Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Colombians at the Mono Núñez Festival in Cali talk about their objectives for attending it, among them the importance of preserving traditional Colombian rhythms in a period in which their mainstream popularity is waning.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The exploration of Colombian family dynamics continues as interracial couples share the stories of how they first met and fell in love.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain Catalonia
Originally from Barcelona, Lydia now lives in London where, after abandoning her career in international business for one in audiovisual production, she began the “Women Mujeres Spanish Film Festival” to showcase how women are portrayed in recent Spanish film. Lydia elaborates on her career change as well as giving us some insight into the charms of both London and her native Barcelona.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Historians continue to discuss the subjective nature of recorded history and the fine line between fiction and fact.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Twenty-two year old Estefanía García, the spokeswoman for a company in Cali, tells us her perspective on why it does not make sense to her to have children in today's society.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
The Rainbow Warrior III, a sailing yacht owned and operated by Greenpeace and used for such purposes as scientific excursions and environmental protests, has arrived in Barcelona for ten days, during which time various tours and events will take place. A Greenpeace volunteer from Barcelona explains more.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Native Colombians speak about the importance of taking pride in their traditional music as well as its influences as they look forward to celebrating it at a festival.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Colombian family members speak about the dynamics of their families growing up as well as their current families and the differences between families in Colombia and the United States.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The Colombian TV Program La Sub30 explores various aspects of today's traditional and non-traditional families, including such subjects as interracial and Common Law marriages as well as the decision to have children.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Two-time Olympian and silver medalist, Mireia Belmonte, of Spain tells us about what it takes to be an Olympian as well as about her recent experience at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Historians discuss the extent to which popular myths such as Seva affect people's perception of history in Puerto Rico.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Singer Cecilia Villar Eljuri, considered one of the top female guitarists of her time and recognized for her socially-conscious lyrics, was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and raised in New York by multicultural parents. In this candid interview, she talks about the ways in which her exposure to different places, cultures and types of music has influenced the evolution of her music.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
History tells us that the 1898 U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico occurred in June and from the south. The fictional short story, Seva, tells a different story, one of an invasion from the east that came a month earlier. A type of musical oral history known as a "copla" mirrors the fictional story.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The Planeta Palabra gang encounters a young Gypsy boy who explains to them about the Gypsy nation of Rom and its culture, providing them with a ton of new words in the process.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In the electronic press kit for singer, Eljuri's latest album, Fuerte, she talks about her background and musical influences, her producer, her early music days and the ways in which her current work differs from her past music.
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