Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
This video is about all those things that make us different—they are many! But it doesn’t matter how different we are, Mexican band Café Tacuba has been around long enough to have a song for every taste! Artists of self-invention, they rock the house from Mexico City to Japan!
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Have you ever been at the end of a dark alley wondering why, how, when? Well that’s exactly the mood of this Café Tacuba song: a metaphysical alley where we wonder what did we do wrong and ask for a second chance. It seems that this guy needs a metaphysical GPS system.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Take a tour of the "La Leyenda" chocolate factory in Quito, Ecuador, where we gain insight into the various stages of chocolate production.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Richard Díaz, a kiteboarding instructor from Cabarete in the Dominican Republic, explains to us some of the intricacies of the thrilling sport.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Charlie Pérez Acosta, a taxi driver from the Dominican Republic, tells us a bit about his job, his family, and the extremely touristic area, Cabarete Beach, in which he drives.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Meet Francis, an instructor from the famed kite and windsurfing destination, Cabarete, in the Dominican Republic.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, a motor cycle driver from Cabarete in the Dominican Republic, gives us a tour of La Loma, a beautiful mountainous area which houses a multitude of interesting plants ranging from poisonous to medicinal.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Marcos, a flying trapeze instructor at the circus school in Cabarete in the Dominican Republic, explains some of the tricks we can learn while on vacation there--along with learning Spanish!
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Carlos and Angeles are a young couple from Burgos, located about an hour and a half north of Madrid, a city that dates back to 884! The surrounding province is also known as Burgos, and tucked inside it is an equally historical town known as Lerma, which is where we meet up for a walk and conversation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Carlos and Angeles like to laugh! They may make you giggle, too, with their silly jokes and colorful expressions!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Angeles lives a normal life in Burgos, but what’s a normal life? She has a husband, a wonderful kid, and she works as a secretary. She also has a secret internet identity… as a Spanish teacher!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Noruego means “Norwegian,” hence a princesa noruega is a “Norwegian princess.” One arrived in Burgos, Spain on Christmas Eve, in the year 1257. She was to wed Prince Felipe, brother of King Alfonso X of Castile. Marry they did, but Cristina de Noruega fell ill and died at only twenty eight years old.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Meet Enrique Bunbury, a big name in rock en español. The Spaniard was the lead singer of the classic rock band Héroes del Silencio for 12 years. When the group disbanded in 1996, Bunbury began his solo career. "Frente a frente"—a cover of the song first recorded by Euro-pop star Jeanette in 1981—is the first single from Bunbury’s 2010 album Las Consecuencias.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
We had the chance to interview Spanish superstar Enrique Bunbury about his music, his art. The former Héroes del Silencio lead singer has been enjoying a successful solo career since 1996. Now he’s promoting his most recent album, Las consecuencias, which couldn’t be more different from his previous album.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
“Reinvention” could be Enrique Bunbury's middle name. He’s a prolific composer, always finding inspiration in various books, movies, songs, and moods. And he thrives on creative collaborations. In the second part of YABLA’s exclusive interview, Bunbury opens up and tells us about the creative process behind his music.
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