Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Life has taught each one of these underprivileged, young parents who aspire to be chefs to fight for what they want and try to do their best for their children. Now, the time has come to show what they're willing to do to take it one step further.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
One of the instructors from Mission Chef explains what cooking means to him as well as the discipline required to cook professionally.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Stripped of all their adornments, the Mission Chef participants are ready to be evaluated by a professional chef.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The contestants are divided into groups of three to begin the task of preparing a dish to be graded by their mentors.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The Mission Chef competitors learn about various spices and prepare for their timed food preparation test.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Mission Chef contestants have only thirty minutes left to prepare a dish for evaluation by a professional chef.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
The cooking is underway in this Misión Chef competition and team members are already getting in trouble for not sticking to their portion of the meal.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Now comes the moment of truth: The Mission Chef students have prepared their dishes and their instructor will evaluate them with brutal honesty. Who will make the final team?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Renowned Colombian poet Mary Grueso Romero recites a poem eroticizing the cuisine of the Colombian Pacific.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Eight-year-old María Manuela tells us a bit about herself before treating us to her rendition of one of Colombian folklore's best-known melodies, "Pueblito viejo" [Little Old Town] by composer José Alejandro Morales.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Cleer, a professional makeup artist from Colombia, takes us step by step through the makeover she is giving her friend, Catalina, in preparation for her job interview.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
"Mambe & Danochilango" sing about a "Cumbia Universal" [Universal Cumbia] with the power to liberate individuals and unite nations.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Puerto Rico
Performed by artists Luis Fonsi and Carlos Vives, this song is a tribute to love and the joy of sharing one's life with a significant other. Let's watch the official video for this beautiful tune, which was recorded in Bogotá and directed by Salomón Simhon.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
What was Colombia like before Pablo Escobar burst onto the scene? Find out in the introduction to this documentary in which key figures from the era reveal details about one of the country's darkest historical chapters.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Renowned journalists and even one of the nation's ex-Presidents weigh in on what the atmosphere was like in Colombia during the times in which the cartels began to acquire massive power.
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