Tag Archives: video
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…
Miguel Hernández, a social poet. Posted by Magda on Sep 27, 2012
Estamos viviendo momentos muy complicados ahora mismo en España. La prensa mundial se está haciendo eco de las tensiones y problemas sociales, así que quizá sepáis de qué hablo. Recortes, desempleo, pérdida de derechos, inseguridad, desesperanza es lo que hay en las calles. Ver y vivir todo esto me lleva a refugiarme en las palabras…
Top Latin Songs in the USA Posted by Adir on Sep 24, 2012
Hey, there! Let’s kick off this great Tuesday with the top Latin songs in the USA (by Billboard). Ready? 1 – Ricardo Arjona – Te quiero 2 – Sin Respiración – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga 3 – Roberto Tapia – Mirando al Cielo 4 – Wisin & Yandel Featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain…
Please Christina, don’t get your hopes up! Posted by Adir on Sep 12, 2012
Hello, everybody! So Xtina is back on The Voice, but did you know that she has an album only with songs in Spanish called Mi Reflejo? And I have to say, her pronunciation is good so I chose this song, Falsas Esperanzas (False Hopes) because it’s easy to sing and I’m sure you’ll have a…
Dirty plates? ¿Pero qué…? Posted by Adir on Sep 10, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están? The first foreign language I was in contact with was Catalan. I had some neighbors from Barcelona and until I was eight I could understand almost everything they said. But then I moved to another house, they moved to another city and Catalan was soon forgotten. Some years ago I decided to…
Free telenovela: Rosalinda Posted by Adir on Sep 5, 2012
Hello, everybody! I’m amazed by how Youtube keeps surprising me everyday, with videos of whole concerts and even whole movies. I have always been a fan of Mexican soap operas for learning Spanish because their diction is very good and most of the time they speak at a very good speed for understanding. And during…
The Spanish macho, a stereotype? Posted by Magda on Aug 30, 2012
Once we master vocabulary and grammar, we have to know some cultural aspects related to the language we are learning. Humor differs from country to country, and it is sometimes very hard to be understood by a non native speaker. Laughing is a good exercise, even better if we are able to laugh at ourselves…