Difficulty:
Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Renowned Dominican singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Juan Luis Guerra, performs a live rendition of the title track from his 1989 album, "Ojalá Que Llueva Café" ["I Hope That It Rains Coffee"].
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Mexico, Spain
"Te Voy a Esperar", composed and sung by Juan Magán and Belinda, is the main song of the movie Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones. The theme, defined by a mix of Latin pop and soft electronic music, reinforces the key moments of the film and has become one of the most representative songs of the movie.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Comedic actor Juan Sanchez gives us some humorous examples of how the quarantine might bring out some eccentric behavior in our friends with various personality types.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Also known as "Nito Paya," comedic actor Juan Sanchez shares with us his experience teaching a children's circus class in Ecuador.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Colombia
Colombian pop sensation Juanes sings this duet with Canadian superstar Nelly Furtado. The song gave each of them an award for best duet and Juanes one for best songwriter at the Latin Music Awards. This song is very clear, very easy, and repetitive using key vocabulary. Great for beginners!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Colombia
Born Juan Esteban Aristizabal in Medellin, Colombia, Juanes may become the first musician to “crossover” (winning fame in the English speaking world) without ever bothering to release an album, nay, even a song, in English! A Dios le pido, “I ask God,” has been on the top of the charts in 12 countries on three continents, and spent 47 weeks in Billboard’s Latin Tracks chart.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Colombia
It was his father who gave him the nickname “Juanes,” created by combining his first name (Juan) and the beginning of his second name (Esteban). Pops may have realized that it made for a perfect pop idol calling card, as he also taught him to play guitar.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Accompanied by current Latin rhythms and influenced by vallenato (one of Colombia's most representative musical genres), "La Plata" [Money] is an upbeat tune in Colombian artist Juanes' signature style, with a special guest appearance by Colombian reggaeton artist, Lalo Ebratt.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Ecuadorian filmmaker, Julia Silva, shares with us a bit about her second short film, "Crisálida" (Chyrsalis), as well as what she loves about shorts as opposed to feature films.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Argentina
What in the world is Yabla? Julieta explains it to you, and all in in under two and a half minutes! Don’t worry if you don’t speak Spanish, it’s all subtitled and captioned, with plenty of features to help you soak up any new language muy pronto! What are you waiting for? Fire up the video!
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Mexico
Young and beautiful, strong and sensitive, Julieta Venegas reaches more music listeners every day. “El Presente” is one of her most famous songs—here is its “unplugged” version.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Mmmm. A feast of flowers. Literally. This music video features lovely ladies in flowing dresses stuffing their faces with petals, stems and pollen. We can’t tell whether it’s right or wrong, but it’s fun to watch.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
"Limón y Sal" [Lemon and Salt] is the title track from Mexican artist, Juliet Venegas' fourth studio album, which focuses on the ups and downs of relationships.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Puerto Rico
Kany Garcia is known for being on the first season of Objectivo Fama (Puerto Rico’s American Idol). Kany suffered a serious car accident during the show, but made an almost full recovery. Kany has turned into a sought-after composer/songwriter (for the winning song of "Objectivo Fama" as well as others) and a recording artist in her own right.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Puerto Rico
Encarnita (Kany) García had her first brush with fame on the Puerto Rican talent-search show Objetivo Fama in 2004. But she had to pull out of the OF competition after a terrible car accident landed her in intensive care… Luckily, things have looked up since then. After writing songs for fellow OF alum Janina, singer/songwriter Kany released her own album, Cualquier Día, in 2007 to critical acclaim.
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