One of the big events of the 1990s was playing for President Clinton's 1997 inauguration. The City of Tucson sponsored Los Changuitos Feos as official ambassadors of the city. Photo: Patsy Ranjel.

En 1997, Los Changuitos Feos tocaron para la inauguración del presidente Clinton en Washington, D.C. La Ciudad de Tucson patrocinó a Los Changuitos Feos como embajadores de la ciudad.

Other performances included | Otras tocadas incluyerón:

A 1999 performance in Nogales, after which the Changos enjoyed (and participated in) a Patsy Torres concert. Photos: Patsy Ranjel.

 

Estas son fotografias son de una presentación en Nogales. Después, Los Changos disfrutarón y participaron en un concierto dado por Patsy Torres.

The Changos were selected for the Showcase at the 1997 Tucson International Mariachi Conference (left) and for the Las Cruces Mariachi Conference Showcase (right). Photo: Patsy Ranjel.

 

Los Changuitos fueron elegidos para tocar en el espectáculo de la Conferencia Internacional de Mariachi de 1997, en Tucson, Arizona (a la izquierda) y para el espectáculo de la Conferencia de Mariachi en Las Cruces, Nuevo México (a la derecha).

 

The Changos cut a CD, Los Changuitos Feos. (Photo: Patsy Ranjel)

Los Changos hicieron un disco compacto, Los Changuitos Feos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Changuitos Feos performing for the 1993 Copper Bowl (the only mariachi performers during half time).

Violins: Carmen Olivares, Olivia Gaxiola, Alma Green, Beto Ranjel, Lulu Olivares, Michelle Ariño, and Juan Aguilar.

The Changos honored Father Carrillo at Saint Augustine Cathedral in Tucson on his birthday (c. 1999) and played at San Xavier Mission (left). They played for an audience that included actor Edward J. Olmos (below). Photos: Patsy Ranjel.

Los Changuitos celebraron el cumpleaños del padre Carrillo en la Catedrál de San Agustín (1999) y tocaron en la Misión de San Xavier del Bac (a la izquierda).Tocarón para la audiencia que incluyia al actor Edward J. Olmos a la casa de "Stillwell" en Tucson (arriba).

 

 

Ventanillas de otros eventos: tocando para Dennis Meade (quién era un Chango y ahora toca con Mariachi Sol de México), para Chicanos por la Causa, en el pueblo de Clifton Arizona, para El Día de Madres en Radiomundo KXEW, y por 5 horas en Albuquerque, N.M.

Glimpses of other events (clockwise, from top left): Playing for Dennis Meade (a former Chango) of Mariachi Sol de México, for a ribbon cutting at Chicanos Por La Causa, for a fundraiser in the town of Clifton Arizona, for the annual Mother's Day Serenade on Radiomundo KXEW, and for five hours in Albuquerque! Photos: Patsy Ranjel, from the Ranjel Collection.

 

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(Si quisiera ver todas las imágenes de Albuquerque, oprime el botón de "Reload" o "Refresh")

 

The Changos played for Mariachi Cobre as they arrived for the April 1997 International Mariachi Conference in Tucson. (Collection of Michelle Ariño)

 

Memories of the Fresno Mariachi Conference, March 1995

Los Changuitos Feos was one of the headlined groups, along with Los Camperos and Las Campanas from San Antonio. The picture above was taken before the concert. Below is an informal photograph taken at the radio station that sponsors the conference, where the Changos performed for the morning show the day after the conference. (Collection of Michelle Ariño)

 

April 1997: The Changos at the Tucson International Mariachi Conference. (Photo: Freddy Alvarez)

 

Changos in San Antonio, Texas, for the November 1996 San Antonio Mariach Conference,where they won second place in the high school division of the
mariachi competition. (Collection of Michelle Ariño)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Anthony Sanchez (left) and Daniel Castaneda backstage in Fresno Concert

(circa 1992).

Are you a former Chango, Chango parent, board member, or instructor? Would you like to contribute memories to these pages? Please contact us!

Si era miembro de Chanagos, un padre o una madre de un Chango, un miembro de la mesa directiva, o un/a maestro/a, puede contribuir sus recuerdas a estas páginas. Por favor, contáctenos.

Thanks to Patsy Ranjel, Michelle Ariño, and Freddy Alvarez for the pictures on this page/ Gracias a Patsy Ranjel, Michelle Ariño, y Freddy Alvarez para las fotos en esta página.

 

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