Mexican recording stars Pancho Barraza, Codigo FN and Maximo Grado will add some spice to the Cinco De Mayo weekend fiesta at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa with concerts set for Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3.
“We’re gearing up for an unforgettable Cinco de Mayo celebration at Morongo with exciting promotions, live entertainment, and delicious food and drink specials,” said Amy Hunstock, Morongo’s vice president of marketing. “From a Mariachi band strolling the casino floor to concerts on back-to-back nights, Morongo’s Cinco De Mayo fiesta promises to deliver the good times.”
Singer-songwriter Pancho Barraza continues to thrill fans with songs about his life, love, and upbringing in Sinaloa, Mexico. As one of the most popular and prolific Regional Mexican music artists, Barraza’s 2002 compilation of love songs, “Las Románticas de Pancho Barraza,” reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. In 2005, he scored a Top 5 radio hit with “Y Las Mariposa,” and his hits “Por Que?” and “La Fuerza del Amor” reached the Top 10 of Billboard’s Mexico Airplay chart in 2020.
Tickets for the Pancho Barraza concert on Friday, May 2 are available from Ticketmaster, with prices starting at $69. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m.
Regional Mexicano group Codigo FN started out as a local party band in Tamarindo, Sinaloa, in 2008. Their signature song, “Me Gustas Mucho,” was a breakthrough hit in the US, landing at No. 2 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart. By 2014, they had become Mexican radio staples on both sides of the border and earned a Billboard Latin Music Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year.
Maximo Grado is a regional Mexican group from Culiacan, Sinaloa known for playing danceable corridos almost exclusively — with a few choice rancheras in the mix. With songs focused on family and country life, audiences often know every word to their lyrics and sing along at their concerts — which the band actively encourages.
Tickets for the joint concert on Saturday, May 3 can be purchased through Ticketmaster, with prices starting at $49. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m.
Other highlights of Morongo’s Cinco De Mayo plans include:
Festive Décor: Cinco de Mayo-themed decorations will adorn the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and the Morongo Casino throughout the week. Don’t miss the roaming Mariachi band on the casino floor.
Rewards Members Gift: Morongo Rewards members will receive a Cinco de Mayo freebie by stopping by the Morongo Rewards desk beginning at midnight, while supplies last.
Dining specials for Cinco De Mayo include:
Fiesta Taco: Chile relleno burrito: choice of meat, beans, Mexican rice, cheese, Chile Relleno, guacamole, Pico de Gallo, sour cream; $11 (carne asada +$2.00)
Good Times Cafe: Trio of sopes: Chipotle chicken, carne asada, shrimp diablo, beans, cabbage, queso fresco, pickled onions, radishes, avocado, cilantro-lime crema, watermelon pico; $26
Pit Stop Diner: Chilaquiles Bowl: Tortilla chips simmered in ranchero sauce and a choice of meat (carne Asada or pork al pastor) with two eggs, cilantro, pickled red onion and queso fresco; $17.99