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: Intermediate
Mexico
Tacos are a tasty dish that are known and made all over the world. In part two of this video, Karla will teach us more interesting facts and misconceptions about this fabulous traditional Mexican food.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
What world-famous Mexican dish can be eaten in every city in the world and throughout Mexico at any time of the day? Why tacos, of course, and our friend Karla will talk to us about many well-known varieties.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In this final part of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains how Mexicans prefer to celebrate death with humor, fun performances, and revelry.
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: Intermediate
Mexico
In part two of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains the elements that an offering to the dead contains, from sugar skulls to copal to music.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
With roots in the world of theater in her home country of Mexico, Adriana Barrera moved to Berlin, Germany for love. The annual Day of the Dead celebration, which she will explain to us in detail, is one way in which Adriana and an association of fellow Mexicans in Berlin are able to maintain and raise awareness about aspects of the Mexican culture.
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Doctor Emilia Garbonel explains some of the many medical benefits of treatment with vitamin C.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In celebration of the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday in which the departed are sometimes honored with the preparation of their favorite dishes, Tatiana shares with us a bit about her recipe for "Dead Raising Chilaquiles," as well as her philosophy regarding life and death.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Meet Elisa and her kids from Monterrey, Mexico, who visit a street market in search of a costume to attend a Harry Potter-themed party.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Sergio from Monterrey, Mexico tells us about the handmade jigsaw puzzles he makes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Our hostess at Baja Beans in Pescadero, Baja California tells us a bit about their coffee's roasting process.
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