Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain
This time, Isabel and Paula talk to us about Madrid's cultural life, including its entertainment culture. Let's hear about the fascinating event center The Matadero as well as some additional theater and concert venues.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain
In the second part of this series on Madrid's entertainment culture, sisters Paula and Isabel tell us about concert venues of varying sizes and levels of prestige, from dives to the renowned La Riviera, as well as what you might expect to pay for different types of events.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Isabel and Paula offer additional recommendations about some different types of music venues in Madrid that are primarily intended for older audiences, including jazz clubs. Let's hear some of their positive and negative personal experiences at such venues.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Spain
Paula and Isabel describe the Fine Arts Department at the Complutense University of Madrid, which has its own characteristic energy and traditions. Let's find out more!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Paula and Isabel explain more of the idiosyncrasies of their unique college fine arts department, where there is a "pool" area, a dilapidated cafeteria, some very interesting characters and more.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Juan Luis Guerra, undoubtedly the most well-known musician from the Dominican Republic, performs his song "La Travesía" [The Journey] live.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Watch the entertaining music video for the Dominican Republic's best-known artist, Juan Luis Guerra's hit song, "La Travesía" [The Journey].
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Comedic actor Juan Sanchez gives us some humorous examples of how the quarantine might bring out some eccentric behavior in our friends with various personality types.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Accompanied by current Latin rhythms and influenced by vallenato (one of Colombia's most representative musical genres), "La Plata" [Money] is an upbeat tune in Colombian artist Juanes' signature style, with a special guest appearance by Colombian reggaeton artist, Lalo Ebratt.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain
The game of brisca uses 40 cards known as the “Spanish deck.” One aspect of play involves using body language to reveal your hand to your partner. This is why the gentleman says “we blink an eye and we do like this…” He is making a joke about this body language/cards relationship when he says “your head aches when you have the ace of oros.”
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
19 year old Kat de Luna was born in the Bronx and raised in the Dominican Republic where she received operatic vocal training. Relocating to the States as a pre-teen, she entered and won a Karaoke contest where the legendary Cuban salsero Rey Ruiz gave Kat advice that she carries with her today, “nobody knows you better than you do, and no one can help you if you can’t help yourself.”
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
In this first episode of Kikiriki Notizine (a news and magazine show), we'll meet its reporters and characters, who will introduce the topics they are going to speak about.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
A water shortage at Kikiriki Notizine causes chaos among the staff.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Of all things, the citizens choose water balloons to protest the water shortage about which their mayor speaks- and he does not seem to have the best ideas about saving water either!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
When Jaz interviews Moses in the desert about water conservation, the advice she receives is of truly biblical proportions.
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