Meet L.A.'s Mariachi Reyna, the all-woman band that joined Karol G at Coachella

On Sunday night, Karol G made past arsenic the archetypal Latina to header astatine Coachella. The Colombian artist’s energetic acceptable not lone incorporated salsa, merengue and reggaeton classics — it besides paid homage to determination Mexican music, with assistance from the Latin Grammy-nominated ensemble, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles.

“Karol G knew that erstwhile radical would spot america up connected that stage, that they would consciousness immense pride,” said Crystal Hernandez, a violinist and vocalist successful the group, who hails from Newport Beach. “She knew bringing Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles would beryllium an empowering determination for women, Mexican civilization and mariachi.”

And astatine “Karolchella,” the archetypal all-women mariachi ensemble successful the United States demonstrated what pistillate empowerment tin look like, contempt performing successful a historically male-dominated euphony genre.

Dressed up successful royal bluish accepted mariachi suits and charro sombreros, the L.A.-based radical backed the “Bichota” vocalist arsenic she sang her ranchera ballad, “Ese Hombre Es Malo” — and shared the signifier with Inglewood autochthonal Becky G for their associated hit, “Mamiii.”

While performing connected the world’s biggest festival stage, the trailblazing radical of mariachi women wanted to correspond the quality and earthy “alegria” of the Mexican euphony genre with “elegance, pridefulness and responsibility,” said Hernandez, 25.

The group’s philharmonic endowment has been recognized doubly astatine the Latin Grammy Awards. In 2025, their grounds “Alma de Reyna 30 Aniversario” was nominated successful the class for ranchero/mariachi album; previously, successful 2009, “Compañeras” was nominated for determination Mexican album.

In March, the radical was besides inducted into the California Hall of Fame.

“I had the privilege of increasing up and seeing astonishing mariachi musicians similar my father, uncles and gramps performing astatine a edifice connected the weekends, during day parties and quinceaneras,” said Hernandez. “Then [seeing them perform] connected nationalist stages — astatine the Grammys [or] connected circuit with Luis Miguel.”

Hernandez joined the ensemble founded by her father, Jose, successful 1994 done his nonprofit enactment the Mariachi Heritage Society. Now a seventh-generation mariachi, she is proudly challenging a philharmonic contented that was erstwhile passed from begetter to son.

“Having Karol G invitation america to Coachella meant a batch to maine due to the fact that I’m carrying retired my family’s bequest of representing mariachi euphony connected a immense stage,” Hernandez said.