Jean Yates is a lecturer of Spanish at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Preface | p. ix |
How to use this book | p. xi |
La cocina | |
Guia para la buena alimentacion: A nutrition chart | p. 3 |
Menu de Mexico: A menu from a Mexican restaurant | p. 4 |
Gazpacho: A recipe from a Spanish cookbook | p. 8 |
Pina: The story of a fruit native to the Americas | p. 14 |
El cumpleanos de Frida Kahlo: A Mexican dinner party | p. 18 |
Pastel chabela: An excerpt from a Mexican novel | p. 22 |
La musica | |
Discos: A magazine review of compact discs | p. 27 |
La musica y vitalidad de Compay Segundo: A Cuban musician | p. 29 |
Los premios Grammy Latinos: The Latin Grammys | p. 32 |
Los Rabanes: A Panamanian group | p. 36 |
Tomatito: A Flamenco artist | p. 38 |
El tango: The Argentine music and dance | p. 41 |
Si se calla el cantor: An Argentine folk song | p. 43 |
Recuerdos de la ninez: Excerpts from three novels: one Puerto Rican, one Spanish, one Peruvian | p. 45 |
Los deportes | |
Todos somos Guerreros: A flyer from a baseball game | p. 51 |
Noticias de beisbol: Baseball news | p. 53 |
Edgar Martinez: A big-league player from Puerto Rico | p. 58 |
Javier Quiros vuelve a la pista: The Costa Rican race car driver | p. 60 |
Una hispana en la WNBA: A basketball player from Colombia | p. 64 |
Nicolas Lapentti: The Ecuadoran tennis star | p. 67 |
Futbol centroamericano: International soccer players from Central America | p. 71 |
Tres historias: Soccer stories retold by a Uruguayan author | p. 75 |
El cine y el teatro | |
Peliculas en cartel: A guide to the week's movies | p. 81 |
Solas: A Spanish movie | p. 85 |
Todo sobre mi madre: A Spanish Oscar | p. 90 |
Carlos Saura: A Spanish filmmaker | p. 94 |
Yo nunca quise ser escritor: A Chilean writer and movie critic | p. 97 |
Fundacion Arlequin Teatro: A program from a theater in Paraguay | p. 102 |
El fabricante de deudas: An excerpt from a Peruvian play | p. 105 |
El arte | |
Museos: A tourist leaflet from Honduras | p. 113 |
El arco iris: A poem by a Mexican painter | p. 115 |
El muralismo mexicano: The story of mural painting in Mexico | p. 117 |
Frida Kahlo: A Mexican painter | p. 121 |
Pablo Picasso: Spanish genius | p. 124 |
Salvador Dali: An individualist from Spain | p. 126 |
Fernando Botero: A painter and sculptor from Colombia | p. 129 |
A la manera de Frida Kahlo: An Argentine poet on a Mexican painter | p. 133 |
Graffiti: A poem about another painter | p. 136 |
La familia | |
El arbol familiar: A family tree | p. 139 |
La celebracion del matrimonio: The wedding ceremony | p. 141 |
A mi hija Flor de Maria: A father's poem | p. 144 |
La familia: un invento maravilloso: A young mother's reflections | p. 146 |
La familia de Marcela: A nontraditional family | p. 149 |
Un padre: A famous father | p. 153 |
Los abuelos: Traditional and modern games in Mexico | p. 156 |
Cuentos: Family relationships in prose from Bolivia | p. 160 |
El estilo de vida hoy | |
Terra Venezuela: A web page from Terra Venezuela | p. 165 |
Mi PC: A song from the Dominican Republic | p. 167 |
Cristina: The Cuban-American talk show hostess | p. 169 |
Oscar de la Renta: Fashion designer from the Dominican Republic | p. 174 |
Carolina Herrera, que mujer: New York designer from Venezuela | p. 177 |
Edward James Olmos: Mexican-American goodwill ambassador | p. 183 |
Un dia insolito: A day in the life of a modern man--Excerpt from a novel | p. 187 |
La historia y la politica | |
Cronologia: A time line | p. 193 |
Celebrando la independencia: Bolivian Independence Day customs | p. 202 |
Ayuda humanitaria: A helping hand from a neighbor | p. 206 |
El Canal de Panama: An engineering marvel | p. 208 |
Puente binacional: A new bridge | p. 212 |
La pacifista: A Colombian peacemaker | p. 214 |
Una conversacion entre marido y mujer: An Argentine power couple--Excerpt from a novel | p. 221 |
Suggestions for further reading | p. 224 |
Answer key | p. 226 |
Acknowledgments | p. 243 |
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