El Bracero – A Mariachi Opera

Animo Theatre Co. presents this exciting event to honor the legacy of migrant workers. The story is based on Braceros who came to California during World War II as part of the Bracero Program as legal farm laborers.  Set in the 1950s at the height of the program, the show is a dynamic one-act Mariachi Opera which fuses mariachi music, ballet folklorico, and powerful opera style set pieces. For more info and tickets please visit www.brownpapertickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006.  El Bracero highlights the challenges and injustices workers faced in the U.S.