. ♪ >> reporter: denora klingler is a musical changemaker. >> as a child growing up in mexico city iariachis. >> reporter: the singer never saw herself in the male-dominated genre. >> no female mariachis. i never saw any one of those. >> reporter: mariachi is the soundtrack of mexico. started in the 19th century and growing in popularity in the u.s. generations of mostly male band members kept the tradition alive, serenading women across the world. >> through mariachi music you experience love and sorrow and happiness and desperation. >> reporter: and some of those women like klingler decided the genre finally needed a makeover. a new tradition with a feminine touch. >> my friends, my clients, they were like what? do you have -- a what? all female? this is crazy. the response, the acceptancy from people was magical. ♪ >> reporter: klingler's all-female group, mariachi bonitas, was born during the pandemic. gathering women of all ages to find hope, to get paid, to feel empowered. still, it's an uphill battle as more and more female bands form. >> clients ask for a female vocalists. at