Discover the stories of diverse Hispanic Americans who live in the lively city of Berlin. Germany. If Latin American culture interests you, and you want to hear some of the many different accents of the region, we invite you to explore this interesting series.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
Hilda Velásquez, a young Guatemalan woman living in Berlin, Germany, shares with us her experience climbing one of the tallest volcanoes in Guatemala: Acatenango.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
José Carlos, a Guatemalan who has been living in Berlin for the past ten years, will share with us some typical expressions from his home country.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
Mayo Frías from Peru invites us to try authentic Peruvian ceviche served in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world: Berlin, Germany, where he relocated to study. Let's find out more about this intriguing dish.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
Soaring through the skies of South America, the Andean condor is a symbol of freedom. However, when Virginia from Peru visits a captive condor at a zoo in Berlin who appears to be a bit down, she decides to try to cheer him up by playing a beautiful tune for him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
With roots in the world of theater in her home country of Mexico, Adriana Barrera moved to Berlin, Germany for love. The annual Day of the Dead celebration, which she will explain to us in detail, is one way in which Adriana and an association of fellow Mexicans in Berlin are able to maintain and raise awareness about aspects of the Mexican culture.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In part two of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains the elements that an offering to the dead contains, from sugar skulls to copal to music.
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
Chile
Evelyn Hevia Jordán, a Chilean doctoral student living in Berlin, is interested in how such cultural elements as food, music, and dance can serve as symbols of identity for immigrants living abroad. In this video, she talks about one such representation of Chilean culture: delicious empanadas!
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: Advanced
Chile
From the El Chilenito [The Chilean] restaurant in Berlin, Germany, Lalo teaches us how to make Chilean empanadas using language full of "Chilean-isms" from his country's unique dialect.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cuba
Do you know what congrí is? Cuban singer-songwriter Ernesto Rodríguez, who lives in Berlin, explains to us what this delicious Cuban staple is and how it is prepared.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Ham bread is typical Christmas fare in Venezuela. From the city of Berlin, Luis will show us how to prepare this scrumptious pastry.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Originally from Mexico City, singer Karla Álvarez has been living in Berlin, Germany for eleven years. In this video, she tells us how, when she misses her country and family, making pozole, a traditional Mexican soup, makes her feel closer to home.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Karla continues her video on the traditional Mexican soup, pozole, by teaching us how to make it! We'll learn how to prepare the meat, what other ingredients are required, and what foods can be served with it on the side.
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