About La Pastorela De Orange
“La Pastorela” dates back hundreds of years ago when the Spanish priests were evangelizing the native Indians of Mexico.
It is the story of a group of shepards in Palestine on their way to give praise to the newly born savior, Jesus.
Along the way the shepherds are tormented by the devils of the seven deadly sins. A climatic scene between the new mother Mary and Satan himself wraps up this charming homegrown musical play
Although the tradition of “La Pastorela” is alive and well – has gone through and unfortunate transformation. once a tool to evangelize it is now a meer parody of itself.
Maestro Zavala spent months researching and reading different scripts along with other sources. He finally developed a working script of the Pastorela that its back to its traditional roots.
Zavala does this by encorporating live Mariachi music.
The musical play is approx. 2 hrs and is the Spanish language all in Rhyme.
Director
Gabriel B. Zavala
Gabriel Zavala hails from Acambaro, Guanajuato Mexico. Maestro, as he is known to his students, emigrated to the USA in 1964. A self-taught musician, Maestro formed Los Siete Hermanos Zavala in Anaheim, Ca. Members included all seven brothers. They enjoyed local celebrity status for about 10 years.
Maestro’s love of Mariachi music eventually lead him to form a non profit organization called: RHYTHMO MARIACHI ACADEMY. For over 20 years Maestro has taught thousands of children the ancient art of Mariachi music. Several of Rhythmo’s alumni are now playing in professional groups. The 501 c3 non profit is also responsible for a handful of splinter mariachi programs in the greater orange county area.
Out of devotion to the Cursillo movement of the catholic church, Maestro has found a way to fuse his desire to attract the Mexican-American youth of today to the cultural heritage of their forefathers and a personal mission of evangelization and sharing his spiritual awekening.
