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Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Fonseca is known for his letras pegajosas (sticky lyrical hooks) and happy rhythms. Fonseca became a sensation after attending Berklee School of Music in Boston—a move that he claims gave him the ability to stand out above his musical peers.
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Milagro’s street smarts are well developed but now it’s time for a serious musical education. Enough with the cumbia, says Grandma, let’s appreciate Beethoven’s tunes. Will Mili survive classical music? What does Sister Catalina/Sister Cheeks know about Milagros? Will her secret make her lose her appetite?
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Accent: Argentina
- Length: 3:17
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Buenos Aires is a magic city filled with endless background of tango music. One of the most important Latin American capitals, it has been home of Jorge Luis Borges, Ernesto Sábato, Julio Cortázar and Diego Maradona. In this video we have the opportunity to take you to Buenos Aires’ historic district.
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Accent: Argentinian
- Length: 3:15
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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!
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Accent: Spain
- Length: 3:28
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Orishas is the most famous Cuban band of recent years. They have achieved fame and glory all over Europe and Latin America. Even those who don’t understand their lyrics (sometimes hard enough even for Spanish speakers) can’t seem to keep their hips and shoulders still.
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Accent: Cuba
- Length: 3:33
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The Cuban band Orishas went all the way from starving artists to well fed ambassadors of Latin Hip Hop. Let’s listen in as even Spaniards ask for some explanation of the Cuban slang and cultural references found in the song “El Kilo.”
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Accent: Spain, Cuba
- Length: 3:38
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Anita is not just worried about her upcoming wedding; there is something else upsetting her and it appears to be that Pedro and Marisol are together. She’s trying to explain herself, but Grandma is wise and gives us some advice worth following.
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Accent: Argentina/Puerto Rico
- Length: 3:01
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In this Electronic Press Kit (EPK), Bersuit Vergarabat’s members talk about the inspirations for and the process behind many of the songs on their album, Hijos del Culo, while talking a bit about the social commentary that runs strongly throughout their music.
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Accent: Argentina
- Length: 6:20
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Chambao introduce themselves in this way: The sound of waves, smooth sand, friends and music, a “chambao” is not just a fleeting space set up on the seashore with rugs and cushions, lit up by a bonfire; it is also a place where the simple joy of being alive is the important matter.
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Accent: Spanish
- Length: 4:10
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Finally, Ivo acts on his threats. He asks his grandmother—the refined Señora Angelica—to fire her maid Milagros. Why? Because Milagros is una cloaca, un desastre and, well, casi salvaje. But Grandma has some of her own ideas cooking…
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Accent: Argentina
- Length: 3:15
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In Bogotá’s flea market, children help out in their parents’ businesses. We stop at a stall of handcrafted wood figures and chat with the artisan’s daughter.
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Gunter finally joins ranks with the rest of the wedding party in order to make a real countryside wedding. But Anita, the bride herself, is not making the wedding planner’s job easier. Will we ever get to “I do” ?
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Accent: Argentina/Puerto Rico
- Length: 2:52
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Zoé, an experimental pop-rock quintet from Mexico, brings us this surreal video featuring Japanese teenagers. No Me Destruyas casts a sweet, harmless-looking jovencita as a dangerous villain with colmillos afilados.
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Country: Mexico
- Length: 3:49
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Our good Mexican friends know a little about everything and they’re willing to teach us! When you get somewhere, what’s the first thing to do? Here you’ll learn how to greet friends, lovers and even grandmothers!
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Majo’s theatrical aspirations seem to have been crushed by reality. Meanwhile Gloria is trying without success to balance intimacy and family.
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Accent: Argentina
- Length: 2:55
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This is the final part in Natalia Oreiro’s biography. We have seen family, friends and coworkers talk about her successful professional career and personal life. We’ve felt both jealous and glad when listening to all her achievements. Luckily, Natalia is still working hard to please us!
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Accent: Argentina
- Length: 3:55
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Meet David Bisbal, one of the newest faces of Spanish Pop, willing to take us backstage to the very center of his latest tour: Premonición. A one time only opportunity to peek inside the darkest secrets and brightest moments of his show.
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Accent: Spanish
- Length: 4:56
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Our good friends from México City are willing to talk about everything: good, bad or ugly. Here we have their take on kidnapping, one of the growing fears of Mexicans.
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Always with a light touch, often with full force, Bersuit Vergarabat dishes out social commentary and political activism. Madre Hay Una Sola is no exception, as Gustavo Cordera apologizes to Mother Nature for the damage done to her by the human race.
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Accent: Argentina
- Length: 4:12
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Belanova, the electropop band from Mexico, sounds like it was influenced by nightclub epiphanies, Japanese anime and sweet lollipops. Niño, one of the songs off their album Dulce Beat, is a painful goodbye, adios, au revoir, arrivederci—but it’s somehow lightened by the constant use of the word “boy” (niño) to address the unlucky target of the bad news.
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Country: Mexico
- Length: 4:28
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