<p>In this photo from the December 1990 issue, a mariachi band serenades newlyweds on the way to their reception in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Mariachi bands have been around since the 1860s, when France occupied Mexico.</p>
Martial Mariachi
In this photo from the December 1990 issue, a mariachi band serenades newlyweds on the way to their reception in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Mariachi bands have been around since the 1860s, when France occupied Mexico.
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