Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
In this part, writer and journalist Juan Villoro reflects on violence in Mexico, concluding with a message of hope from iconic singer Chavela Vargas.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
What happens when you mix rap, rock, and the typical sounds of son jarocho from Veracruz? The answer is in this clip featuring rapper Bastón, the group Mono Blanco, and rocker Sergio Arau.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
In this part of the documentary, writer and journalist Juan Villoro offers a reflection on the current state of Mexican society and the need for a new generation of Mexicans to emerge.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Mexico
After a brief reflection on massification, the urban poet Rojo Córdova recites to us an incomprehensible poem loaded with Mexicanisms and meaningless words. Do you dare to try to understand?
Difficulty:
Advanced
Mexico
In this part of the documentary, several intellectuals reflect on fundamental issues of our time, such as media manipulation and the fears that society instills in us.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
In this segment, we'll hear a reflection from novelist and spiritual writer Antonio Velasco Piña, followed by a musical collaboration between Residente (lead singer of the urban group Calle 13) and the legendary Mexican rock band Molotov.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
In this part, we'll hear a reflection on the concept of freedom, as well as the conclusion of the collaboration between Residente from Calle 13 and the rock band Molotov.
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
Mexico
Music lover Michael Faustino Cortés Ruiz, also known as Maistro Alfonzo Zayas, tells us what excites him about both the city of Berlin, where he lives, and music. Let's find out more about how he keeps his love for music alive.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain Madrid
A Spanish woman who inherited the bakery that her parents began in Madrid's Gran Vía area talks about the pride and responsibility she feels to continue their legacy.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Peru
A member of the Quechua people from Peru shares with us a bit about the traditional use of the plant San Pedro, or "huachuma," which is thought to have medicinal and spiritual qualities that could help one get in touch with the cosmos, and oneself.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Spain
Iker Casillas, the famous goalkeeper of the Spanish national team and Real Madrid, makes an appeal with the NGO PLAN campaign to help Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Ecuadorian restaurant owner, Carmen Itarba, speaks to us about her restaurant in Yawarkucha, Ecuador, which specializes in tilapia and caters to Ecuadorians and tourists alike.
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