More than 1,300 mariachi musicians from across the country are taking the stage at the Lila Cockrell Theatre this week for the three-day Mariachi Extravaganza, and a local powerhouse program is right in the middle of it.

One thousand mariachi musicians will convene in San Antonio to compete and perform in the 29th Annual Mariachi Extravaganza competition and concert on Dec. 1 and 2.

Forty four youth vocalists from California to New York to Texas, sent in their audition tapes and were invited to the Mariachi Extravaganza camp at the Tobin Center this week.