Mexican Spanish

Now learn real Mexican lingo with this book and CD guide to contemporary idioms and expressions of street Spanish as heard in modern Mexico and Latin America! Read and hear the way the teens and sophisticates, drug dealers, cholos, outlaws and in-laws, pimps and street walkers all talk in their real lives. Whether you want to use street terms, avoid them, or just understand what you hear, this program will clear up the confusion. Translators, travelers, and serious students of Spanish no longer need to thumb through dictionaries seeking answers, to no result. More than just a book of word...

Letras Hispánicas en la Gran Pantalla is an innovative textbook for advanced students of Hispanic studies, which merges the studies of canonical literary works and their film adaptions. Students are guided through key literary masterpieces spanning from the Renaissance to the present day while, at the same time, interpreting their film versions. This parallel approach encourages students to develop their analytical skills as they master the terminology of contemporary studies in literature and cinema. Exploring complete works by both male and female authors and directors from Argentina,...

Las guerrillas latinoamericanas son portadoras de una larga tradición. Desde la conquista hasta nuestros días, ha sido una de las formas de lucha más recurrida por los pobladores del continente americano. Alberto prieto en esta obra nos introduce a la realidad de los movimientos guerrilleros contemporáneos, desde la epopeya de Sandino hasta la actualidad, profundizando en acontecimientos relevantes y figuras tan significativas como Fidel Castro y Ernesto Che Guevara. La exposición de extraordinarias victorias guerrilleras, así como sus reveses y fracasos hacen que esta obra sea un...

This comprehensive reference grammar of the different types of Spanish coordination and subordination includes numerous examples and exercises.