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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mariachi singer Sebastien De La Cruz of San Antonio |
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has emerged as a rising star on the Texas music horizon; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently a student at Karen Wagner High School, |
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Mr. De La Cruz has already performed for television audiences |
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numbering in the millions; he appeared on three episodes of the hit |
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television show America's Got Talent in 2012, introducing many |
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people in other states to mariachi music for the first time; more |
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recently, he serenaded the star of ABC's The Bachelorette and |
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helped judge contestants on their attempts to do the same; he was |
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profiled by fellow San Antonian Eva Longoria in a documentary |
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segment for ESPN, and he acted with her on the series Telenovela; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. De La Cruz sang the national anthem at two NBA |
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finals games in 2013; dressed in the ornate traditional traje, he |
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helped the San Antonio Spurs show off their town's distinctive |
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culture, and the nation's First Basketball Fan, President Barack |
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Obama, sent out a tweet telling viewers not to miss his encore |
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performance; Mr. De La Cruz went on to sing at the 2016 Democratic |
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National Convention and at events for a number of high-profile |
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individuals, among them Vice President Joe Biden and former |
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secretary of state Hillary Clinton; in addition, he has worked with |
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the San Antonio Symphony, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the San Diego |
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Opera, and the Houston Grand Opera, and he has shared stages with |
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numerous Latin music stars, from Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán to |
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Gloria Estefan; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. De La Cruz was only five when he expressed his |
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desire to sing mariachi music; he began vocal training with a |
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professor in Texas State University's Latin Music Studies Program, |
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and he soon impressed local crowds and made his mark at major |
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mariachi conferences; in early 2017, he took a significant step in |
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his career, releasing his third album, Nuestro Amor; and |
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WHEREAS, A bright light in contemporary mariachi music, |
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Sebastien De La Cruz has drawn new fans to the genre, and his myriad |
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admirers look forward to hearing much more from this gifted young |
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singer in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sebastien De La Cruz on his |
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accomplishments and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. De La Cruz as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |