Do you know that old saying “El tiempo vuela cuando te estás divirtiendo” (Time flies when you’re having fun)? Well, it’s certainly true, because I just celebrated a milestone of cinco años en América Latina (five years in Latin America) and that time absolutely flew by! I always like to […]
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The Werthein Group today acquired Vrio Corp, a US company that manages the business operations of DirecTV’s Latin American subsidiary. This was confirmed by company sources to THE NATION. It was in the hands of AT&T. With 10.3 million subscribers, Vrio offers live and on-demand video services through DirecTV Latin […]
Image taken from Pixabay.com There is a name that is today a synonym of modern Latin dance: bachata, which goes hand in hand with salsa and merengue as the high representatives of Latin American pop music all around the world. Where did bachata come from? It was born in the […]
Image taken from Pixabay.com If there is one music style that was popularized like lightning throughout the 20th century everywhere in the Spanish-speaking world, that would definitely be the rock genre, one that is known today as an unmistakable part of the popular culture from Spain and Latin America. Rock […]
Image taken from Pixabay.com. To talk about merengue is to talk about a Caribbean music genre with an irresistible power to draw everyone—from Caracas to New York—to the dancefloor. With its roots deep within the Dominican Republic’s colonial past, merengue emerged near the midpoint of the 19th century as a […]
