{"id":632727,"date":"2024-08-30T04:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-an-engaging-netflix-doc-about-texas-teens\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T04:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T01:45:00","slug":"watch-an-engaging-netflix-doc-about-texas-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-an-engaging-netflix-doc-about-texas-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch An Engaging Netflix Doc About Texas Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27af2069e10\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27af2069e10\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-an-engaging-netflix-doc-about-texas-teens\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_An_Engaging_Netflix_Doc_About_Texas_Teens%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online An Engaging Netflix Doc About Texas Teens&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-an-engaging-netflix-doc-about-texas-teens\/#%E2%80%9CAn_Engaging_Netflix_Doc_About_Texas_Teens%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;An Engaging Netflix Doc About Texas Teens&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_An_Engaging_Netflix_Doc_About_Texas_Teens%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online An Engaging Netflix Doc About Texas Teens&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAn_Engaging_Netflix_Doc_About_Texas_Teens%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;An Engaging Netflix Doc About Texas Teens&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    After a lengthy and well-received run on the festival circuit, \u201cGoing Varsity in Mariachi\u201d has arrived this week on Netflix, where it should find the wide mainstream audience it deserves. And \u201cmainstream\u201d really is the operative word here. Although it may sound in synopsis like a niche-audience attraction, this engaging and entertaining documentary about Texas high-schoolers playing for keeps in statewide mariachi band competitions has the right stuff to delight even viewers who normally wouldn\u2019t know the difference between a grito and a guitarr\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    As the opening titles succinctly explain: In Texas, where football usually tends to dominate any discussion about spirited rivalries between high schools, over 100 public schools also field competitive mariachi teams in the hopes of winning the state championship. Most of the premier teams, we\u2019re told, hail from the Rio Grande Valley \u2014 specifically, a closely connected group of towns along the US-Mexican border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    But not all teams are created equal. Mariachi Nuevo Santander from Roma High School in Roma, Texas traditionally bestrides the match-ups like a colossus, sporting flashy attire and impressive musicianship. But directors Sam Osborn and Alejandra Vasquez have chosen to focus on the underdogs of Mariachi Oro from Edinburgh North High School, an under-financed institution in a low-income district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Overcoming long odds, the Mariachi Oro teams have managed to secure their own fair share of trophies and acclaim over the years. But during the 2021-22 school year covered by \u201cGoing Varsity in Mariachi,\u201d the challenges are even more daunting than in the past. Not unlike a high school football coach forced to reorganize after the graduation of key players, dedicated band director Abel Acu\u00f1a finds himself in the process of rebuilding with several newbies in the mix \u2014 including violinists, trumpeters and a novice who <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears barely able to handle, much less effectively strum, his bulky guitarr\u00f3n (i.e., a deep-bodied Mexican six-string acoustic bass guitar).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Early on, Acu\u00f1a expresses guarded optimism about his reconfigured lineup \u2014 but admits he, and his students, have a long road ahead of them, and not a lot of time to coalesce as a band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    And throughout it all, there is the specter of COVID-19, hovering and distracting. Throughout most of the documentary, we see students, teachers and audience members matter-of-factly wearing masks while in public \u2014 the horn players lower theirs during rehearsals and performances, but only briefly. Without hammering away at the obvious, the filmmakers generate subtle undercurrents of suspense without anyone directly addressing the elephant in the room: What happens if one or more mariachi players is infected or felled by the dreaded virus?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Despite the possible risks, however, the young band members of\u00a0\u201cGoing Varsity in Mariachi\u201d \u2014 all of them identified only by their first names in on-screen titles \u2014 seem more concerned with scoring victories than avoiding contagions. Bella, the charismatic violinist who serves as both the varsity team captain and de facto female lead of the movie, sees music as the best way to earn a scholarship to pursue higher education in pharmaceutical studies. Abby, another violinist, also has her eyes set on a scholarship, primarily so she can spread her wings at the relatively far-off Texas State University in San Marcos, and become independent of her close-knit family. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    And then there\u2019s Drake, the fellow doing his best, though not always succeeding, while attempting to master the guitarr\u00f3n. Drake, who often recalls Jonah Hill during the latter\u2019s \u201cSuperbad\u201d era, initially is less than dedicated to his craft, missing practices to spend time with his new girlfriend. We\u2019re left with the impression that this may be the first time he\u2019s ever had a serious romantic relationship, which may account for his inattentiveness to other things. On the other hand, we\u2019re also left with the impression that Acu\u00f1a allows Drake to rejoin the band, after kicking him out, at least in part because, well, he doesn\u2019t have anyone to replace the teen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u201cGoing Varsity in Mariachi\u201d proceeds in a brisk, straightforward manner, effectively alternating between scenes of rehearsals and competitions, and glimpses into the private lives of coach and students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Acu\u00f1a admits he\u2019s approaching burn-out after years of single-handedly doing jobs covered by \u201cthree or four full-time people\u201d at better-funded schools. And while he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly comes off as empathetic and encouraging, he can also offer tough-love criticism \u2014 most notably when Mariachi Oro ranks near the bottom of a preliminary competition. Sure, he says, \u201cThey\u2019re making a documentary about us.\u201d But that doesn\u2019t mean his players should get cocky. \u201cWe still have a job to do,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd today you did not do that job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Here and elsewhere, directors Osborn and Vasquez discretely achieve a riveting fly-on-the-wall intimacy with their subjects, capturing unguarded moments that are by turns affecting and amusing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Mariah and Marlena, two openly queer girls in Mariachi Oro, worry whether they will face homophobic backlash if they pursue their dreams of becoming teachers in Texas. Still, they are willing to attend the senior prom together, and their agreement to do so is covered in one of the movie\u2019s sweetest moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Abby, as a first step toward independence, requests driving lessons from her father, leading to a very funny sequence in which dad\u2019s anxiety is pronounced. (\u201cHold on! That\u2019s a stop sign!\u2019) The scene where Acu\u00f1a calls Drake\u2019s mom to tell her that her son is (temporarily) out of the band, while a sheepish Drake stands nearby him, is sufficiently intense to make a viewer cringe with sympathetic embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The music, ranging from such mariachi standards as \u201cMexico Lindo y Querido\u201d and \u201cVolver, Volver\u201d to newer songs composed for the competitions, is so appealing that you can\u2019t help wishing there were a lot more of it. But the filmmakers make it quite clear from the start that this is not so much a documentary about music as it is about musicians. It\u2019s duly noted midway through the film: \u201cThey don\u2019t think of themselves as high school students trying to play mariachi music. 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