Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Manuel Guarneros was the famous Mexican singer Chavela Vargas' main guitar player. In this video, he'll share with us his perception about various Mexican accents and slang as well as performing for us a piece of the popular polka song "El barrilito" [literally "The Little Barrel"], which is known in English as Beer Barrel Polka.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chile
Originally from Chile, renowned rock and metal musician Mauricio Nader relocated to Berlin, where he is currently finishing his degree. Today, he will tell us about one of the musicians he most admires: world-famous Chilean piano player Claudio Arrau, who also moved to Berlin as a young artist.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In this final part of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains how Mexicans prefer to celebrate death with humor, fun performances, and revelry.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Ester, a teacher at El Aula Azul, believes that reading is one of the most important tools for acquiring vocabulary and understanding language structures. In this video, she recommends to us some of her favorite books for lower-level Spanish students.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Reading authentic Spanish literature is one of the most interesting ways for more advanced Spanish students to increase their vocabulary and knowledge of linguistic structures. Ester from El Aula Azul recommends three books that her upper level students have enjoyed.
Difficulty: Beginner
Guatemala
The legend of "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman) is very famous in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Do you want to know more about this spooky and tragic story?
Difficulty: Beginner
Dominican Republic
Do you know what a "ciguapa" is? Let's let Kata tell us the details of this urban legend from the Dominican Republic.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Saddlery is an old trade in Mijas Pueblo that emerged with the donkey-taxi business. Lourdes, a self-taught saddler, tells us about her trade.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
In addition to saddlery, our friend Lourdes from the town of Mijas Pueblo in Andalusia, Spain, practices the unique, age-old craft known as esparto weaving. Let's learn more!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
Irwin Bruno, a Peruvian watercolor artist who lives in Berlin, shares with us a bit about his life and technique.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
In part two of this series on water color painting, Irwin shows us how he paints his pieces' second wash as well as what details he typically adds and what he prefers to leave to the viewer's imagination.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
In the last video in this series, Irwin shows us how the watercolor painting's third wash is used to add its final details and effects.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Miguel Hernández was a poet who lived in Orihuela during the same time as Soledad's grandparents. Here, she tells us about his life and work and why, despite his early demise, he is still a renowned artist.
Difficulty: Beginner
Nicaragua
Let's find out about "La Carretanagua," a terrifying Nicaraguan legend that continues to be passed down from generation to generation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
If you ever go to Amsterdam, you mustn't miss out on one of its best-known museums: the Rijksmuseum. Let's accompany Fermín on his visit!
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