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Canción del mariachi1/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Martina: It was tough going at first, but soon Mireya’s luck would start to change. Mireya: Nosotras seguimos usando el Grand Marquis durante varios años. Martina: It was 2009 and the show Pimp My Ride had been cancelled two years earlier. Mireya: Pero cuando buscamos las instrucciones de cómo mandar el video, ¡nos enteramos de que el show ya no existía! Martina: The video is still online, the three of them in front of their Grand Marquis, with flowers in their hair, playing mariachi songs, joking around and begging for a little love for their car. ![]() Mireya: Hicimos un video explicando los problemas del carro y por qué lo necesitábamos para nuestro trabajo. Martina: One day as they were driving around they thought, “What if we entered that MTV show, Pimp My Ride?” Mireya: Ese carro nos llevó a todas partes, pero tenía varios problemitas: las puertas no cerraban y el aire acondicionado no servía. Martina: They drove around town in their old, run down Mercury Grand Marquis and when things were tough, they leaned on each other. Tocábamos en fiestas de quinceañeras, matrimonios y en restaurantes. Mireya: Nosotras fuimos la primera banda de mariachi en Nueva York formada solo por mujeres. She also put on her black suit with the white embroidery to play violin all over the city with her all-woman mariachi group. Pero, de noche, me ponía una gran flor blanca en el pelo y un lazo rojo y dorado en el cuello. ![]() Mireya: Yo trabajé como mesera, trabajé en RadioShack y también dando clases de música para niños. Working a bunch of jobs, playing gigs wherever she could, and dreaming about making it big. Martina: A decade ago, Mireya Ramos was living in New York City doing the classic aspiring artist hustle. ![]()
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