Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
In this interesting video, the friar, film director and artist Julián Pablo and the Toltec master of transformation and modern shaman don José Ruíz share interesting reflections on pain, forgiveness and fear.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
After listening to verses from the book La emoción de las cosas by Mexican writer and journalist Ángeles Mastretta, Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade, and the iconic member of the group Café Tacvba, Meme del Real, delight us with the sweet song Cuando llegaré.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
This part of the documentary explores the gap between how we tend to live our lives and how we perhaps should. Against this backdrop of reflection, indigenous hip-hop group Slajem K'op performs one of their pieces in Tzotzil.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
New reflections on happiness, love and addictions stand out in this part through the voices of Daniel Giménez Cacho and Diego Luna as well as in the melody of La Original Banda El Limón.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Check Hello Seahorse!, an exciting Mexican band with surrealistic lyrics and dream-like vocals. Who needs to understand the song when it comes from such a sweet voice?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
With roots in the world of theater in her home country of Mexico, Adriana Barrera moved to Berlin, Germany for love. The annual Day of the Dead celebration, which she will explain to us in detail, is one way in which Adriana and an association of fellow Mexicans in Berlin are able to maintain and raise awareness about aspects of the Mexican culture.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
In part two of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains the elements that an offering to the dead contains, from sugar skulls to copal to music.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
In this final part of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains how Mexicans prefer to celebrate death with humor, fun performances, and revelry.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Manuel Guarneros was the famous Mexican singer Chavela Vargas' main guitar player. In this video, he'll share with us his perception about various Mexican accents and slang as well as performing for us a piece of the popular polka song "El barrilito" [literally "The Little Barrel"], which is known in English as Beer Barrel Polka.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Originally from Mexico City, singer Karla Álvarez has been living in Berlin, Germany for eleven years. In this video, she tells us how, when she misses her country and family, making pozole, a traditional Mexican soup, makes her feel closer to home.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Karla continues her video on the traditional Mexican soup, pozole, by teaching us how to make it! We'll learn how to prepare the meat, what other ingredients are required, and what foods can be served with it on the side.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Kara gives us instructions to put the finishing touches on our pozole, a delicious, traditional Mexican soup.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Professional guitarist Manuel Guarneros tells us about his experience touring with legendary Mexican singer Chavela Vargas.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
In this second part, professional guitarist Manuel Guarneros tells us about some of his magical experiences on tour with Chavela Vargas.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Mexican mariachi musician Fernando Soto has lived in Germany for over twenty years. In this video, he talks to us about the cultural significance of his beloved mariachi music for Mexicans.
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