this is mariachi academy of half moon bay and some of these kids, teenagers, will be playing, performingariachi vargas de tecalitlan, who will be in san jose on mother's day weekend, may 9th, at the san jose civic. and with me here on comunidad del valle are a couple of folks with mariachi media luna out of half moon bay. now, what a proper name because you're from half moon bay. you named it media luna, so that's kind of appropriate. belinda arriaga is here with the group called "alas." and then angel sencion plays a vihuela with mariachi media luna. welcome to the show. belinda arriaga: thank you so much for having us. angel sencion: thank you. damian: i mean, this is such a delight. talk about your excitement when you heard that you might be playing with mariachi vargas. belinda: well, for us in half moon bay, it's a dream come true because we're a cultural, agricultural community. we're a small community, and we don't have access to all the urban arts and opportunities that many other youth do. so, coming out of half moon bay and starting from a really grassroots project with no fund