Mariachi Divas

Outstanding. We encountered them on a rainy afternoon in California Adventure. We were having a late lunch at the Paradise Grill outdoor patio. The food was surprisingly good for an amusement park but we were wet and tired.
The Mariachi Divas soon cheered us up with their lively tunes. We couldn’t help tapping our toes and dancing to the music. The place was empty when they started singing but their fun and happy music soon drew a crowd. My niece and nephews were too shy, but the divas had some shakers, clappers and other simple instruments to let any willing audience members participate in their joyful music. They even got a conga line going at one point.
They sang Mexican songs interspersed with English Christmas carols and a few Disney tunes. I may not understand Spanish but the divas’ sunny dispositions, their angelic voices and overall musical prowess is universally appealing. When I Googled them, I found out they were Grammy award winners, a very high caliber of musical entertainment that is above and beyond the usual amusement park live entertainment. Make sure to catch their act, the next time you are in Disneyland.

This is a long overdue review… In one word: Excellent
My father unexpectedly passed away on a Wednesday in late February. My mother wanted an immediate party thrown that Saturday afternoon for him… AND mariachis. She did not want a funeral, but a party and celebration of my dad. Obviously it was last minute and stressful but I needed to pull off some joy for my mom amid the sorrow of the occasion… The Mariachi Divas helped me do just that.
I knew about the group as my mom is a mariachi fan and my dad frequented Manuel’s El Tepayac where the ladies play sometimes on Sundays. My neighbors had seen them play at the local church festival the year before… Yet, this is not just some «local» band… These ladies are the utmost professionals and skilled in their musical craft.
I contacted Cindy by phone/​e-​mail and she got back to me promptly via text since she was leading the groupo in a practice. We discussed her availability that afternoon and thankfully her group was available (often such high caliber groups are book Saturdays for weddings or Saturday evenings as parties/​restaurants…). Their pricing was simply explained. It was not cheap, but was reasonable. You have to be willing to pay for such skill/​professionalism. Cindy was even gracious enough to add an additional performer to the number of players we requested because she thought it would sound better.
Two days before the party, Cindy asked me for a list of requested songs that we would like played… It seemed they knew all the songs except for one, my parents wedding song… OH NO! but Cindy came through for us before the party by having a special practice session so the ladies could learn my parents wedding song… My parents had been together 38 years, just celebrating their 35^th wedding anniversary the year before… It was such a thoughtful gift and a testimony to this group that they made this special effort for my mother. You would of never known they didn’t know the song hours before and all the ladies were relieved with smiles they pulled it off with such short notice…
This day was the first time that my family members had to come to our home without my father being there to greet them… but I like to think that as all of us mourned that my father’s spirit of joy was there. I know that Mariachi Divas helped make that possible for us… to sing, to cry and to smile with their songs. Thank You Divas!

AMAZING!!! My husband and I hired Mariachi Divas for our wedding. We could not have picked a better Mariachi to take charge of our mass/​wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. Very professional, friendly, excellent musicians and the director, Cindy Shea, she was open to hearing what we wanted for songs. When we asked for a particular singer to sing Ave Maria, she was not available, but Cindy made it happen and at least Melina, my husband’s favorite, she was willing to go sing the Ave Maria which many of our guests reported got goose bumps when they heard her sing. Check her out on you tube, beautiful! Our guests continue raving about these ladies, amazing voices, outfits beautiful, they even matched our wedding color, turquoise. They looked beautiful. I, the bride, wanted a particular song to be sung for the procession which was not in their repertoire but Cindy learned it and they performed it and it was absolutely beautiful. They did a little private serenade and the fees were very reasonable. They arrived to the ceremony site like one hour before the event and they traveled from far on the hottest day of 2010! Excellent choice, classy, and I could not be any prouder of my Mexican roots and could not be any happier for my husband’s family to get to know my music with such a mariachi, Grammy Winner professionals.