Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Most English speakers have at some time in their lives heard Donovan sing “The Hurdy Gurdy Man,” but how many knew what such a man did? The woman in this video talks about a musical family that used to play the sinfonía, and indeed this is the Spanish name for the hand-crank organ known as a “hurdy gurdy.”
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Annya shares a bit about her background in flamenco and what she feels makes it unique among other art forms.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Araceli Garcia, a flamenco student in London, England, explains a bit about her history with this enticing dance and what it means to her.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was named after Russian scientist and activist, Andrei Sakharov, and was established by the European Parliament in 1988 to recognize individuals and groups whose lives have stood for free thought and the defense of human rights. This segment focuses on the 2011 awards, where five Arab activists were honored.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Produced with a combination of tradition and innovation, the first Andalusian brut, Barbadillo Beta, was born in Andalusia's Barbadillo bodegas.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
In the heart of Europe, there is quite a groundbreaking project: a college Euroregion which seeks to modernize higher education and increase the number of exchange students and graduates in the EU.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Meet Alejandro Hermann, a fascinating, world-renowned artist born of an Austrian father and French mother who studied in the best Parisian art schools and resides in Marbella, Spain.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Europea Abierta informs us about the European space program as well as its 2011 award for journalistic excellence.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
When 20-year-old Jassin Gaudi arrived in Sevilla to get in touch with his Moroccan roots, he thought he wanted to be a bullfighter, but instead found his passion in flamenco, an art which sometimes emulates it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
Federico Kauffman Doig began his career at the Museo Rafael Larco Herrera as a security guard. Today he is president of that institution and one of the world’s most respected archeologists, as well as a delightful and engaging speaker! This program originally appeared on Televisión Nacional del Perú as part of the esteemed artistic series, Presencia Cultural.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
Federico was something of a wanderer in his early days, and describes himself as having been a “pre-hippy.” His father, intent that his son be something other than a vagabundo, probed Federico for any hint of passion, any calling. “It’s called archeology!” he yelled upon hearing that the young man enjoyed exploring ancient ruins.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Felipe Calderón is running for president of Mexico as the candidate of PAN, Partido Acción Nacional. “The National Action Party” is also the party of Mexico’s current president, Vicente Fox. Felipe’s campaign slogan? Para que Vivamos Mejor, “So we can live better.” We know there must a word play parody of this phrase, but we haven’t found it yet!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Does Felipe Calderón love his children? We are quite sure that he does. If this promotional video for the possible heir to fellow PANista Vicente Foxe seems to you to have a “North of the border” slickness, it may not be simply coincidental.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Harvard-educated Felipe Calderón, who the New York Times calls “a dapper man who speaks with all the fire of an economist,” is perceived as the safe, business-friendly presidential candidate. This video carefully cultivates a persona antithetical to the rougher-hewn López Obrador.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Meet Juan Luis Quiroga, an oenologist at Pablo Quiroga Winery in Rioja, Spain who explains to us a bit about the types of wine produced there as well as the production process.
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