Mariachi 7 Leguas is a twelve-member group based in the Rio Grande Valley. The group was formed in 2005 by a well known, and highly respected, mariachi musician and leader in the mariachi music industry Emilio Santos, Jr. Group members include Cristian Rangel and Jaime Ochoa on trumpet, Adrian Perez on harp, Javier Torres on guitarron, Marco Torres on vihuela, Jose Rangel on guitar, and Abel Acuna, Martin Cantu, Joel Ozuna, Miguel Gutierrez, and Victor Galvan, along with Emilio Santos, on violin.