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"Las Mañanitas" Spanish pronunciation: [las maɲaˈnitas] is a traditional Mexican birthday song written by Mexican composer Alfonso Esparza Oteo.It is popular in Mexico, usually sung early in the morning to awaken the birthday person, and especially as part of the custom of serenading women.
Traditional versions. "La Bamba" is a classic example of the son jarocho musical style, which originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and combines Spanish, indigenous, and African musical elements. The song is typically played on one or two arpa jarochas (harps) along with guitar relatives the jarana jarocha and the requinto jarocho. [2]
La chingada is a term commonly used in colloquial, even crass, Mexican Spanish that refers to various conditions or situations of, generally, negative connotations. The word is derived from the verb chingar, "to fuck". The concept of "la chingada" has been famously analysed by Octavio Paz in his book The Labyrinth of Solitude .
The music video for "Eres Para Mí", directed by Sebastián Sánchez, who had previously worked with Babasónicos. It was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the Republic of the Children, which represents a miniature city for children. The video was released on January 29, 2007, by MTV Latin America.
Gracias a la vida. "Gracias a la vida" ( Spanish: "Thanks to Life") is a song written, composed and performed by Chilean folk singer-songwriter Violeta Parra, one of the artists who was part of the movement and musical genre known as the Nueva Canción Chilena. Parra composed "Gracias a la vida" in La Paz, Bolivia in 1966. [3]
Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote in his Aeneid: " sic itur ad astra " ('thus one journeys to the stars') [1] and " opta ardua pennis astra sequi " ('desire to pursue the high [/hard to reach] stars on wings'). [2] Another origin is Seneca the Younger, who wrote in Hercules: " non ...
Paraguay ( / ˈpærəɡwaɪ /; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwaj] ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái Tavakuairetã ), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest.
Tiramisu ( Italian: tiramisù) is an Italian dessert made of ladyfinger pastries ( savoiardi) dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar and mascarpone and flavoured with cocoa. The recipe has been adapted into many varieties of cakes and other desserts. [1]