Tag Archives: Spanish Culture
Spanish TV series: “Isabel”, and the origins of the expression “Tanto monta, monta tanto” Posted by Magda on Dec 6, 2012
This week we could see the last episode of a TV series that has achieved a great success in “La Primera”, our national TV: “Isabel”. Starring Michelle Jenner and Rodolfo Sancho, it is based on the life of the queen Isabel of Castile, married to Fernando II of Aragon. As we can imagine, medieval times…
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…
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…
Latin pop idol: Jesús Navarro Posted by Adir on Oct 22, 2012
A lot of new singers and groups pop up every month in the music industry and in Latin America this is not different. Mexican group Reik was formed in 2003 and has Jesús Navarro as their lead singer, Julio Ramírez Eguía (guitar) y Gilberto “Bibi” Marin (electric guitar). By the way, we had a Reik…
How to say “sleep on it” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Oct 14, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? I particularly like idioms because they give a special flavor when we speak a language. Some days ago a friend invited me to spend New Year’s Eve at a party in a city nearby and I told him, “I’ll sleep on it”. As it turns out, I started thinking how to say…