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Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano is a Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles–based mariachi ensemble which was formerly led by Natividad "Nati" Cano.^[1]

History

In 1950, Nati Cano joined a mariachi band in the city of Mexicali, Baja California, as an arranger.^[1] Cano was younger than any of the other members at the time.^[1] The group later relocated to Los Angeles, California, based out of a restaurant Nati founded as well, named "La Fonda de Los Camperos."^[1][2] Cano renamed the band, Mariachi los Camperos, meaning Countrymen.^[1]

Since the group's founding in 1961, they have performed in numerous venues throughout the United States and Mexico including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Getty Center.^[3] In 1964, they were the first mariachi ensemble to perform in Carnegie Hall.^[4]

The ensemble was one of four mariachis that collaborated