Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Héctor Lavoe was a Puerto Rican salsa group and solo singer who lived from September 30, 1946 to June 29, 1993. Among his solo hits were “El Cantante," "Periódico de ayer" and "Bandolera,” which, despite protests from Puerto Rican feminists about its controversial lyrics, enjoyed great success there.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Colombian family members speak about the dynamics of their families growing up as well as their current families and the differences between families in Colombia and the United States.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The Colombian TV Program La Sub30 explores various aspects of today's traditional and non-traditional families, including such subjects as interracial and Common Law marriages as well as the decision to have children.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Historians continue to point out logical gaps which call the tale of Seva's accuracy into question.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
As the participants continue to try to earn the highest scores on their senses tests, let's meet the other lead players on the program: the teachers/professional chefs who will try to turn the program's participants into the same!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Will the Planet Word crew have enough words in their wordometer to return home and save their planet? And will they want to?!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The reality series that trains disadvantaged youth to be chefs continues with the senses test, whereby participants must identify flavors and aromas blindfolded.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Historians discuss the extent to which popular myths such as Seva affect people's perception of history in Puerto Rico.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Singer Cecilia Villar Eljuri, considered one of the top female guitarists of her time and recognized for her socially-conscious lyrics, was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and raised in New York by multicultural parents. In this candid interview, she talks about the ways in which her exposure to different places, cultures and types of music has influenced the evolution of her music.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
This chart topping hit single, "Colgando en Tus Manos," is sung by Venezuelan pop singer-songwriter Carlos Baute and features Spanish singer, Marta Sánchez. It is the first single from his seventh album, De Mi Puño y Letra and is considered both his breakthrough and trademark song as well as being both his and Sánchez's most successful single to date.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Hear another one of Carlito's jokes. This one's about a boy and a hearse.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The selection process for the Misión Chef reality show continues with a sensory test during which the participants are blindfolded.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
This last part of the series on Tayrona Natural National Park identifies the conflict between conserving and embracing the local fishermen, business owners, etc. as a fundamental part of the park and the fact that, despite having been there before the park was even a park, they are considered to be living there illegally.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
History tells us that the 1898 U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico occurred in June and from the south. The fictional short story, Seva, tells a different story, one of an invasion from the east that came a month earlier. A type of musical oral history known as a "copla" mirrors the fictional story.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Singer Cecilia Villar Eljuri presents the first single on her album Fuerte. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and living in New York, Eljuri is considered one of the top female guitarists of her time and is also recognized for her socially-conscious lyrics.
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