Musician. Singer
Biography
Monica Rojas was born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1974.
She is considered one of the most talented mariachi singers, endowed with a beautiful voice and a unique energized interpretation style.
In 1991, started professionally as founder of the first all-female mariachi band in the world "Las Perlitas Tapatias" at the age of 17, playing the big bass guitar.
These girls were pioneers of a new mexican tradition: women playing mariachi music. They made presentations throughout Mexico and the United States.
In 1995, Monica Rojas decided to continue her career as a solo singer; delighting the public in all kinds of scenarios: Theaters, arenas, fairs, resorts, radio, television, etc., performing at the side of big stars such as Alejandro Fernandez, Pepe Aguilar, and others in Méico, USA and Europe.
She graduated from the School of Music of the University of Guadalajara in 2004; since then she combines her career as a singer with teaching music.
Monica has recorded 6 albums, which include the most Mexican rhythms such as huapango, son and rancheras songs, combined with ballads and boleros, such as "My way", "Spanish eyes" and "Besame mucho". The last one has been produced by CINTAS ACUARIO of Don Pedro Rivera, winner of Latin Grammys and other awards.
In the summer of 2023, Monica conquered Spain on a tour of presentations throughout the North and Central region.
And at the end of the same year, she was part of the Technical Team of the Exhibition "Women, Music and Mariachi" that shows the history of women's mariachis; this project has been the winner of the Proyecta contest, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the State of Jalisco, and has visited several museums in Jalisco and in the halls of the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce.
Currently, Monica is performing on different types of stages throughout Mexico; in September 2024, he visited Costa Rica, performing during a week of celebrations for the Aniv. of the Independence of Mexico.
In addition, she recorded a new CD with covers and unreleased songs, with musical arrangements written and directed by herself, accompanied by her Mariachi Femenil Sinfónico (unique in the world composed of more than 40 women mariachi musicians and more than 30 women singers in its choir), and perofrmed this material at the IMSS Theater in Guadalajara.
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