Trío Sol de Mexico played at my mother's funeral mass, cemetery and her wake on February 9, 2026. They were excellent! They were very professional, courteous and most of all their singing was wonderful. We highly recommend them. You won't be disappointed and your guest will love them as we did. We are grateful to them as they made my mom's farewell memorable and beautiful. read more

1 Star - Very Disappointed with Mario Hernandez (El Trio del Sol Mexico) I was very disappointed with my experience dealing with Mario Hernandez from El Trio del Sol Mexico. Communication was terrible and completely unprofessional. He requested half the payment upfront, so I gave him a $200 deposit. After he received the money, he stopped responding -- no replies to my calls, texts, or voicemails (both in English and Spanish). As my mother's 90th birthday was approaching, I was extremely uneasy and stressed, not even sure if he would show up. To my surprise, another group -- not Mario -- arrived to perform. Thankfully, they were good and did a nice job, but they were not the people I hired. It seems Mario just passed the job off to someone else without any communication or confirmation. Overall, this was a very unprofessional experience. I would not recommend working with Mario Hernandez. There are plenty of other groups out there who respect their clients and communicate properly. Please beware -- he takes his cut and disappears. read more

Mario is the most unprofessional person. He doesn't have the B to answer calls when trying to deal with a problem. We had a booking weeks in advance and confirmation. He told us they were late 30 minutes and they never showed up. While trying to fix the problem Mario comes up with the excuse that he is human and made a mistake. Why confirming before with the date and now he is saying he made a mistake and he will reimburse me the deposit when he charged the entire amount of the service that supposed to be provided. He is the most unprofessional person to deal with! He better returns the entire amount of money he changed my business card of he will hear from me on a different way! read more

!!DO NOT BOOK THEM!! If I could give them zero stars I would. We hired them for my father in laws funeral and they were a NO-call, no-show. I made several attempts to reach them. Not a word from them received. Very disappointing! read more

So disappointed, hired for my Dads 80th birthday this weekend, told EVERYONE we would be having a Trio perform and they were a no-show. I booked through gigsalad and paid in full, in advance. I text/called a week before with no response. The day of the event their voicemail was full. I never received a call saying they could not attend, and have a contract they did not fulfill. A courtesy call would have at least been nice so we didn't sit around waiting. I understand emergencies happen, but based off these reviews this is just a group of unprofessional people. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! read more

I had the complete opposite of everyone on here, they were punctual, responded to all of my text messages, played all the songs I requested including some of my favorites that I didn't request. This was for my Mother's mañanitas in Vallejo. Not only were they early, but started on time. They played the typical mañanitas song at the window, like they do in México; 1.5 hours later they completed their contract. I didn't go through any of the websites that charge you extra to use their services this was directly with Mario. Muchas gracias Mario por hacer del cumpleaños de nuestra Madre algo inolvidable! read more

This review is long overdue. This was the worst experience ever as they were a no show to my fathers funeral. After several attempts to get our deposit back we finally did but it wasn't easy and the experience was horrible in our time of grief. They were rude and unprofessional and would not take accountability. Don't waste your time or money on these guys. The majority of the reviews below speak for themselves. read more

I first heard of them through a family member and she is a tough critic. I needed to make my mom's birthday extra special and it was indeed special. My niece contacted them in the afternoon and my last minute request was granted. They played Los Panchos, Antonio Aguillar, Vicente Fernanadez, Javier Solis etc...they play whatever you desire. Our next party going to book them ahead of time. Gracias Mario and my niece Kelly. read more

NO-SHOW. Booked the band for a wedding about 3 months in advance. Paid the deposit and signed a contract and everything. A few days before I confirmed the time and all final details with their manager Mario. The day of the wedding, they did not show up or answer any of the dozens of frantic calls and texts. A few weeks later we hear back from the third party company we hired them through. The manager claimed the band got in a car accident and apparently they still tried to come to the wedding even though it was late but didn't have a phone number to contact to ask if they should still come. ???? Why not just contact your manager? Why didn't the manager give them the clients contact information? Why not just come anyways if you're already on the road and figure it out once you see the client?? Still have not received a direct explanation or even an apology. Would not recommend. The attractive price is not worth the chance of your event being ruined. read more

The band was great. It was my Mom's 90th birthday. They were early and prepared. The music was very good, they played my Mom's favorites and other requests. Texting was okay, but phone calls worked best.. read more

Worst experience ever hired this trio to play at a quinceanera on 08/04/18 confirmed with Mario over the phone the Thursday before the event. I re-confirmed by text. The day of the event they were supposed open the party at 4pm. Never showed up I call about 50 times the voice mail was full so I could not leave a messages, I send numerous text messages. I never heard from Mario the representative for the trio not even for an apology!!! La peor experiencia se supone que tenian que tocar en una quincanera este fin de semana. Nunca se presentaron el plan era que tenian que habrir la fiesta les llame mas de 50 veces, mande numerosos mensajes de texto y nunca me contestaron. Ni siquiera para ofrecer una disculpa. NO LOS CONTRATEN O TENDRAN UNA MUY MALA EXPERIENCIA!! read more

Worse experience ever we hire Trio Sol de Mexico for our Mother's day event & they never showed up. A deposit was sent in advance to owner Mario who now claims that he is out of stated and is not able to refund the deposit. Ridiculous unprofessional!! Mario we demand our deposit back. Muy Mala experiencia!!!!!! read more

They were awesome! They drove from San Jose to Tahoe and contacted me regarding their ETA. They started performing immediately upon their arrival. They had everyone dancing and singing! Would highly recommend them! read more

NO SHOW to my Grandpa's funeral services. We confirmed with Mario in advance and sent the deposit. He claimed he was unable to go the morning of but would send his coworkers. No one showed up and when we called (obviously furious) he said to speak to him nicely or don't call him at all...... YOU TOOK OUR MONEY AND DIDN'T SHOW UP!! How idiotic to think we would be nice about this. My grandpa's only request was to have a Mariachi at his services and that was ruined by this unprofessional, incompetent and probably talentless group. Judging by the reviews he seems to come up with a lot of excuses... so for your entertainment, this time his excuse was that he was working in the fires and his coworkers had to get a shot in their eyes because of diabetes. Don't hire these guys unless you want disappointment and frustration. read more

Trio Sol de Mexico performed exceptional for my mom's 60th birthday celebration. Mario was professional, organized and ready. I wish the trio could of stayed longer, but we booked late and they had prior commitments. I am happy Mario was able to accommodate us last minute. I will be using them again. read more

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They took the party to the next level with their music and enthusiastic presentation! They made a very long road trip to Tahoe and then proceeded to play for 1.5 hours with no break! They had everyone dancing and attempting to sing along! Thank you Mario for everything that you did to make this happen. Everyone is still singing 'hey baby que paso!' read more

This is the worst band ever, especially in communication. Voice mailbox is always full, never respond to text or email (even for one time telling me that he will send contract). I ended canceled them and am very glad doing that. I don't know what happened if I gave them deposit and can't contact them. It's very unprofessional and unreliable band! read more

I wish there was a way to leave no star score. Hire at your own risk. We hired and signed an agreement with Mario left a deposit for my mother's 90th birthday party on 5/7/2022. I called a week before to make sure they were coming and Mario reassured me they would be at the party. They were a NO-SHOW. I called multiple times the day of the party because they had not shown up. No return call to let us know what happened and have still not received a reason for the no show. A courtesy call would of have been nice. If I would of read the reviews on this yelp site I would of not hired them at all. MARIO if you read at least return the deposit. Very disappointed. read more

I will never HIRE THESE GUYS again! They are so unprofessional!! I hire them about 6 months ago and they change the hour at the last minute! They came about an hour late! Then I hire them again for my birthday, I had guests from Vegas, bakersfield, Manteca, San Jose and The Trio NEVER SHOWED UP!! I contacted the trio the day of my party and they told me that they didn't put my party on their calendar and they gave me other excuses! The guy told be he was going to talk to the other trio members and he was going to call me back, and he NEVER DID!!! It's been two days after my party and they never called me, not even to apologise and to tell me that they screwed up!! They are so unprofessional, I WILL NEVER EVER HIRE THEM AGAIN!! They ruined my birthday!! I felt embarrassed with all my guests that flew from Vegas, friends that drove 4 hours it was a horrible experience!!!! read more

Would leave zero stars if I could. I booked and paid for a 3 person band for my husbands 40th birthday party. COVID ended up impacting the party and we had to cancel. I gave Mario advanced notice of the cancellation. During this time I was also at the end of my pregnancy and we couldn't rebook due to COVID concerns with an infant. Mario will not refund any portion of my payment even though we never used their service. He was unwilling to work with me at all. Very disappointed. Do not book. read more

Super nice group to listen to !; we hired the trío for my mothers birthday base on a referral and we are super satisfied with the professionalism and quality of their service . We enjoyed a lot authentic Mexican music as well as cumbias and my mom as well as all the guest keep on mentioning that the Trio was amazing !!! , they even accepted to stay extra time and we did not want them to go . We are glad we decided to go over this Trio over mariachi band . Thank you Mario and friends !! read more

No Show!!!! My fault for not reading the yelp reviews before hand. Everything bad people have wrote about their experience was spot on. Mario has been hard to get a hold of. A contract was signed and a deposit was given. At this point I have started a claim with my bank. Hire anyone else but this trio. read more

Overall, this was a really unprofessional experience, and I would strongly recommend against hiring these guys-- especially for an important event. We booked the Trio a few months before our wedding reception. In the several weeks before the wedding, they didn't return multiple calls, e-mails, or text messages. Mario finally called me back about a week before the wedding, and assured me that they would be there. On the day of the wedding, however, just two guys showed up-- not a Trio. I understand that things can come up-- however, our contract with them (which they drafted) provided that they would find a substitute if one of them became unavailable due to any "unusual or urgent circumstances." That didn't happen. To date, they have offered us no explanation, apology, or partial refund. They just took their money and left. If they show up, I do think these guys are talented musicians, as evident from their many positive reviews. The two guys that showed up for us did a really nice job. Because of their unprofessionalism and unreliability, though, I wouldn't recommend using them. read more

Hired them a few times because they are good. However, I booked them in advanced for a party and didn't show up!!! The way they handled it was so unprofessional! If you're booking do expect the same read more

Updated review: Mario partially refunded me for the missing person. This helps soften the blow. I'm glad the guests really enjoyed their music, but I'd still be weary if I needed them for an important event. read more

These guys were awesome. Mario was a pleasure to deal with. They came for our wedding reception to play for a few hours. We were so surprised when they came because they came with portable speakers on them and we could hear them sing very clearly. They also took requests from our guests, which was great. We couldn't have asked for a better trio of Mariachis to work with. Thanks Mario for playing at our wedding. Trio Sol de Mexico was great. read more

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Used trio sol de Mexico back in June of last year for my grandmas 80th birthday party, never got a chance to review but they deserve a 5 star rating. Mario stayed in great contact with me and had great song selections. I also let him know we are from Nicaragua and he was able to play some songs. Mario and his band were on time and everything just went so perfect of course they made everyone cry and my grandma was so happy! We really enjoyed the music. It was a beautiful day thank you again to trio sol for making this day so very special it wouldn't have been the same without you. I will definitely be using you guys again and recommend you to family and friends. read more

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If I could leave zero stars I would, I requested a quote on gigsalad from them and received a quote rather quickly which stated I had 6 days to respond to. I was going through and asking for more info, we asked for a specific time for our event 4:30-5:00pm so I messaged and asked for a quote for a full hour and they send us a message saying they booked 5-7 the day of our event but we're available before or after, I requested 4:30-5pm in a city over 30 minutes away from where they booked they're other event. So I sent them a message telling them that they booked during the time I requested so they quickly go on and say they are declining our event. Which is fine I understand first come first but usually you aren't as unprofessional about it, they messaged me belittling me and saying I did not accept their first quote which was not true I simply asked a question. Very unprofessional in how they communicate and belittle others. read more

I'm Rating Mario from Trio Sol De Mexico -0 if I could. We tried to book Mario over a year ago March to be exact and he was unsuccessful with providing a contract by mail. We tried to contact him but no luck. We decided to move forward with a more professional group they provided a contact allowed us to leave a deposit and videos! Mario decides to contact us one day before our event via text with the following unprofessional behavior. Keep in we didn't hear from him in over a year! Mario really needed the 375 from the sounds of it. Mario: To Adrian, You booked us for you wedding on 7/15/17. Per your request I have you booked 3:00-4:30pm. Do you have any last minute changes? -Mario Me: Is this los dominos Mario: No this is Trío Sol de México. You hired us on 3/9/17. See attached information you sent me. Me: We never received a contract so we went with someone else. Sorry about that. Mario: You booked us on gigmasters. Legal and binding contract. Me: You never responded to us, so as mentioned previously, we went a different route. Thanks Mario: Sorry but you did not cancel the event and the contract was mailed to you to the address you provided. Me: Again, no contract was ever received Via email, mail, or otherwise We also tried to contact you via phone multiple times and received no response If you would like to speak to our lawyer I am happy to provide you with his information. Mario: At no time did you cancel the event directly with me or gigmasters Please do send me your attorney information. I will show up as required and bring the police as well. Me: I strongly advise that you don't pursue that route. I can contact the police right now because this is constituting harassment. Mario: Feel free to contact the police. I have a legal and binding WRITTEN agreement with proof on the email messages. You hired us via gigmasters and I have proof that you did not cancel the event. A request to fulfill your obligation under the terms of the agreement is not harassment, I'm giving you Notice of Potential Breach of Contract. California Law states that a contract can be both oral or in writing. Me: Do not contact me anymore. If you show up tomorrow you will be arrested for trespassing. Mario: You contracted us through a third party, "Gigmasters". You requested a quote, I provided you and offer for our services and you accepted. Thus constituting a legal a binding agreement. Will be there as proof that I fulfilled my obligations. And I will not be trespassing because I will bring all the documents for the police to see. 7/14/17 1701hours Mr. Adrian Aguilar, From your messages, it is my firm belief that you wilfully and maliciously intent to breach your contractual obligations. Further more, it is your intent to falsely acuse me of trespassing in order to stop me from exercising my rights under the terms of the contract, should I, suffer any legal detention by you, your representative or law enforcement agency it will constitute "false imprisonment". At this point no Breach has taken place. Tomorrow should you willfully decide to Breach the agreement then it becomes a civil matter. read more

I would not hire this trio. I hired them for my grandmother's funeral and they no showed. It was heartbreaking that anyone would do that. They wouldn't call me back or answer any text or email. When they did finally answer my text 24hrs later I was told to prove they no showed. I had to threaten and argue but finally did get my deposit back. Not what you want to do when you're mourning the death of a family member. And I didn't even get an apology. Bad karma!! read more

They never show up to my weeding reception, we called them and didn't answer the phone. I checked their reviews in gigmasters and decided to get this trio because everyone said it is the best trio but turnout the oposite. Don't do business with them read more

I can't say enough wonderful things about Trio Sol de Mexico! Mario was such an understanding and accommodating person to work with and they were prompt and professional as a group. Not to mention that they sounded phenomenal! My story: My friend Joel tells me he wants a Mariachi band to play at the restaurant where he took his girlfriend Kelly on their first date while we are all three of us are having dinner. He tells me this less than 24 hours before our surprise engagement dinner. I just had to do my best to make his dream come true and I stumbled upon Trio Sol de Mexico on a website for booking bands for gigs. I was worried that I had somewhat unusual request- drive from San Jose to Oakland in full Mariachi regalia and play ONE song in the middle of a DINER. But Mario was so accommodating and understanding and gave us a very competitive rate after I had been given the rates of other Mariachi bands. He was on time, texted me when he arrived and even threw in a bonus song. The proposal went off without a hitch and she said "YES"! Thank you SO much Trio Sol de Mexico!!!!! read more

My mothers 53 birthday was today and I was told we booked this band and expected them to be there at 2PM for about 500$ an hour! Being that it was a surprise party it was really important for them to be punctual, way before my mom arrived. We waited as long as we could until it was about 2.15 and we had already made several calls and no one was answering or calling us back. Keep in mind we already had done a 300 deposit a week prior. So yea the party was still great but that is a total joke. It's 9 PM now and the party is over and we just received an email saying they had car problems but the least you could do is ANSWER OR CALL BACK. No thanks. Ever again. Money better be on its way back now! read more

Amazing, friendly and professional! So kind and did their job right. Easy to communicate with and sincerely do their job from start to finish! Highly recommend to anyone looking to book for their next event! read more

This trio of fellas are amazing!!! they played a private event for family and friends at our house and absolutely killed it! We all highly recommend them, they are incredibly personable, fun, hilarious, and lastly and most importantly incredibly talented. So, if you want to have a blast at your next party/event give these guys a call you won't regret it. read more

We hired them for my mothers 90th birthday as a surprise. 3pm yesterday 8/21/2016 in San Leandro and they no showed. They cashed my check. Ive been calling them, texting them and no answer. VM says full at this time. Mother never got her suprise and they got paid. I am unable to reach them at this time for a refund. Anyone have ideas?? Pretty sad read more

We don't know if Mario and his band were good...because after they confirmed they would arrive at a very special 75th birthday party...not only did they FAIL to show up, but they didn't answer our calls and had a full voicemail leaving us unable to leave a message. Alot of time, money and effort put in to making this party perfect -including confirming this guy. Guest of honor was very upset that they failed in their commitment. Almost 24 hours after they were set to arrive and we still have not heard from them with an explanation and/or apology. Very unprofessional. Seems that they do this often (according to other reviews). I urge anyone else reading this to find a different vendor to use. read more

I decide to go with this trio for my mothers birthday party. Turns out my grandma got sick and had a heart surgery which led to us not being able to have the party in the location we had planned. I then asked if they had another day available and they said they would accommodate with my need. Unfortunately the event was not going to be able to happen that day but even though I asked I never confirmed that the 10th would be what I wanted. I contact them again two days later after I had asked about their availability on the 10th. I then informed them that I wasn't going to be able to do the event anymore. They informed me I couldn't cancel anymore or at least get my money from the deposit back, which was in their contract. However they did mention that they could "HOLD" my deposit so that I would not lose it until I was ready to once again have my event. I found myself in an uncomfortable situation because I wanted to have them play for us since the reviews were decent and so was their price. However I said I would keep the first date and I had planned to have my event at the park. Due to the weather forecast I found my self in another difficult situation. It will be raining that day and not only that but the whole smoke (air) situation right now in my area is not the best and I wouldn't put my family or the trio at risk having the party outside or at the park. I am now found in a NO option situation, I lost my deposit and they will not reschedule because apparently I had said the 10th was what I wanted and even though they were going to make an opening they still said they lost customers because of my fault. They will not "HOLD" my deposit and they said they'll play on the 24th, but what am I supposed to do? Take them to the park and have them play on the rain and awful air conditions??? They care most about the money not the customers or the customer needs. I am really disappointed and sad having to leave this review. I really hope they worry less about the money "they lose" and worry more about the clientele they are loosing because of their greed. May God Bless them and change their heart because I can see I am not the only disappointed one. read more

Trio Sol de Mexico played at my girlfriends 30th birthday party. The band showed up on time and worked with me to craft the perfect surprise serenade for her. Because of Trio Sol it was one of the most memorable birthdays she has ever had. They're a professional mariachi and they sounded amazing. So much fun! Thanks guys! read more

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My husband surprised me with this trio today for Mothers day. I was very happy with variety of music they play.