PAC Mariachi Spirit Alive at UNI
(Top Photo) Former PAC students front UNI’s Mariachi Pantera. They are (L to R) Anita Tanguma, Alex Esquivel, unknown UNI student, Joseph Almendarez, “Coach” Jesus Noriega, and another unknown UNI student.
(Bottom Photo) Dr. Roland Carrillo, a San Antonio native who has been at UNI for more than 20 years, enjoys the birthday serenade performed for him by Mariachi Pantera. This was the first time Dr. Carrillo was able to hear a live mariachi performance at the UNI campus.
(Bottom Photo) Dr. Roland Carrillo, a San Antonio native who has been at UNI for more than 20 years, enjoys the birthday serenade performed for him by Mariachi Pantera. This was the first time Dr. Carrillo was able to hear a live mariachi performance at the UNI campus.
(Condensed from an email sent by Charley Garcia)
It took only 9 years but the University of Northern Iowa now a mariachi ensemble--MARIACHI PANTERA (the UNI mascot is the Panther)—composed of several former PAC students!
Mariachi Pantera performed at Dr. Roland Carrillo’s birthday. Carrillo is a San Antonio native, along with being UNI’s Financial Aid Director and a strong promoter of the PAC/UNI Bridge Scholarship Program. In the more than 20 years that Dr. Carrillo has lived in Iowa, this is the first time he has listened to a Mariachi group perform live on his campus…made even better since it was a serenade for his birthday.
Dr. Benjamin Allen, UNI president, was one of the first to inquire about Mariachi Pantera’s availability to perform at campus-wide events. The UNI staff and community have embraced the ensemble and have started booking the group for various on and off-campus performances.
Please join me in sending a “Job Well Done” to our former PAC mariachi students now attending UNI!
It took only 9 years but the University of Northern Iowa now a mariachi ensemble--MARIACHI PANTERA (the UNI mascot is the Panther)—composed of several former PAC students!
Mariachi Pantera performed at Dr. Roland Carrillo’s birthday. Carrillo is a San Antonio native, along with being UNI’s Financial Aid Director and a strong promoter of the PAC/UNI Bridge Scholarship Program. In the more than 20 years that Dr. Carrillo has lived in Iowa, this is the first time he has listened to a Mariachi group perform live on his campus…made even better since it was a serenade for his birthday.
Dr. Benjamin Allen, UNI president, was one of the first to inquire about Mariachi Pantera’s availability to perform at campus-wide events. The UNI staff and community have embraced the ensemble and have started booking the group for various on and off-campus performances.
Please join me in sending a “Job Well Done” to our former PAC mariachi students now attending UNI!
posted by PAC PR @ 2:37 PM
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