Emiro used to live in oil-rich Maracaibo, where his father was headmaster of the school system Shell oil ran for the children of employees. (Did you know: Venezuela is the only country in the Americas that’s a member of OPEC? And a founding member at that!)

This is one of those tunes that might stick in your head, but don’t worry, it’s a good one! From the album that bears the same name as the song, Amores Lejanos, the prolific Enanitos Verdes sing about the trials of distant love. Go ahead and sing along, no one is watching!

In this fun video that reminds us a bit of Elvis Costello, Enanitos Verdes front man Marciano Cantero contemplates new looks, and a bevy of fine looking ladies give their critique. The band formed in their native Mendoza back in the late 70s, but still cranks out hits to this day.

Spanish singer/songwriter, Enrique Iglesias, became the biggest seller of Spanish-language albums of the nineties within five years of beginning his career and subsequently made a successful crossover into the mainstream English language market. His hit single, "Alguien soy yo" is from his 2007 Spanish language album entitled Insomniac.

Italian pop star Eros Ramazzotti teams up with Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin in this duet, “No Estamos Solos” (“We are not alone”—or, “Non Siamo Soli” in its Italian version). Born in Rome, the 44-year-old Ramazzotti is no duet virgin: He’s recorded songs with the late Luciano Pavarotti, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Cher and Carlos Santana, to name a few.

Sometimes when we give advice it seems a little presumptious to tell people outright what we think they should do. It’s a little smoother to instead say what we would do if we were in their place, “I would watch more Spanish videos (if I were you).” Let’s have a look at how we do this in Spanish.

Lola and Ana are two friends who share an apartment in Spain. Much to Lola's surprise, one day, Ana brings her a letter with news of an unexpected suitor from abroad.

"Sam from America" is scheduled to arrive to visit Lola much sooner than anticipated and, while the girls are super excited, their neighbor, Pablo, may not share their enthusiasm.

While Lola and Ana do their best to communicate with their somewhat strange new roommate, it seems Sam's poor Spanish could lead to some misunderstandings.

Ana and Lola are in agreement that while "Sam from America" seems nice enough, he is definitely not the heartthrob they had envisioned.

Pablo tricks Sam into saying and doing things to annoy the girls, until they finally make a drastic decision.

Upon discovering an incredibly juicy secret about Sam, Pablo advises him to keep it from the girls.

Lola, Ana and Pablo are excited to take Sam to celebrate Carnival, when their landlord pays them a surprise visit to ensure that her rules are being followed.

As Sam continues to increase his Spanish vocabulary, Lola and Ana seem increasingly intrigued by their foreign friend.

Pablo and the girls compete to take Sam shopping in an attempt to get him to reconsider his eccentric style.