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Mariachi Flor de Toloache: The Women Taking on the Macho World of Mariachi

Meet the all-women mariachi band, Flor De Toloache, that's challenging the status quo and empowering women through their music.

Mariachi is a folkloric tradition as macho as it is Mexican. Eight years ago, Mireya Ramos and Shae Fiol sought to up-end convention and founded Mariachi Flor de Toloache, New York City’s first all-female mariachi band. With their bandmates Julie Acosta and Eunice Aparicio, the musicians traded in traditional mariachi skirts for homemade suits and created an empowering space for women while staying true to the music and spirit of mariachi.

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