Gomez was part of the mariachi group that helped Bowie High School competed at the UIL State Mariachi Festival earlier this month. Despite the short time in mariachi, Gomez and his classmates have already struck a chord with the city, the district and the state. The high school senior plays the guitarron and admits he is still learning how to sing and play at the same time. Gomez said the average time he and his mariachi friends have been working to master their craft is about two years. He, like many of his classmates, learned to play instruments fairly recently. Gomez wrestled for his high school team before devoting his time to mariachi. He used to go to speech sessions to improve his stutter but since the last time he moved from Juárez to El Paso some four years ago, Gomez has not gone back to work on improving his speech impediment.ĭespite the stumbles in speech, Gomez's mariachi teacher Darrell Downey noted that when his student sings, 'It's like it goes away.'

Since his days as an elementary student, Gomez has divided his schooling between the border cities.

That is particularly true when Gomez belts out his favorite tune, “Disculpe Usted,” by Sergio Vega.ĭisculpe usted, no quiero molestarlo Pero es necesario decirle unas palabras… No quiero que le pase lo que paso conmigo Y que usted pierda el cielo, hoy que lo a conseguidoīorn in El Paso, the 17-year-old has roots in Juárez. 'When I speak, I stutter. I get stuck sometimes, but when I sing, it’s like it doesn’t exists,' Gomez said. Bowie High School senior Brian Gomez has struggled with stuttering since he was a child.

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