El caballo del malo

This frase hecha has its origins in old time Westerns, many of which were filmed in Spain. Seems the Spanish noticed the good guys in the white hats always managed to catch up to the malos, always, without question. A charming phrase was born...   more »

A new poll is up.

As for the last, I can't say we're fascinated by cinema controversy at this blog.

We asked:

With the diversity of languages and nationalities of director and actors in this year's nominated films, do you think the Oscars should remove the category "foreign film"?

As part of the celebrations surrounding the 4th International Congress of the Spanish Language, taking place this week in Cartagena de las Indias in Colombia, the Colombian magazine Semana asked 81 writers, literary critics, teachers and cultural journalists from Spain and Latin America to select the best novels written in the language of Cervantes during the last quarter century.

Sounds like a good enough recommendation to add a few of these titles to your Spanish reading list. The top 10:

Para celebrar el IV Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española, que se celebra esta semana en Cartagena de las Indias, la revista colombiana Semana pidió a 81 escritores, críticos literarios, profesores y periodistas culturales que eligieran las 100 mejores novelas escritas en el idioma de Cervantes durante el último cuarto del siglo.   more »

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¡LAS FALLAS!

Valencia's ayuntamiento has announced the dates and events for this year's Las Fallas celebrations!

You can read more about Las Fallas in this post, and you can download a PDF with photos, schedules and information about this year's celebration ...   more »

¿Sabes que quiere decir "buscarle tres pies al gato"?

Acabo de encontrar un listado de expresiones divertidas y comunes en una lección de nuestra comunidad de miembros.

¿Las has oido alguna vez?   more »