Aguilar's non-profit theatrical group has evolved over the years. She began with a group of two, then added a few more kids and began entertaining at a San Antonio nursing home. Pretty soon, requests began coming for performances at community events. Now her group, Inner City With Style is honored with requests to entertain at corporate fundraising events, TAMU-SA's last fall festival, city events like the recent Graffiti Wipeout Celebration, and even the New Year's Eve celebration at the Arneson River Theater. Though the group performs free at these types of functions, it uses any donations to purchase music, costumes and materials to directly benefit the kids.
Groups like this with dedicated directors like Aguilar, who is a student at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, can be a springboard to a career in entertainment, a channel for talented young people to gain the experience and practice they need to become polished performers with confidence and stage presence. Youngsters like the extremely talented mariachi singer, Sebastian DelaCruz, a nine-year-old vocal prodigy who recently won the San Antonio Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza competition, the largest of its kind in Texas. In any case, behind any one of the success stories of these talented children, there will be Aguilar, cheering, critiquing and praying every minute that they will have the opportunity to fulfill their true potential and share their gifts with the world.
Check out three of the many wonderful performances, posted on YouTube, by clicking on photo captions below:
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Littlest Mariachi |
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Johnny Love & Harley Steele |
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La Tejanita |
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