Emiro used to live in oil-rich Maracaibo, where his father was headmaster of the school system Shell oil ran for the children of employees. (Did you know: Venezuela is the only country in the Americas that’s a member of OPEC? And a founding member at that!)

Through music even the most painful memories of a cheating ex-girlfriend can be made lovely. In this bittersweet song, Antonio Villalba and Daniel Mateos, also known as En Cuero, sing about a break-up so sad even the flowers will cry when they hear about it.

In Madrid, more than twenty co-working spaces provide an alternative to the traditional office work concept. Today, our host, José, will take us to visit one of them.

Sin Desperdicio (Without Waste) is a different kind of radio program. Instead of news and politics, the station offers listeners talk about literature, food, culture, and of course, good music. Enter the studio and see what it's all about.

Jaime Garbet gives a radio interview on the one-year anniversary of his magazine, "Falcon Total," which focuses on the Falcon State in Venezuela, particularly renowned for its Kiteboarding World Championships.

The hostess of "Sin Desperdicio" interviews the members of the music group, Heaven Rays, the first place winners of its recent contest, who try to create a rock/heavy metal fusion with a positive message.

This is one of those tunes that might stick in your head, but don’t worry, it’s a good one! From the album that bears the same name as the song, Amores Lejanos, the prolific Enanitos Verdes sing about the trials of distant love. Go ahead and sing along, no one is watching!

In this fun video that reminds us a bit of Elvis Costello, Enanitos Verdes front man Marciano Cantero contemplates new looks, and a bevy of fine looking ladies give their critique. The band formed in their native Mendoza back in the late 70s, but still cranks out hits to this day.

Who is this woman that Marciano Cantero met in Denver one winter evening? (Madonna?) It may have been a temporary affair, but the song it inspired has endured, proving to be one of the Enanitos Verdes’ biggest crowd pleasers, as you can see from this concert footage.

Enanitos Verdes’ album En Vivo was recorded live in Tijuana, Mexico and Phoenix, Arizona (USA). The song "Tu Carcel" was written and first performed by Marco Antonio Solís, so it’s a real crowd pleaser with the Mexican and Mexican-American audiences.

Collecting, restoring and “souping up” Volkswagens is a passion shared by Latin Americans from Baja to Buenos Aires. They love the mechanics and the mechanical lingo. But what’s as clear as the Adicora sky, is that what keeps them united is not pipes and motors but friendship.

We continue to talk with VW fans in Venezuela. There’s something about that German engineering that gets into Latin blood, it seems. Fans rave that they’re beautiful, unique and reliable, running on pure gasoline.