Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
What in the world is Yabla? Karola explains it to you, and all in under two and a half minutes! Don’t worry if you don’t speak Spanish; it’s all subtitled and captioned, with plenty of features to help you soak up any new language muy pronto! What are you waiting for? Ready, set, Yabla!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
You shouldn’t be surprised to find these two Italian guys singing in Spanish! There is a huge tradition of Italian singers rocking the pop charts in Latin America. Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini and Nek are some of those ambassadors of Italian pop in the Spanish speaking world!
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
Sofy and Caro meet to spend the afternoon together in a restaurant. Now, they must decide what to order for their appetizer, main course and dessert
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
When Carolina meets up with her friend, Sofia, following her job interview, she both learns how it went for her friend and asks advice for her own resume.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
In this series, Silvia will share with us a story that she is voicing about two kids, Ada and Sam, who, despite being siblings, are very different. Throughout the course of the story, try to figure out the values that it attempts to convey.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
As the story continues, we find out what happens to five-year-old Sam when he and his family meet with a therapist in order to help him get in touch with his emotions. What magical things will Sam and his sister Ada experience?
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
While walking through the enchanted forest, Sam and Ada encounter more magical creatures, who teach them valuable lessons.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
How will Sam and his sister Ada's magical adventure end? Don't miss this final part with an ending you probably didn't expect.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Although the verbs "hablar," "decir," and "contar" can sometimes be confused, as they are all used to express ideas related to the act of communicating, they don't mean exactly the same thing. In this video, Silvia explains to us the subtle difference between these three verbs with plenty of examples of each of them.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
After explaining some differences between the verbs "hablar", "decir", and "contar," Silvia gives us plenty of examples of typical Spanish expressions that contain them.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
This time, Silvia explains the vastly different meanings the verb "contar" can have as well as several different nouns and expressions related to it.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Let's keep learning additional meanings of the verb "contar" with Silvia along with several examples and expressions, some of which you may already know.
Difficulty: Beginner
Dominican Republic
Si*Sé brings together musical languages such as hip-hop, funk, rock, jazz and even classical violin. Singer Carol C, who grew up in a Spanish language household within an English language city, adds bilingual vocals that pull together the group’s electrifying sound.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Shakira certainly knows something of the change-up life. A Colombian, she lives in the Bahamas, dates an Argentinian, switched to English, was a brunette, is now a blonde. In this video for “Gitana” (Gypsy), watch her flirt with Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal as she tells us what fans already know.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Ángeles Morales de las Heras, a.k.a. Shaila Dúrcal, the child of pop stars Rocio Dúrcal and Antonio Morales Barreto, grew up in Madrid but spent much of her life on the road touring the world with her mom. No stranger to the limelight, she debuted on Spanish television at 12, singing for Nikka Costa, who was then 19. Adult success was not immediate, but came quickly with the release of the highly sentimental, Recordando, her second album.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Juliana and Paola work, study and travel together; they are such good friends! Here they welcome us to Sevilla, far from their native Buenos Aires. Perhaps locals aren’t the only ones in on the secrets of this Spanish city!
Difficulty: Beginner
Puerto Rico
Luis López Nieves' short story "Seva" takes place during the 1898 US invasion of Puerto Rico, in the fictional town of the same name, Seva. The story, first published in the newspaper Claridad, and which many readers mistook for fact, has sparked a very real debate about culture, identity, history and truth amongst Puerto Ricans of all stripes. The documentary Seva Vive explores these themes.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
This is a song that you don’t want somebody to hear you singing. Trust us! The guys from the Mexican band San Pascualito Rey don’t seem so friendly, but maybe that’s just because they have broken hearts.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
“Lo siento, soy yo” is a classic line for ending a romantic relationship. We’ve said it and we’ve heard it. That doesn’t make it any less painful. In this animated video from San Pascualito Rey, we see hearts pierced by arrows over and over. Appropriately, this song is included in the album titled “Sufro sufro sufro”.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
Mauricio Cordoba, a licensed optometrist from Otavalo, Ecuador, gives us some useful tips about how often to get our eyes checked, what to keep in mind when purchasing glasses, etc.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Rosa tells us an interesting legend and historical facts about Fuente de Piedra, a fascinating town in the province of Malaga, Spain.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Rosa teaches us how to recycle by choosing the correct container for each type of waste.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
In order to help to protect our environment, Rosa Chaparro gives us some useful advice regarding "the three r's": reduce, reuse and recycle.
Difficulty: Beginner
Puerto Rico
For some people, the Menudo years stood as Ricky Martin’s best. Others might sing out Maria, Livin’ La Vida Loca or She Bangs to highlight the top of the pop singer’s ascent. It’s been a while since Ricky’s smiling face was everywhere and his name sat up high in the Billboard charts. Nowadays, he devotes much of his time to helping others as Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF and through the Ricky Martin Foundation.
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