Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Manuel Guarneros was the famous Mexican singer Chavela Vargas' main guitar player. In this video, he'll share with us his perception about various Mexican accents and slang as well as performing for us a piece of the popular polka song "El barrilito" [literally "The Little Barrel"], which is known in English as Beer Barrel Polka.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Chile
From the El Chilenito [The Chilean] restaurant in Berlin, Germany, Lalo teaches us how to make Chilean empanadas using language full of "Chilean-isms" from his country's unique dialect.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Cuba
Do you know what congrí is? Cuban singer-songwriter Ernesto Rodríguez, who lives in Berlin, explains to us what this delicious Cuban staple is and how it is prepared.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Karla and Fernando discuss some differences between two types of traditional Mexican music: mariachi and bolero, pondering the occasions for which each might be better suited.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Venezuela
Bread of the Dead is a traditional bread that is made in Mexico for the Day of the Dead. Let's learn more about it as well as Luis Alfaro's experience aboard a boat, where a workshop was given to learn how to make it.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Enjoy the first part of this documentary directed by English director and musician Duncan Bridgeman. In this segment, we will see a special introduction with traditional Mexican sounds and the voice of Rubén Albarrán, vocalist of the group Café Tacvba.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Mexico
In this brief segment, Mexican singer Carla Morrison performs a sweet melody based on a question that is as simple as it is complex: What is now?
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:
Intermediate
Colombia
A passionate cattle ranch owner tells us about the procedure at a Colombian dairy farm, including the entire process of cow milking.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
Guillermo the shaman, an expert in Mayan cosmology, explains the origin of and symbolism behind the Mayan word "chamamán" as well as some other interesting aspects of their belief system.
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