LA NUEVA NOVELA DEL PREMIO NOBEL DE LITERATURA MARIO VARGAS LLOSA La historia de un hombre que soñó un país unido por la música y enloquecióqueriendo escribir un libro perfecto que lo contara Toño Azpilcueta pasa sus días entre su trabajo en un colegio, su familia y su gran pasión, la música criolla, sobre la que lleva investigando desde su juventud. Un día, una llamada le cambia la vida. Una invitación para ir a escuchar a un guitarrista...

Told across eight different stories taking place in one 100-year-old rom, the film explores the secret lives of its inhabitants from the beginning of the twentieth century to the dawn of the new millennium. This intricately-woven film gives a compelling and profound portrait of modern Mexico from eight of the country's new breed of cinematic storytellers.

Seven directors offer their visions of contemporary Cuba in seven vignettes set in Havana.

" ... an inspiring road trip through modern-day 'Mexicanity'. Elders and youth come together to speak about their craft, their homeland and what it means to be Mexican. From poets and singers to actors and cultural leaders, Hecho en Mexico takes you into the inner circle of an extraordinarily rich and diverse culture"--Container.

An eight-year-old who practically lives inside a barrel in the courtyard of a community filled with loony but memorable characters. He has innumerable adventures while playing in the patio with a cheerful group of kids and adults that also live in the complex.

Hispanic customs and traditions have transcended borders, especially in the United States where Hispanics have become the largest minority. It is therefore, critically important that children of all nationalities learn more about these customs and traditions that are so deeply rooted in the Hispanic way of life. The purpose of this alphabet book is twofold: to build background about Hispanic customs and traditions and to provide further discussion...

"When women of color write history, we see the world as we have never seen it before. In Fruit of the Drunken Tree, Ingrid Rojas Contreras honors the lives of girls who witness war. Brava! I was swept up by this story." --SANDRA CISNEROS, author of The House on Mango Street A mesmerizing debut set against the backdrop of the devastating violence of 1990's Colombia about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid who strike an unlikely friendship that...

Did you know that people in the United States celebrate many different days? Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of each November. Discover these and other interesting facts in American Celebrations.

"Carol, una niña adolescente de madre española y padre norteamericano, viaja por primera vez a España en la primavera de 1938 en compañía de su madre. Separada de su padre, piloto en las Brigadas Internacionales al que ella adora, su llegada al pueblo materno transforma un entorno familiar lleno de secretos. Armada de un carácter rebelde, se opone a los convencionalismos de un mundo que le resulta desconocido. La complicidad con Maruja, las...