Five-time Grammy Award winning musical group La Mafia performed for a packed house at Concrete Street Amphitheater’s Pavilion Saturday night as part of their “Vive el Momento” 2025 Tour.
Before their performance, Corpus Christi Councilman at-large Roland Barrera and Joseph Ramirez with PTC Entertainment read a proclamation from Mayor Paulette Guajardo declaring July 5, 2025 as La Mafia Day.
Barrera read a list of the band’s accomplishments including their long lists of Grammy awards, Latin Grammy awards, their 8 Premio Lo Nuestro awards, and 12 Tejano Music Awards, before presenting the proclamation to the band’s longtime keyboard player and accordionist Armando “Mando” Litchenberger, Jr. from Alice, Texas.
Soon after, the band from Houston’s northside took the stage and began playing several of its award-winning hits like En Tus Manos and Un Millon de Rosas.
Lead vocalist Oscar De La Rosa thanked the people of Corpus Christi for their support over the years and explained how the Sparkling City by the Sea has always been one of his favorite places to perform because it brings back so many good memories of his longtime friend, the Queen of Tejano, the late Selena Quintanilla-Perez.
Emotions ran high halfway through the concert when De La Rosa paused to talk about the tragedy that has affected hundreds of families near Kerrville…