A web-exclusive extra from the film Mariachi High, part of the 2012 Summer Arts Festival.

Mariachi High | This is Zapata, Texas PBS Arts

Premiered June 28, 2012
Mariachi High | This is Zapata, Texas

Zapata, Texas (population 5089) is a small Texas town on the Rio Grande, 200 miles south of San Antonio and 400 miles southwest of Houston. The population is 95% Latino, and, interestingly, boasts the most hangliding world records in the world. The visual tour starts here.

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