USA, IL, Chicago, June 4th, 2009.

Young "mariachi" Ivette Espinoza is able to maintain a strong link to her Mexican cultural heritage through classes offered at several Pilsen schools. The instrument she holds is known as a "vihuela," unchanged in design since the Renaissance.

Veteran musician Victor Pichardo, of the band "Sonos de...
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USA, IL, Chicago, June 4th, 2009.

Young "mariachi" Ivette Espinoza is able to maintain a strong link to her Mexican cultural heritage through classes offered at several Pilsen schools. The instrument she holds is known as a "vihuela," unchanged in design since the Renaissance.

Veteran musician Victor Pichardo, of the band "Sonos de Mexico," and his son Yahvi, a former CPS music teacher, began a pilot program in 2008 which enables students to build upon their skills year after year.

Photographs commissioned by "Hoy" newspaper for a front-page story.


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