Once a year, the musicians at Mariachi Plaza cast their rivalries aside. In honor of Santa Cecilia the square in Boyle Heights becomes the site of a religious ceremony.
suits gather on the corner of First Street and Boyle Avenue, a hilly spot in Boyle Heights that overlooks the downtown Los Angeles skyline. There, the musicians jostle for a day’s work, hoping to attract the attention of customers, who know where to find them.cast their rivalries aside. In honor of Santa Cecilia, patron saint of musicians, the intersection — which houses a Metro station dubbed Mariachi Plaza in their honor — becomes the site of a religious ceremony.
Shortly after dawn Tuesday, dozens of violinists, trumpeters and guitarists — including those who play the— made an arc around a sunflower-laden altar to Santa Cecilia placed behind the subway’s entryway. TheAlong with her bandmates, Natalie Pérez, a senior at Garfield High School who has been playing the guitar since she was 5, practiced before school for a year for the event.
“I come from a family of musicians,” she said, standing next to her son and daughter, both carrying guitars. Then, pointing to a red-haired guitarist among the hodgepodge of musicians, she added, “That’s my mom.” There was added reason to celebrate this year. It is the 30th anniversary of Mariachi Plaza. Later in the day, several political dignitaries — including the Mexican consul in Los Angeles — were set to speak at the festivities.
In the crowd, grandparents wheeled their grandchildren in strollers or carried them on their shoulders. For most of the morning, they simply mouthed along. But when the
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