All along Texas' southern border, high school mariachi bands compete for supremacy and the title of state champions. Leading the charge for Edinburg North High School is coach Abel Acuña, who faces his most inexperienced band of students yet due to the gap in practice caused by online schooling in the wake of the pandemic. A blend of the music and sports documentary genres, Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn's film is a crowd-pleasing gem about the power of music and community in times of uncertainty. DIR Alejandra Vasquez, Sam Osborn; PROD James Lawler, Luis A. Miranda Jr., Julia Pontecorvo. U.S., 2023, color, 105 min. In English. NOT RATED
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