Mariachi Orlando Internacional on Instagram: "Mariachi History The exact location where mariachi music was first performed remains a matter of dispute. However, the consensus of musical historians can answer the question, “Where did mariachi originate?” Historians place the origin of mariachi music in the western part of Mexico, likely in an area encompassing the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacán, and Colima. Regardless of where mariachi was first playe