Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
It’s so hard to just do your job: distractions and complications always get in the way. Marta accuses her mother, Socorro, of doing something disgraceful. Is it with Ramon that she committed this disgrace or with someone else? Or did she do it at all? Upset by this news, Lina blows off some steam. But is this problem worse than Madame Luisa’s drinking? Meanwhile, doing religious work seems to get passions stirring…
Difficulty: Advanced
Mexico
En route, Juan and friends tell about working far from home. Not only are there financial obstacles, there are cultural differences as well that lead to some misunderstandings. Americans don’t quite understand the saying Mi casa es su casa. Pay attention the next time someone from Mexico tells you there’s a party at your house!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
A wounded puma is an angry puma, and with that in mind, Yago and Ramón make a plan. Morena tells her puma attack story. Will Laura be as impressed as she was with Tarzan’s bravery? Yago is thinking about his deceased mother while Lucio is at his sister’s grave… but will mourning make Lucio’s illness worse?
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
It’s not easy for most kids growing up in the Chaco region: before the morning bell rings, they have already been picking cotton in the fields. Hop on a boat with Eduardo and Luciana and learn about the community service they do for needy rural schools in Argentina.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina
What do you like more, money or power? It seems like almost everyone on this show is after one or the other and is willing to do almost anything to get it. Madam has a headache… or is it something worse? Is madam hallucinating, drinking—or being set up?
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador, Puerto Rico
People. People. People. We usually love them and that’s why we talk with them. People from Puerto Rico, people from Ecuador. It doesn’t matter if they are bleeding or in love. We just can’t stop talking to people!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Yago is a simple man from the jungle—a man of brave deeds but few words. When Yago meets Morena, a talkative city slicker, he doesn’t know what to make of her. But he does know how to save her from an attacking puma.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
“Reinvention” could be Enrique Bunbury's middle name. He’s a prolific composer, always finding inspiration in various books, movies, songs, and moods. And he thrives on creative collaborations. In the second part of YABLA’s exclusive interview, Bunbury opens up and tells us about the creative process behind his music.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Milagros continues her refinement lessons under the watchful eye of Grandma. Grandma might be old, but she is tough and willing to do anything to straighten Miss Millie out. But while one person is getting on the right path, another is straying from it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
We had the chance to interview Spanish superstar Enrique Bunbury about his music, his art. The former Héroes del Silencio lead singer has been enjoying a successful solo career since 1996. Now he’s promoting his most recent album, Las consecuencias, which couldn’t be more different from his previous album.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
A bloodied man? A naked woman? It’s amazing what you find in the jungle these days. Does Yago’s brother know the injured Frenchman? Is Yago and Morena’s second chance meeting a more auspicious one? There seems to be more than a spark of recognition when Yago throws his shirt to the bathing beauty…
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Depedro is the solo project of Spanish singer and guitar player Jairo Zavala. Here, Yabla talks to the talented musician from Madrid about his exploration of Latin American pop, picking up new instruments on tour in Mexico, his musical beginnings and his appearances with U.S.-based Calexico.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
It seems that everyone in this house is a two-faced liar. What’s more, they don’t respect their elders, and some even plot to destroy their bosses. So, what keeps this place together? Have the webs of deception become so tangled that no one can escape? Or are some looking for honest love and acceptance despite it all?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
We’re always curious about what goes on backstage. On a warm Miami night, we venture behind the scenes of La Mala Rodriguez’s great show. There we chatted with some friendly people who are making the musical magic possible.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Guess who was voted the best new band in the world in 2009? Drum-roll, please… Our friends Bomba Estéreo! Yabla met them back when they were the opening act of (the also great and friendly) ChocQuibTown. Since then, Bomba Estéreo have been spreading like fire all over America and Europe.
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