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.

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.

The old saying goes “Hijo de tigre, sale pintado”. Literally, it means the baby tiger is going to bear the same marks as his father. But it also means that there are some things we inherit and carry with us. Here, Aterciopelados is singing about leaving some inherited, violent habits behind.

What if you took a bunch of musical aces from Bogotá and asked them to cook up a picante take on the Led Zeppelin classic “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You”? Wonder no longer…

It was his father who gave him the nickname “Juanes,” created by combining his first name (Juan) and the beginning of his second name (Esteban). Pops may have realized that it made for a perfect pop idol calling card, as he also taught him to play guitar.

From the Blacks and Whites' Carnival in Pasto, Colombia, in the department of Nariño, Pipo interviews some locals in order to find out more about this vibrant, traditional celebration that takes place annually from January second through sixth.

As this episode concludes, Pablo Escobar makes the acquaintance of one of the most influential figures from the underworld of Medellín.

While Duque seems to have found the secret to true happiness, Cuentagotas remains obsessed with capturing him, and Margarita receives some stellar news.

As Lombana attempts to hold his workers accountable for what happened to Duque, the pressure on Duque himself is beginning to be too much for him to handle.

Carlos wraps up this series on film genres by talking about horror and animation, two of his personal favorites.

In the second part of his series on film genres, Carlos reveals the Spanish names for science fiction, drama and musicals and explains what these types of films often entail.

Carlos teaches us the Spanish names for the main film genres, giving us examples of each and explaining to us some interesting facts about Spanish movie titles.

Do you know what to call the place where movie tickets are sold in Spanish, and what else it can refer to? Let's learn this as well as several other common terms related to the entertaining activity of going to the movies.

Topic number two of Carlos' series on film vocabulary reveals some of the most-used Spanish terms related to the activity of going to the movies and seeing films.

Join Carlos in this second part of his video on film terms. This time, you'll learn a plethora of pertinent vocabulary related to the process of filmmaking, complete with definitions and example sentences.