Manuel Rosales attempted to become the next president of Venezuela. He had the support of much of the middle class, the upper class, and even some of the lower class, but in the end the populist appeal of Victor Hugo Chavez was just too big of a hurdle. Don’t feel too bad for Manuel, he is still governor of the state of Zulia.

Not only did poor Manuel Rosales lose the election for president, but winner Hugo Chavez’ supporters are trying to knock him out of his post as governor of Zulia. In a faux futuristic recounting of a would be history, this wildly hopeful presidential campaign ad (disguised as a movie trailer) not only dared Venezuelans to vote for change, but dared to sell a bearskin before actually catching the bear.

"A La Nanita Nana" is a traditional lullaby in honor of the Baby Jesus that has become a very popular Christmas carol within the Spanish-speaking world.

This time, Jacky teaches us another beautiful Christmas carol, "Noche Paz" [Night of Peace], to the tune of "Silent Night."

Let's sing a Spanish version of "Jingle Bells" with Jacky!

Oye, Vivanativa puts the effee in funky! This grupo boricua has been taking the island, and now the world, like a category five hurricane heading straight for San Juan.

Pulsorock has this to say about Los Nativos (the name given to the members of Vivanativa): La energía positiva que irradia este conjunto de talentos no tiene fin y es imparable. The positive energy that this set of talents radiates is endless and unstoppable! Hyperbole? We think not… check it out!

Let's learn some pertinent Spanish vocabulary for celebrating a festive spring holiday: Easter!

In the first part of this series, Carlos talks to us about some terms related to the film industry and movie production with lots of example sentences.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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