Archive for 'Spanish Culture'
Washington Irving and “El estudiante de Granada” Posted by Magda on Nov 29, 2012
Today is the anniversary of Washington Irving’s death. This North American writer spent some time travelling around Spain, and it was during his visit to Granada that he wrote his “Tales of the Alhambra”. This is quite an interesting book, because it is a mixture of “costumbrismo” (a literary genre that explains local customs), and…
The first Iberian general strike Posted by Magda on Nov 16, 2012
Hace dos días tuvimos huelga general en España, al igual que en otros países europeos como Portugal, Italia o Grecia. Los periódicos escribieron sobre la primera huelga general ibérica, ya que ambos países de la península decidieron paralizarse por un día. La gente salió en manifestaciones en prácticamente todas las ciudades, algunos no fueron a…
Rewriting our traditional sayings: the new Spanish “refranero” Posted by Magda on Nov 9, 2012
Do you know there is a financial crisis going on all over the world? Even more, do you know we also have a political and social crisis in Spain? I know we as a country have a lot of faults, but one of the best things of our “national character” is the sense of humor…
Entrevista: Ricky Martin en Evita Posted by Adir on Nov 5, 2012
¡Hola, mi gente! ¿Cómo les va todo? I was on vacation here in the USA but this week I’m back. I went to see the musical Evita on Broadway and I have to say it is awesome. Ricky Martin, Elena Rogers and Michael Serveris perform the roles of Che, Evita and president Perón with excellence…
Check out Thalia’s new song, “Manías”! Posted by Adir on Nov 5, 2012
Mexican bombshell Thalía is back with a new album, Habítame Siempre (Live in me Forever), which was just released today and the first single off this new album is Manías. Thalía has duets with Michael Bublé, Robbie Williams, Prince Royce and other prominent Latin singers like Samu, Jesús (from Reik) and Leonel Garcia. Check out…
Tradiciones españolas en el día de Todos los Santos, y la creencia en las Ánimas benditas. Posted by Magda on Nov 1, 2012
El inicio del mes de Noviembre llega siempre a España como un homenaje en recuerdo a nuestros difuntos, y cargado de antiguas creencias, tradiciones y supersticiones. El día 1 de Noviembre es el Día de Todos los Santos, tradición que estableció la Iglesia Católica para compensar a todo santo o mártir que no tuviese un…
Monologues in Andalusian: Dani Rovira Posted by Magda on Oct 26, 2012
To understand real speech in a foreign language is very hard sometimes. Some weeks ago I shared a post with the transcription of a funny monologue about the “Macho ibérico“, and some of you told me it was very interesting, so I decided to transcript another one. Today´s post is even more difficult, because you…