Mariachi in front of the plaza to flag down passing cars. In 2010, the government renovated the plaza to make it more tourist-friendly, adding new paving, gardens, police, security cameras, painted facades, and a museum dedicated to mariachi and tequila. Although mariachis can be hired in Mexico City over the phone or on the internet, many people still prefer to come to the plaza, hear the musicians and haggle over the price. About 2,500 mariachis hold union cards to work in the plaza, but as many as 4,000 may circulate through on a busy weekend. The size of a Mariachi group
Mariachi los Camperos Los Camperos de Nati Cano is currently nominated for the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album. They were also featured on Smithsonian Folkways' "Raíces Latinas: Smithsonian Folkways Latino Roots Collection" in 2002. They shared a 2005 Best Musical Album for Children Grammy for "cellabration!, A tribute to Ella Jenkins". Mariachi los Camperos Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano is a Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles-based mariachi ensemble which was formerly led by Natividad "Nati" Cano. In 1950, Nati Cano joined a mariachi band in the city of Mexicali, Baja California, as an arranger. Cano was younger than any of