Spanish reading about culture

Reggaeton's takeover, Day of the Dead as it is actually kept, football and national identity — the culture that explains how people talk, and why.

Each piece is written at A2, B1 and B2, with the English available beside the Spanish, vocabulary in context, and native-recorded audio of the text on screen.

Readings

Art and Literature

Frida Kahlo: Pain and Art

Frida Kahlo: Dolor y Arte

5 min450 words

Latin America

Mexico City, 1985: The Earthquake That Awakened a City

1985: Cuando México Despertó ante el Terremoto

2 min354 words

Society

Fútbol & National Identity in Latin America

El fútbol y la identidad nacional en América Latina

5 min395 words

Art and Literature

Reggaetón: From Underground to Global

El reggaetón: de lo underground a lo global

4 min390 words

Culture

La Sobremesa: Why Spanish Meals Never End

La sobremesa: por qué las comidas españolas no terminan

3 min280 words

Culture

Día de los Muertos: Memory, Not Mourning

Día de los Muertos: memoria, no luto

4 min290 words

Debates

Debates

Should bullfighting be considered art and tradition or a form of animal abuse?

¿Debe la tauromaquia ser considerada arte y tradición o una forma de maltrato animal?

2 min423 words

Society

How much more can tourism grow in Spain? Economic benefits vs. local quality of life

¿Hasta dónde puede crecer el turismo en España? ¿Beneficios económicos vs. calidad de vida local?

2 min338 words