♪ Carlos: Pues, le vas a poner la piedrería, ¿no?

Víctor: Sí.

Carlos: ¿Crees que vas a poder terminar antes-- todo esto antes de que nos vayamos a Nueva York?

Víctor: Ah, si no pasa algo extraordinario, sí.

Carlos: OK.

I remember my mother once saying when I was a little boy that gay people, there's something not quite right mentally, so that's why I always thought, "Well, I can't be gay because I'm pretty sane."

I was about 19, 20 years old.

Came out to my mom.

Her reaction was, "I love you.

I just don't want to talk about it," and at that moment, that was good enough for me.

Oh, and then we both decided at that moment when I came out to her that it was probably best not to tell my dad.

[Door opens] Hello.

My father's very, very conservative, born-again Christian.

The youngest, I'm the boy.

I'm the apple of his eye... ♪ and he taught me the mariachi music.

On one of the trips that we made to Sonora, which is where my dad's from, we bought this cheap violin, which, for me, was like... a gift from the gods, and I was so happy.

♪ And so I was afraid to let my dad down.

¿Y qué pensaste cuando te toqué el violín?

[Chuckles] Victor: Pues... Yo no sé.

Yo creo que, en ese momento, era como más los nervios de que fueran a llegar tus papás.

Pues a mí me sonó muy bonito.

Carlos: Victor and I met in 2000.

It was love at first sight.

I saw him, and that was it.

When Victor and I decided that we're going to get married, I thought, "Well, I probably want my parents there."

Ha ha!

I said, "OK, well, I'm gonna call my dad.

"I'm gonna invite him, and I'm gonna have to come out to him that way."

I said, "Hey, Dad, uh, you know, "I just wanted to tell you something.

"I'm gonna get married... and I'm gonna get married to a man, and I'd like for you to come."

♪ He said, "Thank you for letting me know, and thank you for...allowing me to be a part of this."

♪ Mom: Hola.

Carlos: ¿Cómo están?

Mom: Estamos bien.

¿Y ustedes cómo están?

Carlos: Bien.

They came to our wedding, and they met Victor, and I think at first, there may have been some apprehension, and then they realized that Victor just loves me and we just want to live our lives together, and they more than see that now.

Dad: Orgulloso de que hayas tú independizado tu mariachi con-- con ese nombre de Arcoíris, retando al grupo.

Carlos: ♪ 1, 2, 3 ♪ ♪ Victor and I have been married 12 years now, and they love him so much, so now, when my dad goes to church, the moment that he hears something negative against the LGBTQ community, he and my mother step out, and they look for another church.

♪ Si me preguntan que quién soy ♪ ♪ Yo les diré ♪ ♪ ♪ Que soy criatura nacida de mujer ♪ ♪ ♪ No me pregunten cómo, cuándo, y qué y por qué ♪ ♪ Esa pregunta no me toca responder ♪ ♪ ♪ Si me preguntan si así soy ♪ ♪ ♪ Esa respuesta ♪ ♪ Esa respuesta se las dejo en mi canción ♪ ♪