Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Mark del la Vina column: The best of mariachi and more at festival.

Byline: Mark de la ViNa

Sep. 20--This year's edition of the San Jose International Mariachi Festival will feature some of the top performers in the field -- but it doesn't end there.

The lineup of the 16th annual musical summit, which runs Wednesday through Sept. 30, also is sprinkled with a variety of Latino acts that go beyond mariachi. Among the festival's musical highlights:

Ozomatli

Performance: 5 p.m. Sept. 29, Main Stage, Arena Green, across Autumn Street from HP Pavilion, San Jose; $5

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