklorico, and powerful “opera” style set pieces.  “Los Braceros de Buena Vista” highlights the challenges and injustices workers faced in the U.S. and focuses on the Buena Vista labor camp in the 1950s. “Los Braceros de Buena Vista” is both a cultural and educational experience that teaches an important part of Mexican-American history that is often overlooked.

“Los Braceros de Buena Vista” poignantly expresses the struggles encountered by fieldworkers to the audiences and honors their great contributions to the U.S.,” says Miguel Orozco, writer, director, and producer of the show. 

The Mariachi music in “Los Braceros de Buena Vista” is performed by Mariachi Águilas de Oxnard de J. Carlos Ozuna – one of the premiere mariachi ensembles in Southern California.