<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Insight Spanish: Insight Cultural]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essays and curiosities on the culture, history, and identity of the Spanish-speaking world.]]></description><link>https://insightspanish.substack.com/s/insight-cultural</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cLOl!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F54d9d706-1da8-439a-aaef-faf5e0af37b7_500x500.png</url><title>Insight Spanish: Insight Cultural</title><link>https://insightspanish.substack.com/s/insight-cultural</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 11:11:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Álvaro Mertel]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[insightspanish@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[insightspanish@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Álvaro · Insight Spanish]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Álvaro · Insight Spanish]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[insightspanish@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[insightspanish@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Álvaro · Insight Spanish]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[El mar de plástico | Insight Cultural #12]]></title><description><![CDATA[The region that feeds Europe, a paradox visible from space, and the Spanish feeling of agobio.]]></description><link>https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-mar-de-plastico-insight-cultural</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-mar-de-plastico-insight-cultural</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Álvaro · Insight Spanish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 06:01:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5EOb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7a26b80-2823-42df-b77a-b9105375258a_1200x800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em><strong>Insight Spanish</strong></em> is a bilingual newsletter about the Spanish language and the culture behind it. Each edition, we reflect on something, discover a corner of Spain or some cultural insight, and pick up a recommendation along the way &#8212; all while learning a little Spanish together. Language is more than grammar and vocabulary. It&#8217;s a window into how people live, think, and see the world. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re here for.</p></div><h4>ES</h4><p>Cuando le digo a alguien fuera de Espa&#241;a (o a veces incluso gente nacional) que vivo en Almer&#237;a, la reacci&#243;n suele ser la misma: un silencio educado. A veces alguien menciona las playas, a veces el desierto de Tabernas. Pero casi nunca nadie menciona el pl&#225;stico. Y el pl&#225;stico es lo primero que ves cuando llegas.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg" width="632" height="420" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:525,&quot;width&quot;:790,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:632,&quot;bytes&quot;:178868,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/198932236?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oXEV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea89a1fb-a03f-4ac1-b9bf-75810facf8f0_790x525.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Invernaderos de Almer&#237;a. Foto de: Yann Athus-Bertrand</figcaption></figure></div><p>Y es que Almer&#237;a es una paradoja en s&#237; misma. Es, por un lado, la provincia m&#225;s &#225;rida de Europa, hogar del &#250;nico desierto de Europa del que ya habl&#233; brevemente en <a href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-unico-desierto-de-europa">mi primera publicaci&#243;n</a> y, por otro lado, es <strong>la despensa</strong> del continente.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Insight Spanish is free. If you enjoy the content, subscribe and don't miss a thing.</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h4>EN</h4><p><em>When I tell someone outside Spain &#8212; or sometimes even people within the country &#8212; that I live in Almer&#237;a, the reaction is usually the same: a polite silence. Sometimes someone mentions the beaches, sometimes the Tabernas desert. But almost no one ever mentions the plastic. And the plastic is the first thing you see when you arrive.</em></p><p><em>Almer&#237;a is, in itself, a paradox. On one hand, it is the most arid province in Europe, home to the continent&#8217;s only desert &#8212; which I wrote about briefly in <a href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-unico-desierto-de-europa">my first post</a> &#8212; and on the other, it is the pantry of Europe.</em></p><h3>La curiosidad cultural</h3><h4>ES</h4><p>Este ecosistema de invernaderos del que he hablado en la introducci&#243;n recibe el nombre de <strong>mar de pl&#225;stico</strong> y como curiosidad, os dir&#233;, que es junto a la Gran Barrera de Coral australiana, la &#250;nica estructura terrestre que se puede ver desde el espacio (algo que confirm&#243; el astronauta espa&#241;ol Pedro Duque). </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nhFG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30af30c3-cbcd-4679-8051-644380bd1ec0_1024x732.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nhFG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30af30c3-cbcd-4679-8051-644380bd1ec0_1024x732.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nhFG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30af30c3-cbcd-4679-8051-644380bd1ec0_1024x732.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nhFG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30af30c3-cbcd-4679-8051-644380bd1ec0_1024x732.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Vista satelital de los invernaderos de Almer&#237;a.</figcaption></figure></div><p>El impacto visual es terrible, no os lo voy a negar, y lo cierto es que cuando est&#225;s entrando en la provincia y te encuentras con semejante panorama, a veces dan ganas de darse la vuelta. Sin embargo, detr&#225;s de estas toneladas de pl&#225;stico se esconden varios puntos interesantes.</p><p>El primer aspecto es el econ&#243;mico. Almer&#237;a produce anualmente m&#225;s de tres millones de toneladas de frutas y verduras (tomates, pimientos, pepinos, berenjenas&#8230;) que abastecen los supermercados de media Europa. En invierno, cuando en el norte del continente no crece nada, Almer&#237;a no para. Es un milagro log&#237;stico construido sobre tierra casi des&#233;rtica.</p><p>El segundo aspecto es el ambiental. El pl&#225;stico que cubre la provincia, que supera las 30.000 hect&#225;reas, genera un problema de residuos enorme. Y, sin embargo, parad&#243;jicamente, el sistema de invernadero consume menos agua que la agricultura tradicional al aire libre, y ha convertido una de las zonas m&#225;s pobres de Espa&#241;a en una de las m&#225;s productivas. No es una historia de buenos y malos. Es m&#225;s complicado que eso y entender todo este ecosistema requiere una investigaci&#243;n que va m&#225;s all&#225; de lo que cabe aqu&#237;.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg" width="648" height="364.5" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:495,&quot;width&quot;:880,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:648,&quot;bytes&quot;:150666,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/198932236?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UUQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1eb95e6-8deb-4af8-9bb9-6b98aa29d581_880x495.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Y luego est&#225; la cara m&#225;s oscura, la que raramente aparece en los titulares: la mayor parte del trabajo en los invernaderos lo realizan trabajadores migrantes en condiciones que contrastan duramente con la abundancia que producen. Es un tema complejo y debatido, y merece m&#225;s espacio del que tengo aqu&#237;.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir Insight Spanish&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir Insight Spanish</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5EOb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7a26b80-2823-42df-b77a-b9105375258a_1200x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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Los estudios meteorol&#243;gicos detectaron hace a&#241;os que la temperatura media en la zona de los invernaderos es ligeramente inferior a la del entorno. El pl&#225;stico blanco refleja la luz solar en lugar de absorberla. El mar de pl&#225;stico, en su peque&#241;a escala, est&#225; enfriando el terreno que cubre. La naturaleza y la intervenci&#243;n humana produciendo resultados que nadie esperaba.</p><p>Almer&#237;a es as&#237;: &#225;rida y f&#233;rtil, fea y fascinante, un problema y una soluci&#243;n al mismo tiempo. Una paradoja que se ve desde el espacio.</p><p>Si quer&#233;is profundizar un poco m&#225;s en espa&#241;ol sobre las luces y sombras de este mar de pl&#225;stico, os dejo un par de v&#237;deos al respecto:</p><div id="youtube2-8e9MUaS-XE4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;8e9MUaS-XE4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:&quot;28s&quot;,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8e9MUaS-XE4?start=28s&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div id="youtube2-OOIYlvjoMhc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;OOIYlvjoMhc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OOIYlvjoMhc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h4>EN</h4><p><em>This ecosystem of greenhouses, which I mentioned in the introduction, is known as the mar de pl&#225;stico &#8212; the sea of plastic. As a curious fact, it is, along with the Australian Great Barrier Reef, one of the only man-made structures visible from space &#8212; something confirmed by Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque. That alone should give you a sense of the scale we&#8217;re talking about.</em></p><p><em>The visual impact is striking, I won&#8217;t deny it. When you&#8217;re driving into the province and you come across that panorama, part of you wants to turn around. And yet, behind all that plastic, there are several interesting things worth unpacking.</em></p><p><em>The first is economic. Almer&#237;a produces over three million tonnes of fruit and vegetables every year &#8212; tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, aubergines &#8212; supplying supermarkets across half of Europe. In winter, when nothing grows in the north of the continent, Almer&#237;a doesn&#8217;t stop. It is a logistical miracle built on near-desert land.</em></p><p><em>The second is environmental. The plastic covering the province spans over 30,000 hectares and generates an enormous waste problem. And yet, paradoxically, greenhouse farming uses less water than traditional open-air agriculture, and has turned one of the poorest regions in Spain into one of its most productive. This is not a story of good and evil. It&#8217;s more complicated than that &#8212; and understanding this ecosystem fully goes well beyond what fits here.</em></p><p><em>Then there is the darker side, the one that rarely makes the headlines: most of the work in the greenhouses is carried out by migrant workers in conditions that stand in stark contrast to the abundance they produce. It&#8217;s a complex and contested issue, and it deserves more space than I have here.</em></p><p><em>Finally, the paradox that surprises me most. Meteorological studies detected years ago that the average temperature in the greenhouse zone is slightly lower than in the surrounding area. The white plastic reflects sunlight rather than absorbing it. The sea of plastic, on its small scale, is cooling the land it covers. Nature and human intervention producing results nobody expected.</em></p><p><em>Almer&#237;a is like that: arid and fertile, ugly and fascinating, a problem and a solution at the same time. A paradox visible from space.</em></p><p><em>If you want to dive deep into the pros and cons of this sea of plastic, I share with you two videos on the topic.</em></p><h3>Lo que no est&#225; en el diccionario</h3><h4>ES</h4><p>Hay palabras en espa&#241;ol que no tienen traducci&#243;n exacta en ingl&#233;s, y <em>agobio</em> es una de ellas.</p><p><em>Overwhelm</em> se acerca, pero no llega. El agobio tiene una dimensi&#243;n casi f&#237;sica. Es el peso que sientes cuando hay demasiado: demasiado ruido, demasiado trabajo, demasiada gente, demasiado pl&#225;stico. Es una sensaci&#243;n que oprime, que carga.</p><p>En Espa&#241;a se usa constantemente y en contextos muy distintos:</p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Tengo un agobio con el trabajo esta semana.&#8221;</em> </p><p><em>&#8220;Qu&#233; agobio de ciudad en agosto.&#8221;</em> </p><p><em>&#8220;Me agobia no saber qu&#233; va a pasar.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote><p>Y tambi&#233;n como adjetivo: <em>una situaci&#243;n agobiante</em>, o como estado: <em>estoy agobiado/a</em>.</p><p>Lo interesante es que el agobio no es p&#225;nico ni ansiedad cl&#237;nica, es algo m&#225;s cotidiano. Una queja leg&#237;tima ante lo que aprieta demasiado.</p><p>Vale la pena mencionar que en Latinoam&#233;rica el agobio existe, pero no tiene el mismo peso cotidiano. En M&#233;xico es m&#225;s com&#250;n escuchar agotado o estresado para expresar sensaciones similares. En Argentina se usa agobiado, pero con menos frecuencia que en Espa&#241;a, donde el sustantivo agobio es casi omnipresente. Como tantas cosas en el espa&#241;ol, la palabra es la misma, pero el uso dice mucho sobre la cultura de cada lugar.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-mar-de-plastico-insight-cultural?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>If you feel this could be useful to someone, sharing it would mean a lot.</em></p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-mar-de-plastico-insight-cultural?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-mar-de-plastico-insight-cultural?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p></div><h4>EN</h4><p><em>Some words in Spanish have no exact equivalent in English, and agobio is one of them.</em></p><p><em>Overwhelm comes close, but doesn&#8217;t quite get there. Agobio has an almost physical dimension. It&#8217;s the weight you feel when there&#8217;s too much: too much noise, too much work, too many people, too much plastic. It&#8217;s a sensation that presses down, that bears on you.</em></p><p><em>In Spain it&#8217;s used constantly and in very different contexts:</em></p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Tengo un agobio con el trabajo esta semana.&#8221; &#8212; I&#8217;m overwhelmed with work this week. </em></p><p><em>&#8220;Qu&#233; agobio de ciudad en agosto.&#8221; &#8212; This city is unbearable in August. </em></p><p><em>&#8220;Me agobia no saber qu&#233; va a pasar.&#8221; &#8212; Not knowing what&#8217;s going to happen is getting to me.</em></p></blockquote><p><em>It also works as an adjective: una situaci&#243;n agobiante &#8212; an overwhelming situation &#8212; or as a state: estoy agobiado/a &#8212; I&#8217;m overwhelmed.</em></p><p><em>What&#8217;s interesting is that agobio is not panic or clinical anxiety. It&#8217;s something more everyday. A legitimate complaint about whatever is pressing too hard.</em></p><p><em>It&#8217;s worth noting that in Latin America the word exists, but doesn&#8217;t carry the same everyday weight. In Mexico, agotado or estresado are more commonly used to express similar feelings. In Argentina, agobiado appears but less frequently than in Spain, where the noun agobio is almost omnipresent. As with so many things in Spanish, the word is the same &#8212; but how it&#8217;s used says a lot about the culture of each place.</em></p><h3>Una recomendaci&#243;n en clave de espa&#241;ol</h3><h4>ES</h4><p>En consonancia con el tema de hoy, existe una serie espa&#241;ola de 2015 ambientada precisamente en esta zona de Almer&#237;a, y que recibe un nombre que no te vas a creer: <em><a href="https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film462303.html">Mar de pl&#225;stico</a></em>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B8Qd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0872a64-4cba-4451-8e10-24a3517484a2_832x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Por lo que s&#233;, es un thriller de cadena generalista con un poco de todo: cr&#237;menes, amor, intrigas. El tipo de serie que no reinventa nada, pero que, si est&#225;s aprendiendo espa&#241;ol y buscas contenido real ambientado en Espa&#241;a, puede ser una opci&#243;n entretenida y accesible.</p><p>Si alguien la ha visto o se anima a verla a ra&#237;z de esta publicaci&#243;n, me encantar&#237;a saber qu&#233; le ha parecido.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-mar-de-plastico-insight-cultural/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Deja un comentario&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-mar-de-plastico-insight-cultural/comments"><span>Deja un comentario</span></a></p><h4>EN</h4><p><em>In keeping with today&#8217;s theme, there is a Spanish series from 2015 set precisely in this part of Almer&#237;a, and with a name you won&#8217;t believe: <a href="https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film462303.html">Mar de pl&#225;stico</a> &#8212; The Sea of Plastic.</em></p><p><em>I haven&#8217;t seen it, so I won&#8217;t recommend it in good conscience. From what I know, it&#8217;s a mainstream network thriller with a bit of everything: crime, romance, intrigue. The kind of series that doesn&#8217;t reinvent anything, but if you&#8217;re learning Spanish and looking for content set in real Spain, it could be an entertaining and accessible option.</em></p><p><em>If anyone has seen it, or feels like watching it off the back of this issue, I&#8217;d love to hear what you think.</em></p><h3>Cinco palabras para llevarte</h3><blockquote><p><strong>invernadero</strong> &#8212; greenhouse <em>En contexto: Almer&#237;a tiene miles de invernaderos que producen verduras para toda Europa.</em></p><p><strong>abastecer</strong> &#8212; to supply, to provide <em>En contexto: Los invernaderos de Almer&#237;a abastecen los supermercados de media Europa.</em></p><p><strong>despensa</strong> &#8212; pantry, larder <em>En contexto: Espa&#241;a es la despensa de Europa.</em></p><p><strong>paradoja</strong> &#8212; paradox <em>En contexto: Almer&#237;a es una paradoja: el lugar m&#225;s &#225;rido de Europa y a la vez la despensa del continente.</em></p><p><strong>residuos</strong> &#8212; waste <em>En contexto: Los invernaderos generan un problema enorme de residuos pl&#225;sticos.</em></p></blockquote><h3><strong>Keep learning</strong></h3><p>Did you enjoy this insight?</p><ul><li><p>If you think someone might enjoy it, <strong>share it</strong>, it would mean a lot.</p></li><li><p>And if you&#8217;re not subscribed yet, <strong>join the community</strong> &#8212; it&#8217;s free.</p></li></ul><p>&#10145;&#65039;<em> Join Insight Spanish and explore the language, the culture, and the stories behind them.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p>Un saludo,</p><div 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url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1545289825-f9d7f7562daf?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxnaWJyYWx0YXJ8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzc3MTg0MTg1fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#161;Bienvenido/a!</p><p><em><strong>Insight Spanish</strong></em> is a bilingual newsletter about the Spanish language and the culture behind it. Each edition, we reflect on something, discover a corner of Spain or some cultural insight, and pick up a recommendation along the way &#8212; all while learning a little Spanish together. Language is more than grammar and vocabulary. It&#8217;s a window into how people live, think, and see the world. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re here for.</p></div><h4><strong>ES</strong></h4><p>&#161;Hola a todos/as! Esta semana no me voy a enrollar demasiado con la introducci&#243;n porque una vez m&#225;s he llegado just&#237;simo de tiempo a la fecha propuesta de publicaci&#243;n. Siento que cuanto m&#225;s tiempo tengo para sentarme a escribir, m&#225;s se me echa el toro encima, as&#237; que sin m&#225;s rodeos paso a las secciones esta vez. Promesa a m&#237; mismo que para la pr&#243;xima voy a sentarme a escribir con m&#225;s calma.</p><h4><strong>EN</strong></h4><p><em>Hi everyone! This week I'm not going to ramble too much in the introduction because, once again, I've cut it very close to my self-imposed publishing date. I've noticed that the more time I have to sit down and write, the more it always catches me off guard &#8212; so this time, straight to the sections. A promise to myself: next time I'm sitting down to write with a bit more breathing room.</em></p><h3>La curiosidad cultural</h3><h4><strong>ES</strong></h4><p>En el sur de Espa&#241;a, haciendo frontera con C&#225;diz, hay un peque&#241;o trozo de tierra que pertenece al Reino Unido y que desde siempre ha levantado ampollas a uno y otro lado de la verja. Pero hoy no vengo a hablar de pol&#237;tica. 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Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@miqul">Michal Mrozek</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>La mezcla cultural de Gibraltar (ingl&#233;s brit&#225;nico con andaluz cerrado, de toda la vida) ha dado lugar a una variaci&#243;n ling&#252;&#237;stica que se conoce como llanito. Y el llanito no es una mezcla torpe, no es que la gente no sepa bien qu&#233; idioma hablar. Es algo con l&#243;gica propia, con una gram&#225;tica que sabe exactamente en qu&#233; lengua est&#225; en cada momento aunque cambie a mitad de frase. No alternan idiomas como quien cambia de canal: construyen oraciones que pertenecen a las dos lenguas a la vez.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p>Podr&#237;a pasarme horas escuchando a los gibraltare&#241;os fluir entre el espa&#241;ol andaluz y el ingl&#233;s brit&#225;nico. Lo m&#225;s sorprendente es que si dominas ambas lenguas, el cerebro desconecta. Deja de registrar el cambio. Y de repente ya no sabes cu&#225;ndo est&#225;s en una y cu&#225;ndo en la otra.</p><p>La verdad que hay algo en el llanito que me hipnotiza y podr&#237;a pasarme horas escuch&#225;ndolo.</p><p>Os dejo por aqu&#237; un video de una chica en el que versiona la famosa canci&#243;n de Los Chunguitos &#8220;Me quedo contigo&#8221; (tambi&#233;n muy conocida por su versi&#243;n de Rosal&#237;a) en llanito: <br></p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DV_tKl0DJOS&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DV_tKl0DJOS.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h4><strong>EN</strong></h4><p><em>In the south of Spain, right on the border with C&#225;diz, there is a small patch of land that belongs to the United Kingdom &#8212; and that has always rubbed people up the wrong way on both sides of the fence. But I&#8217;m not here to talk about politics today. I&#8217;m here to talk about something that leaves me literally speechless every time I come across it somewhere on the internet.</em></p><p><em>The cultural mix of Gibraltar &#8212; British English colliding with thick Andalusian Spanish, as it has for generations &#8212; has given rise to a linguistic variation known as llanito. And llanito is not some clumsy blend, not a sign that people can&#8217;t quite decide which language they&#8217;re speaking. It has its own logic, its own grammar that knows exactly which language it&#8217;s in at any given moment, even mid-sentence. Speakers don&#8217;t switch languages the way you&#8217;d flick between channels: they build sentences that belong to both at once.</em></p><p><em>I could spend hours listening to Gibraltarians move between Andalusian Spanish and British English. The most remarkable thing is that if you know both languages well, your brain just... switches off. It stops registering the shift. And suddenly you can no longer tell which one you&#8217;re in.</em></p><p><em>There&#8217;s something about llanito that genuinely hypnotises me. I could listen to it for hours.</em></p><p><em>I&#8217;ll leave you with a video of a girl covering the famous Los Chunguitos song &#8220;Me quedo contigo&#8221; &#8212; also well known through Rosal&#237;a&#8217;s version &#8212; sung entirely in llanito.</em></p><h3>Lo que he visto</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CyMe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986d1307-90a1-4b13-9177-80af117c3005_756x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CyMe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986d1307-90a1-4b13-9177-80af117c3005_756x1080.jpeg 424w, 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Un presidente ficticio de la Rep&#250;blica italiana, al final de su mandato, enfrent&#225;ndose a dilemas morales que ya no sabe muy bien c&#243;mo resolver. Eso, en manos de Sorrentino, da para mucho.</p><p>Me pasa con este director algo parecido a lo que os contaba antes con el llanito: hay algo en su est&#233;tica que me invita a quedarme dentro, a no querer salir. Sorrentino ha filmado aqu&#237; una de sus cintas m&#225;s austeras hasta la fecha, m&#225;s contenida que otras suyas, pero sin perder lo que le hace inconfundible: esa capacidad para convertir un plano en algo casi hipn&#243;tico, para filmar la melancol&#237;a con una elegancia que duele un poco.</p><p>Es rara la pel&#237;cula suya que me deja un mal sabor de boca. Y es que solo por la fotograf&#237;a, por esa reivindicaci&#243;n de lo cl&#225;sico y lo mediterr&#225;neo, ya merece el viaje. Entiendo que no es cine para todos. Para algunos puede resultar lenta o frustrante. Pero yo la recomiendo sin dudarlo: gran fotograf&#237;a, gran est&#233;tica, y un fondo existencialista que se te queda pegado mucho despu&#233;s de que acaben los cr&#233;ditos.</p><h4><strong>EN</strong></h4><p><em>This week, my wife and I watched La grazia, Paolo Sorrentino&#8217;s latest film. A fictional president of the Italian Republic, at the end of his term, facing moral dilemmas he no longer quite knows how to resolve. In Sorrentino&#8217;s hands, that&#8217;s more than enough to work with.</em></p><p><em>Something happens to me with this director that&#8217;s not unlike what I was telling you about llanito earlier: there&#8217;s something in his aesthetic that invites me to stay inside it, to not want to leave. He has made one of his most restrained films here &#8212; more contained than others &#8212; but without losing what makes him unmistakable: that ability to turn a single shot into something almost hypnotic, to film melancholy with an elegance that stings a little.</em></p><p><em>It&#8217;s rare that one of his films leaves a bad taste in my mouth. And honestly, the photography alone &#8212; that celebration of the classical and the Mediterranean &#8212; is already worth the trip. I understand it&#8217;s not cinema for everyone. Some may find it slow or frustrating. But I recommend it without hesitation: stunning visuals, a distinctive aesthetic, and an existentialist undercurrent that stays with you long after the credits roll.</em></p><h3>Una recomendaci&#243;n en clave de espa&#241;ol</h3><h4><strong>ES</strong></h4><p>Esta semana os traigo una recomendaci&#243;n que es, a la vez, un retrato de familia y un trozo de la cultura espa&#241;ola m&#225;s aut&#233;ntica.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZPyT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ba1b7d0-b29d-4622-ae15-f53726b1c601_827x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Alba dej&#243; de cantar al perderle. Este documental es su intento de recuperar su voz y reconciliarse con su propia historia. </p><p>El motivo por el que os recomiendo <em>Flores para Antonio</em> es porque es una de esas piezas que solo pueden entenderse del todo si conoces el idioma desde dentro. La m&#250;sica de Antonio combina rock, blues y tintes flamencos, con letras cargadas de sensibilidad, amor y poes&#237;a urbana. Canciones como <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_xbfIgWMHU">No dudar&#237;a</a></em> forman parte del imaginario colectivo espa&#241;ol de una manera que es muy dif&#237;cil de explicar desde fuera: hay palabras, hay giros, hay una forma de sentir que vive en la letra y que solo se abre del todo cuando el espa&#241;ol es tuyo.</p><div id="youtube2-F_xbfIgWMHU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;F_xbfIgWMHU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/F_xbfIgWMHU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Y luego est&#225; el clan Flores en s&#237;: Lola, Rosario, Lolita, Antonio. Una familia que es casi un s&#237;mbolo cultural en este pa&#237;s, con toda la carga emocional que eso conlleva. El documental recorre esa memoria familiar a trav&#233;s de dibujos, collages, cintas in&#233;ditas y la voz de gente como Joaqu&#237;n Sabina o Ariel Rot. </p><p>Lo encontr&#225;is en Movistar Plus+. Y si est&#225;is aprendiendo espa&#241;ol, es el tipo de documento cultural que vale m&#225;s que cien horas de clase.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/llanito-el-dialecto-que-te-leaves?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/llanito-el-dialecto-que-te-leaves?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><h4><strong>EN</strong></h4><p><em>This week I bring you a recommendation that is, at the same time, a family portrait and a piece of the most authentic Spanish culture.</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film468953.html">Flores para Antonio</a> is a 2025 documentary in which Alba Flores &#8212; the actress, probably best known internationally for her role in Money Heist &#8212; sets out in search of her father: Antonio Flores, a legendary musician who died when she was eight years old. Alba stopped singing when she lost him. This documentary is her attempt to find her voice again and make peace with her own story.</em></p><p><em>The reason I&#8217;m recommending Flores para Antonio in this section is because it&#8217;s one of those pieces you can only fully understand if you know the language from the inside. Antonio&#8217;s music blends rock, blues and flashes of flamenco, with lyrics full of sensitivity, love and urban poetry. Songs like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_xbfIgWMHU">No dudar&#237;a</a> are woven into the Spanish collective consciousness in a way that&#8217;s very hard to explain from the outside: there are words, turns of phrase, a way of feeling that lives inside the lyrics &#8212; and that only fully opens up when Spanish is yours.</em></p><p><em>And then there&#8217;s the Flores family itself: Lola, Rosario, Lolita, Antonio. A family that is almost a cultural symbol in this country, with all the emotional weight that carries. The documentary traces that family memory through drawings, collages, unseen footage and the voices of people like Joaqu&#237;n Sabina and Ariel Rot.</em></p><p><em>You can find it on Movistar Plus+. And if you&#8217;re learning Spanish, this is the kind of cultural document that&#8217;s worth more than a hundred hours of class.</em></p><h3><strong>&#128477;&#65039; Glosario</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Levantar ampollas</strong> &#8212; literally <em>to raise blisters</em> &#8212; used when something stirs controversy or rubs people the wrong way. &#8220;Gibraltar siempre ha levantado ampollas a uno y otro lado de la verja.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>La verja</strong> &#8212; the fence or gate &#8212; in the context of Gibraltar, it refers specifically to the border crossing between Spain and the British territory. A word loaded with political and historical meaning.</p></li><li><p><strong>El imaginario colectivo</strong> &#8212; the collective imagination or shared cultural consciousness. Used to describe the ideas, symbols and feelings a society holds in common. &#8220;Canciones como <em>No dudar&#237;a</em> forman parte del imaginario colectivo espa&#241;ol.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>Giros</strong> &#8212; turns of phrase &#8212; the small idiomatic twists that make a language feel alive and that are almost impossible to translate literally. &#8220;Hay palabras, hay giros, hay una forma de sentir que solo se abre del todo cuando el espa&#241;ol es tuyo.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>Trasfondo</strong> &#8212; the underlying layer, the deeper meaning beneath the surface of something. &#8220;Una gran pel&#237;cula con un trasfondo existencialista.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>Enrollarse</strong> &#8212; to ramble, to go on and on. Used when someone talks or writes at length without getting to the point. &#8220;Esta semana no me voy a enrollar demasiado con la introducci&#243;n.&#8221;</p></li></ul><h3><strong>&#9993;&#65039; Keep learning</strong></h3><p>Did you enjoy this insight?</p><ul><li><p>If you think someone might enjoy it, <strong>share it</strong>, it would mean a lot.</p></li><li><p>And if you&#8217;re not subscribed yet, <strong>join the community</strong> &#8212; it&#8217;s free.</p></li></ul><p>&#10145;&#65039;<em> Join Insight Spanish and explore the language, the culture, and the stories behind them.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hidden gem in Andalucía | Insight Cultural #10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn Spanish through culture &#8212; clocks, coastlines, and a film worth watching.]]></description><link>https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/a-hidden-gem-in-andalucia-insight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/a-hidden-gem-in-andalucia-insight</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Álvaro · Insight Spanish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:02:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1456574808786-d2ba7a6aa654?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxjYW1iaW8lMjBkZSUyMGhvcmF8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzc1NjM2MjIxfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#161;Bienvenido/a!</p><p><em><strong>Insight Spanish</strong></em> is a bilingual newsletter about the Spanish language and the culture behind it. Each edition, we reflect on something, discover a corner of Spain or some cultural insight, and pick up a recommendation along the way &#8212; all while learning a little Spanish together. Language is more than grammar and vocabulary. It's a window into how people live, think, and see the world. That's what we're here for.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><h3>&#128336;La reflexi&#243;n &#183; The reflection</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1456574808786-d2ba7a6aa654?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxjYW1iaW8lMjBkZSUyMGhvcmF8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzc1NjM2MjIxfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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horario de verano.</p><p>Lo cierto es que, viviendo en Centroeuropa, esperaba este cambio como agua de mayo. Llegar al final de un invierno largo, donde a las cuatro de la tarde ya es de noche, y ganarle una hora a la luz del d&#237;a cambia mucho el estado de &#225;nimo y la manera de vivir los d&#237;as. Sin embargo, de vuelta en Espa&#241;a, este cambio de hora me ha trastocado por completo. Ya se hac&#237;a de noche cerca de las ocho de la tarde en marzo y, con el cambio de hora, en plena primavera, anochece a eso de las nueve. Desde mi perspectiva, acostumbrado ya a unos ritmos algo distintos a los espa&#241;oles, me descoloca bastante. M&#225;s de una semana despu&#233;s, todav&#237;a me siento extra&#241;o y, honestamente, no s&#233; si termina de gustarme.</p><p>Hay un gran debate en Espa&#241;a entre quienes defienden el horario de verano y quienes adoptar&#237;an el horario de invierno de manera indefinida, y este debate lleva a&#241;os traslad&#225;ndose incluso al &#225;mbito pol&#237;tico.</p><p>Yo, antes de salir de Espa&#241;a, era un ferviente defensor de que anocheciera lo m&#225;s tarde posible y miraba con extra&#241;eza a los <em>guiris</em> que cenaban en una terraza a las seis o siete de la tarde. Despu&#233;s de vivir fuera y adaptarme a otras formas de vida, tengo que reconocer que, aunque los espa&#241;oles vivimos la vida a nuestro modo y hay mucho de positivo en eso, creo que esto no es una de las cosas que nos favorece. Tenemos unos horarios &#8212;tanto laborales como de comidas&#8212; un poco desajustados, especialmente a la hora de la cena. En Espa&#241;a est&#225; muy arraigada la idea de cenar cuando cae la noche, lo que hace que, con este horario, mucha gente acabe cenando f&#225;cilmente a las diez, con las consecuencias que eso tiene: irse a la cama con el est&#243;mago lleno o acostarse bastante tarde.</p><p>A m&#237; no me termina de convencer y s&#233; que no estoy solo en esto. Dicho lo cual, mucha gente opina lo contrario y disfruta de unas tardes m&#225;s largas. Para gustos, los colores. Me gustar&#237;a saber vuestra opini&#243;n:</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:491391}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><h4><strong>EN</strong></h4><p><em>As you probably know, on the last weekend of March, clocks change across Europe to adopt what&#8217;s known as summer time.</em></p><p><em>The truth is that, living in Central Europe, I used to look forward to this change. Coming out of a long winter &#8212; where it&#8217;s already dark by four in the afternoon &#8212; and gaining an extra hour of daylight makes a real difference to your mood and the way you experience your days. Back in Spain, however, this time change has thrown me off completely. It was already getting dark around eight in the evening in March, and now, in the middle of spring, night falls at around nine. From my perspective &#8212; having grown used to a rather different rhythm from the Spanish one &#8212; it&#8217;s quite disorienting. More than a week later, I still feel out of sorts and, honestly, I&#8217;m not sure I like it.</em></p><p><em>There&#8217;s an ongoing debate in Spain between those who support summer time and those who would keep winter time permanently, and this debate has been making its way into the political arena for years.</em></p><p><em>Before I left Spain, I was a firm believer that the later it got dark, the better &#8212; and I used to look at those guiris eating dinner on a terrace at six or seven in the evening as if they were mad. After living abroad and adapting to different ways of life, I have to admit that, while Spaniards have a wonderful way of living and there&#8217;s a lot to be said for it, I don&#8217;t think this particular aspect does us any favours. Our schedules &#8212; both work and mealtimes &#8212; are a little out of sync, especially when it comes to dinner. In Spain, there&#8217;s a deeply ingrained idea that you eat dinner when the sun goes down, which means that, with this time change, a lot of people end up having dinner easily at ten at night &#8212; with all the consequences that brings: going to bed on a full stomach, or going to bed quite late.</em></p><p><em>I&#8217;m not fully convinced by it, and I know I&#8217;m not alone. That said, plenty of people feel the opposite and love having those longer evenings. Different strokes for different folks. I&#8217;d love to hear what you think (you can vote below the text in Spanish).</em></p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#128205;Un rinc&#243;n de Andaluc&#237;a &#183; A corner of Andaluc&#237;a</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m8ph!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F787b33c7-6b38-4f87-ad46-32f7c82d659c_940x630.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m8ph!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F787b33c7-6b38-4f87-ad46-32f7c82d659c_940x630.jpeg 424w, 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De esos veranos en los que el tiempo parec&#237;a no tener prisa, donde los d&#237;as se estiraban entre el olor a salitre, los barcos de los pescadores y el color imposible del agua. Un lugar donde todav&#237;a se respira algo que en muchos sitios ya se ha perdido: la calma de lo aut&#233;ntico.</p><p>Es un pueblo peque&#241;o, de los de verdad. Unas pocas casas encaladas asomadas al mar, una playa de piedras y arena oscura volc&#225;nica, y la sensaci&#243;n constante de que el mundo va m&#225;s despacio aqu&#237;. Su nombre, curiosamente, tiene origen en una peque&#241;a isleta rocosa frente a la costa que en su d&#237;a sirvi&#243; de refugio y punto de vigilancia frente a los ataques piratas que asolaban esta costa durante los siglos XVI y XVII. Esa historia de aislamiento y resistencia se nota todav&#237;a en el car&#225;cter del lugar.</p><p>El pueblo naci&#243; y creci&#243; alrededor de la pesca, y aunque el turismo ha llegado como a todos lados, sigue siendo una comunidad de pescadores. No hay grandes infraestructuras ni turismo masivo, y esa es precisamente su magia. En verano, las barcas siguen saliendo al amanecer y por las tardes se puede comprar el pescado directamente a quien lo ha sacado del mar esa misma ma&#241;ana.</p><p>Si alguna vez visit&#225;is Almer&#237;a y quer&#233;is escapar del ruido, ya sab&#233;is d&#243;nde ir. Os dejo algunas fotos que saqu&#233; el otro d&#237;a por la zona:</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c7cda211-b8f1-4307-9cad-72f085af2939_1616x1080.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bb5302d3-27d1-4850-878b-a47dba9d0e2e_1616x1080.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/311e5316-7d4b-43e1-806f-a9fff24ec118_1616x1080.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2f2d9d39-3874-4be0-927a-77d1952f1f77_1616x1080.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f024ca95-ac6c-4848-88b8-e671bbb32c59_1616x1080.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c2cff7ab-aa80-409f-9112-273cfa5eb7c1_1616x1080.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;La Isleta del Moro y alrededores, Almer&#237;a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/77cc29bb-8686-4ec6-84a7-986a8d92ffde_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h4><strong>EN</strong></h4><p><em>One of my favourite villages in my province is La Isleta del Moro, a small fishing village in the heart of the stunning Cabo de Gata Natural Park.</em></p><p><em>I remember spending several summers there during my teenage years. The kind of summers where time seemed to be in no hurry, where the days stretched out between the smell of saltwater, the fishermen&#8217;s boats and the impossible colour of the water. A place where you can still breathe something that has been lost in so many other spots: the quiet of the real.</em></p><p><em>It&#8217;s a small village, genuinely small. A few whitewashed houses looking out to sea, a beach of rocks and dark volcanic sand, and the constant feeling that the world moves a little slower here. Its name, interestingly, comes from a small rocky islet just off the coast that once served as a refuge and lookout point against the pirate raids that plagued this coastline during the 16th and 17th centuries. That history of isolation and resilience can still be felt in the character of the place.</em></p><p><em>The village was born and grew around fishing, and although tourism has arrived &#8212; as it has everywhere &#8212; it remains a fishing community at heart. There are no big developments or mass tourism, and that is precisely its magic. In summer, the boats still head out at dawn, and in the afternoons you can buy fish directly from the person who pulled it out of the sea that very morning.</em></p><p><em>If you ever visit Almer&#237;a and want to escape the noise, you know where to go.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#127466;&#127480; Una recomendaci&#243;n en clave de espa&#241;ol &#183; A Spanish-flavoured recommendation</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lh3m!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F088bf382-0601-4172-94c3-fb14e02937d4_840x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Una pel&#237;cula muy necesaria sobre las injusticias cometidas durante aquella &#233;poca, y especialmente emotiva para quienes, como yo, nos dedicamos al mundo de la educaci&#243;n. Es maravilloso ver c&#243;mo, hace casi cien a&#241;os, ya se aplicaban en peque&#241;as aulas de pueblo m&#233;todos que hoy en d&#237;a se considerar&#237;an revolucionarios en la mayor&#237;a de centros educativos.</p><h4><strong>EN</strong></h4><p><em>Last week I watched The Teacher Who Promised the Sea, a film based on the true story of Antoni Benaiges, a Catalan teacher who arrives in a small village in Burgos in the months leading up to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. A deeply necessary film about the injustices committed during that period, and one that will resonate especially with those of us who work in education. It's wonderful to see how, almost a hundred years ago, methods were already being used in tiny village classrooms that would be considered revolutionary in most schools today.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#128477;&#65039; Glosario &#183; Glossary </strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Agua de mayo</strong> &#8212; literally <em>May water</em>, used to express something you&#8217;re really looking forward to. <em>&#8220;Esperaba el cambio de hora como agua de mayo.&#8221;</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Trastocado/a</strong> &#8212; thrown off, disrupted. Used when something breaks your routine or balance. <em>&#8220;Este cambio de hora me ha trastocado por completo.&#8221;</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Guiri</strong> &#8212; informal, slightly humorous term for a foreign tourist in Spain, typically Northern European. <em>&#8220;Miraba con extra&#241;eza a los guiris que cenaban a las seis.&#8221;</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Arraigado/a</strong> &#8212; deeply rooted, ingrained. Used for ideas or customs firmly established in a culture. <em>&#8220;En Espa&#241;a est&#225; muy arraigada la idea de cenar cuando cae la noche.&#8221;</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Salitre</strong> &#8212; in everyday language, the smell and feel of sea air. <em>&#8220;Los d&#237;as se estiraban entre el olor a salitre.&#8221;</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Encalado/a</strong> &#8212; whitewashed. Describes the typical white-painted walls of villages in southern Spain. <em>&#8220;Unas pocas casas encaladas asomadas al mar.&#8221;</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Para gustos, los colores</strong> &#8212; literally <em>for tastes, colours</em> &#8212; the Spanish equivalent of <em>different strokes for different folks</em> or <em>to each their own</em>.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#9993;&#65039; Keep learning</strong></h3><p>Did you enjoy this insight?</p><ul><li><p>If you think someone might enjoy it, <strong>share it</strong>, it would mean a lot.</p></li><li><p>And if you&#8217;re not subscribed yet, <strong>join the community</strong> &#8212; it&#8217;s free.</p></li></ul><p>&#10145;&#65039;<em> Join Insight Spanish and explore the language, the culture, and the stories behind them.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[La semana de la pasión en España | Insight Cultural #9]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish Holy Week, a Norwegian TV show and the art of starting over]]></description><link>https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/la-semana-de-la-pasion-en-espana</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/la-semana-de-la-pasion-en-espana</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Álvaro · Insight Spanish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:02:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556315016-dea16ae67e5d?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMHx8aG9seSUyMHdlZWt8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzczOTk4NTIwfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#161;Bienvenidos/as a una nueva edici&#243;n de Insight Cultural, vuestra <em>newsletter </em>de confianza!</p><p>Llevo tres semanas de vuelta en mi ciudad natal y todo se ve diferente. Es raro volver: el lugar es el mismo, pero yo he cambiado. El trabajo estable que ten&#237;a en Centroeuropa aqu&#237; no existe, y los planes que ten&#237;a para los pr&#243;ximos meses han desaparecido. En parte, por la situaci&#243;n pol&#237;tica en Oriente Medio, que cada vez se nota m&#225;s cerca.</p><p>En medio de todo esto, escuch&#233; hablar sobre una idea del fil&#243;sofo Albert Camus. &#201;l escribi&#243; que ser pobre en un lugar soleado y mediterr&#225;neo es diferente a serlo en un lugar fr&#237;o y oscuro. La belleza del entorno cambia c&#243;mo vivimos las cosas dif&#237;ciles.</p><p>No s&#233; si tiene raz&#243;n. Pero s&#237; noto que la incertidumbre, aqu&#237;, con este sol, se lleva mejor. 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Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jorgendejorge">Jorge De Jorge</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Y hablando de nuevos comienzos: en medio de toda esta incertidumbre, he decidido volver a abrir clases online de espa&#241;ol. Si me est&#225;s leyendo y te interesa, escr&#237;beme. Me encantar&#237;a saber de ti.</p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:408310517,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;&#193;lvaro Mertel&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><p>Sin m&#225;s rodeos, pasamos a las secciones.</p><p><em>Welcome to a new edition of Insight Cultural, your trusted newsletter!</em></p><p><em>I have been back in my hometown for three weeks now and everything looks different. It feels strange to return: the place is the same, but I have changed. The stable work I had in Central Europe does not exist here, and the plans I had for the coming months have disappeared. Partly because of the political situation in the Middle East, which is starting to feel closer and closer.</em></p><p><em>In the middle of all this, I heard someone talk about an idea by the philosopher Albert Camus. He wrote that being poor in a sunny, Mediterranean place is different from being poor in a cold, dark one. The beauty of the surroundings changes how we experience difficult things.</em></p><p><em>I do not know if he is right. But I do notice that uncertainty, here, with this sun, is easier to carry. And for now, that is enough.</em></p><p><em>And speaking of new beginnings: in the middle of all this uncertainty, I have decided to open online Spanish classes again. If you are reading this and are interested, write to me. I would love to hear from you.</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:408310517,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;&#193;lvaro Mertel&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><p><em>Without further ado, let&#8217;s get into the sections.</em></p><h3>La curiosidad cultural</h3><p><strong>&#191;Sab&#237;as que en Espa&#241;a hay personas que se visten de fantasma para pedir perd&#243;n?</strong></p><p>La Semana Santa es una de las celebraciones m&#225;s importantes de Espa&#241;a. Cada a&#241;o, entre marzo y abril, miles de personas salen a la calle para conmemorar la muerte y resurrecci&#243;n de Jesucristo. 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Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@mana5280">mana5280</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Lo m&#225;s llamativo son las procesiones: largas filas de personas que caminan por las calles en silencio, con m&#250;sica, im&#225;genes religiosas enormes y mucho incienso. Entre ellos, hay un grupo que llama especialmente la atenci&#243;n: los <em>nazarenos</em>. Visten t&#250;nicas largas y capuchas puntiagudas que les tapan completamente la cara. Su origen es religioso: ese anonimato simboliza la humildad. La persona que camina bajo la t&#250;nica no importa. Lo que importa es el acto de penitencia.</p><p>La Semana Santa m&#225;s famosa es la de Sevilla, conocida en todo el mundo por su dramatismo y su belleza. 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Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@pillepriske">Pille R. Priske</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Y un &#250;ltimo detalle curioso: esas capuchas puntiagudas tienen un nombre propio en espa&#241;ol, <em>capirote</em>, y su imagen ha viajado tan lejos que en algunos pa&#237;ses se asocia con algo muy diferente y mucho menos espiritual. Un malentendido cultural de dimensiones hist&#243;ricas.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/la-semana-de-la-pasion-en-espana?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/la-semana-de-la-pasion-en-espana?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><p>Aqu&#237; os dejo un video que resume bien lo que se puede encontrar en las calles de Andaluc&#237;a durante la Semana Santa: </p><div id="youtube2-N-EzhFOI5XU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;N-EzhFOI5XU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/N-EzhFOI5XU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><em>Did you know that in Spain there are people who dress like ghosts to ask for forgiveness?</em></p><p><em>Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations in Spain. Every year, between March and April, thousands of people take to the streets to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But not in just any way.</em></p><p><em>The most striking part are the processions: long lines of people walking through the streets in silence, with music, enormous religious figures and a lot of incense. Among them, there is a group that draws particular attention: the nazarenos. They wear long robes and pointed hoods that completely cover their faces. Their origin is religious: that anonymity symbolises humility. The person walking under the robe does not matter. What matters is the act of penance.</em></p><p><em>The most famous Holy Week is the one in Seville, known throughout the world for its drama and beauty. But every city and every town has its own, with its own traditions and particularities.</em></p><p><em>And one last curious detail: those pointed hoods have their own name in Spanish, capirote, and their image has travelled so far that in some countries it is associated with something very different and much less spiritual. A cultural misunderstanding of historic proportions.</em></p><h3>Lo que he visto</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg" width="330" height="485.88957055214723" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1200,&quot;width&quot;:815,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:330,&quot;bytes&quot;:93504,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/191105420?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C0F0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc58e157-1a3b-49b7-9500-0b1b0ba04172_815x1200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>La semana pasada vimos la serie noruega <em><a href="https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film114797.html">Un hombre mejor</a></em>. La trama es sencilla: un hombre solitario y mis&#243;gino que alimenta su odio en internet queda expuesto despu&#233;s de un esc&#225;ndalo a nivel nacional. Lo que hace para escapar es, cuanto menos, sorprendente: se presenta en sociedad como mujer. A partir de ah&#237;, la serie profundiza en temas muy interesantes: el papel de la mujer en la sociedad, el machismo y los peligros de internet. Una serie diferente, necesaria y muy recomendable.</p><p><em>Last week we watched the Norwegian series Un hombre mejor &#8212; A Better Man in English. The plot is simple: a lonely, misogynistic man who feeds his hatred online is exposed after a nationwide scandal. What he does to escape is, to say the least, surprising: he presents himself to society as a woman. From there, the series explores some very interesting themes: the role of women in society, sexism, and the dangers of the internet. A different, necessary and highly recommended series.</em></p><h3>Una recomendaci&#243;n en clave de espa&#241;ol</h3><p>Hoy, para seguir con la tem&#225;tica de Semana Santa, vengo a recomendaros algo para entenderla desde dentro: su m&#250;sica. Normalmente, a las procesiones le acompa&#241;an un sonido muy caracter&#237;stico que puedes escuchar en las calles durante toda la semana: la banda de cornetas y tambores. Es un sonido grave, lento y muy emocionante. Una de las marchas m&#225;s famosas es <em>Amarguras</em>, compuesta por Jos&#233; Font Marimont en 1919. M&#225;s de cien a&#241;os despu&#233;s, sigue sonando en las calles de toda Espa&#241;a cada primavera. Te dejo un video para que lo escuches con los ojos cerrados. No necesitas entender nada m&#225;s.</p><div id="youtube2-cMh4iAN9rdc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;cMh4iAN9rdc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cMh4iAN9rdc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Y os dejo la que, personalmente es una de mis favoritas: </p><div id="youtube2-Bi6yVycCGqc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Bi6yVycCGqc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Bi6yVycCGqc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><em>Today, to continue with the Holy Week theme, I want to recommend something to help you understand it from the inside: its music. Processions are usually accompanied by a very distinctive sound that you can hear in the streets throughout the entire week: the brass and drum band. It is a deep, slow and deeply moving sound. One of the most famous marches is Amarguras, composed by Jos&#233; Font Marimont in 1919. More than a hundred years later, it still plays in the streets all over Spain every spring. I'll leave you a video to listen to with your eyes closed. You don't need anything else.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>Hasta aqu&#237; llega la novena edici&#243;n de Insight Cultural. Si te ha gustado, no dudes en apoyarme suscribi&#233;ndote a la newsletter o dejando un comentario; me encantar&#225; saber qu&#233; te ha parecido. &#161;Nos leemos en la pr&#243;xima edici&#243;n!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p><em>That&#8217;s all for the ninth edition of Insight Cultural. If you enjoyed it, feel free to support me by subscribing to the newsletter or leaving a comment &#8212; I&#8217;d love to know what you thought. See you in the next edition!</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OfKn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74270383-9799-4363-95d0-e07ed9a76634_500x500.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OfKn!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74270383-9799-4363-95d0-e07ed9a76634_500x500.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OfKn!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74270383-9799-4363-95d0-e07ed9a76634_500x500.png 848w, 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#161;Bienvenidos/as a una nueva edici&#243;n de Insight Cultural, vuestra <em>newsletter </em>de confianza!</p><p>Despu&#233;s de cinco a&#241;os viviendo entre Chequia y Eslovaquia, ha llegado el momento de cerrar esta etapa. No ha sido una decisi&#243;n f&#225;cil, pero a veces la &#250;nica manera de salir de una espiral complicada cuando se vive fuera es tomar decisiones dr&#225;sticas y romper con todo.</p><p>Ahora toca volver a Espa&#241;a, descansar la mente y coger energ&#237;a para los nuevos retos que se avecinan. Es una etapa transitoria, aunque los planes a corto plazo puede que se vean afectados por la situaci&#243;n tan convulsa que est&#225; viviendo el mundo. Tiempos inciertos que hay que abrazar con paciencia.</p><p>Sin m&#225;s rodeos, pasamos a las secciones.</p><p><em>After five years living between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the time has come to close this chapter. It wasn&#8217;t an easy decision, but sometimes the only way out of a complicated spiral when you live abroad is to make drastic decisions and break with everything.</em></p><p><em>Now it&#8217;s time to return to Spain, rest my mind and gather energy for the new challenges ahead. It&#8217;s a transitional period, though my short-term plans may be affected by the turbulent situation the world is going through. Uncertain times that must be embraced with patience.</em></p><p><em>Without further ado, let&#8217;s get into the sections.</em></p><h3>La curiosidad cultural</h3><p>&#191;Sab&#237;as que en Galicia existe una procesi&#243;n de muertos que camina por los bosques de noche?</p><p>La Santa Compa&#241;a es una leyenda muy popular del noroeste de Espa&#241;a, especialmente en Galicia. Cuenta la historia de un grupo de almas en pena, es decir, esp&#237;ritus de personas muertas, que caminan en procesi&#243;n por los caminos y bosques durante la noche. Visten t&#250;nicas oscuras, llevan velas encendidas y caminan descalzas mientras entonan rezos en voz baja.</p><p>Lo m&#225;s curioso de la leyenda es que la procesi&#243;n va guiada por una persona viva que lleva una cruz. Esta persona no recuerda nada de lo que ocurre durante la noche y est&#225; condenada a caminar con los muertos cada noche hasta morir de agotamiento. La &#250;nica forma de escapar es entregarle la cruz a alguien que se cruce en su camino, convirti&#233;ndolo as&#237; en el nuevo gu&#237;a.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png" width="607" height="302.19742489270385" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:580,&quot;width&quot;:1165,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:607,&quot;bytes&quot;:1152535,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/189972051?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZTTB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bb2666-611b-4eb4-bacc-a6d939def172_1165x580.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">La Santa Compa&#241;a. Foto de: &#171;La biblioteca de Laura&#187;</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p>El origen de esta leyenda se encuentra probablemente en el Samhain, una festividad celta en la que se cre&#237;a que los esp&#237;ritus de los muertos pod&#237;an caminar entre los vivos. Con la llegada del cristianismo, esta creencia antigua fue transform&#225;ndose hasta convertirse en la leyenda que conocemos hoy.</p><p>Y un &#250;ltimo detalle curioso: algunos expertos se&#241;alan que llamarla &#8220;santa&#8221; es un error, porque la Compa&#241;a puede ser muchas cosas, pero santa, desde luego, no lo es.</p><p><em>Did you know that in Galicia there is a procession of the dead that walks through the forests at night?</em></p><p><em>La Santa Compa&#241;a is a very popular legend from the northwest of Spain, especially in Galicia. It tells the story of a group of restless souls &#8212; that is, spirits of dead people &#8212; who walk in procession along roads and through forests during the night. They wear dark robes, carry lit candles, and walk barefoot while whispering prayers.</em></p><p><em>The most curious part of the legend is that the procession is led by a living person carrying a cross. This person has no memory of what happens during the night and is condemned to walk with the dead every night until they die of exhaustion. The only way to escape is to hand the cross to someone who crosses their path, making that person the new guide.</em></p><p><em>The origin of this legend most likely lies in Samhain, a Celtic festival during which it was believed that the spirits of the dead could walk among the living. With the arrival of Christianity, this ancient belief gradually transformed into the legend we know today.</em></p><p><em>One last curious detail: some experts point out that calling it &#8220;santa&#8221; &#8212; meaning holy &#8212; is actually a mistake, because the Compa&#241;a may be many things, but holy it certainly is not.</em></p><h3>Lo que he le&#237;do</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ALan!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F994a7ee6-12f8-4351-b4b0-c3bfba741cd8_400x630.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>La semana pasada termin&#233; la novela <em><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238448115-comer-s-flores?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=ttE50mnmEH&amp;rank=1">Comer&#225;s flores</a></em>, de Luc&#237;a Solla Sobral. El libro cuenta la historia de Marina, una chica joven que a los pocos meses de perder a su padre conoce a Jaime, un hombre veinte a&#241;os mayor que ella. Poco a poco, Marina se va sumergiendo en el mundo de Jaime y deja atr&#225;s la vida que ten&#237;a. Jaime es encantador y tiene ganada a toda la familia, as&#237; que &#191;qu&#233; podr&#237;a salir mal?</p><p>Lo que parece de color de rosa va convirti&#233;ndose en gris oscuro, casi negro, narrando algo que muchas veces no sale a la luz pero que existe y puede llegar a ser aterrador: el maltrato psicol&#243;gico.</p><p>Una novela necesaria, inc&#243;moda en el buen sentido, y que te hace reflexionar mucho despu&#233;s de cerrarla. Muy recomendable.</p><p><em>Last week I finished the novel Comer&#225;s flores, by Luc&#237;a Solla Sobral. The book tells the story of Marina, a young woman who, just a few months after losing her father, meets Jaime, a man twenty years her senior. Little by little, Marina becomes absorbed into Jaime&#8217;s world and leaves her old life behind. Jaime is charming and has won over the whole family &#8212; so what could possibly go wrong?</em></p><p><em>What starts out rosy gradually turns dark grey, almost black, portraying something that often goes unseen but exists and can be truly terrifying: psychological abuse.</em></p><p><em>A necessary novel, uncomfortable in the best possible way, that stays with you long after you&#8217;ve closed it. Highly recommended.</em></p><h3>Una recomendaci&#243;n en clave de espa&#241;ol</h3><p>Llevaba mucho tiempo intentando verla y esta semana por fin lo he conseguido. Hablo de <em>Los domingos</em>, de Alauda Ruiz de Az&#250;a, que se ha llevado cinco premios Goya en la reciente gala. En el poco tiempo que llevo escribiendo esta newsletter, el nombre de esta directora ya ha aparecido en varias ocasiones, y es que, en mi opini&#243;n, se est&#225; consolidando como una de las voces m&#225;s importantes del cine espa&#241;ol actual.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!catg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf5e5bd5-51fc-448b-a3bb-2230948d78eb_1000x1250.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!catg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf5e5bd5-51fc-448b-a3bb-2230948d78eb_1000x1250.jpeg 424w, 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El camino habitual a estas alturas ser&#237;a decidir qu&#233; carrera estudiar, pero Ainara lo tiene claro: est&#225; enamorada de Dios y quiere ser monja de clausura. Una decisi&#243;n que pilla por sorpresa a su familia y que Alauda Ruiz de Az&#250;a convierte, una vez m&#225;s, en una compleja trama de relaciones familiares que te hace pensar. Una pel&#237;cula muy recomendable que aborda un tema poco habitual desde una perspectiva fresca e inesperada.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/la-leyenda-gallega-que-sigue-aterrando?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/la-leyenda-gallega-que-sigue-aterrando?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><p><em>I had been trying to watch it for a long time and this week I finally managed to. I&#8217;m talking about Los domingos, by Alauda Ruiz de Az&#250;a, which won five Goya Awards at the recent ceremony. In the short time I&#8217;ve been writing this newsletter, this director&#8217;s name has already come up on several occasions &#8212; in my opinion, she is establishing herself as one of the most important voices in contemporary Spanish cinema.</em></p><p><em>The film follows Ainara, a seventeen-year-old girl who is about to finish high school. The usual path at this point would be to decide what to study at university, but Ainara has no doubts: she is in love with God and wants to become a cloistered nun. A decision that catches her family off guard, and which Alauda Ruiz de Az&#250;a once again turns into a complex web of family relationships that keeps you thinking long after the credits roll. A highly recommended film that tackles an unusual subject from a fresh and unexpected perspective.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>Hasta aqu&#237; llega la octava edici&#243;n de Insight Cultural. Si te ha gustado, no dudes en apoyarme suscribi&#233;ndote a la newsletter o dejando un comentario; me encantar&#225; saber qu&#233; te ha parecido. &#161;Nos leemos en la pr&#243;xima edici&#243;n!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p><em>That&#8217;s all for the eigth edition of Insight Cultural. If you enjoyed it, feel free to support me by subscribing to the newsletter or leaving a comment &#8212; I&#8217;d love to know what you thought. See you in the next edition!</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[¿Pueden suicidarse los delfines? | Insight Cultural #7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dolphins, Substack algorithms, Chlo&#233; Zhao and a Russian Red album sung entirely in Spanish.]]></description><link>https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/pueden-suicidarse-los-delfines-insight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/pueden-suicidarse-los-delfines-insight</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Álvaro · Insight Spanish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#161;Bienvenidos/as a una nueva edici&#243;n de Insight Cultural, vuestra <em>newsletter </em>de confianza!</p><h3><strong>La reflexi&#243;n</strong></h3><p>Estas &#250;ltimas semanas he estado tentado de dejar la newsletter de manera definitiva. Cada vez que abr&#237;a Substack ve&#237;a lo mismo: publicaciones dise&#241;adas para captar atenci&#243;n, contenido vac&#237;o para alimentar al algoritmo. Llegu&#233; aqu&#237; buscando un refugio del ruido de Instagram, TikTok o X, pero poco a poco Substack se est&#225; convirtiendo en m&#225;s de lo mismo.</p><p>Me pregunt&#233; si ten&#237;a sentido buscar un hueco entre ese ruido. La respuesta es s&#237;, pero no a cualquier precio. No quiero formar parte de estrategias de marketing que te obligan a publicar sin parar para crecer. Prefiero la calidad a la cantidad, aunque eso signifique crecer m&#225;s despacio.</p><p>He tomado una decisi&#243;n: voy a seguir adelante, pero con un formato m&#225;s sostenible. A partir de ahora, Insight Spanish se centrar&#225; en los <strong><a href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/s/insight-cultural">Insights Culturales</a></strong>, un formato accesible y consistente que encaja bien en esta red. De vez en cuando tambi&#233;n aparecer&#225; el <strong><a href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/s/spanish-lab">Spanish Lab</a></strong>, con recursos y recomendaciones para mejorar el espa&#241;ol. Todo el contenido ser&#225; biling&#252;e, con traducci&#243;n al ingl&#233;s.</p><p>En marzo es posible que lance una nueva newsletter sobre educaci&#243;n. Os mantendr&#233; informados.</p><p>Dicho esto, pasamos a las secciones.</p><p><em>Welcome to a new edition of Insight Spanish!</em></p><p><em>Over the past few weeks, I&#8217;ve been tempted to shut down the newsletter for good. Every time I opened Substack I saw the same thing: posts designed to grab attention, empty content to feed the algorithm. I came here looking for a refuge from the noise of Instagram, TikTok, or X, but little by little Substack is becoming more of the same.</em></p><p><em>I asked myself whether it made sense to carve out a space in all that noise. The answer is yes, but not at any cost. I don&#8217;t want to be part of marketing strategies that force you to publish non-stop just to grow. I&#8217;d rather prioritize quality over quantity, even if that means growing more slowly.</em></p><p><em>I&#8217;ve made a decision: I&#8217;m going to keep going, but with a more sustainable format. From now on, Insight Spanish will focus on <strong>Cultural Insights</strong>, an accessible and consistent format that fits well on this platform. Every now and then I&#8217;ll also bring back the <strong>Spanish Lab</strong>, with resources and recommendations to help you improve your Spanish. All content will be bilingual, with an English translation.</em></p><p><em>In March I may be launching a new newsletter about education. I&#8217;ll keep you posted.</em></p><p><em>With that said, let&#8217;s get into the sections.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3>La curiosidad cultural</h3><p><strong>&#191;Sab&#237;as que los delfines respiran de manera consciente?</strong></p><p>Viendo el documental <em><a href="https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film174757.html">The Cove</a></em> me llam&#243; la atenci&#243;n una explicaci&#243;n de Ric O&#8217;Barry, antiguo entrenador de delfines y famoso por haber entrenado a Kathy, el delf&#237;n que interpretaba a Flipper en la serie de los a&#241;os 60. Hoy es uno de los activistas m&#225;s reconocidos contra el cautiverio de cet&#225;ceos.</p><p>Seg&#250;n cuenta Ric, lo que le impuls&#243; a luchar contra la industria que &#233;l mismo ayud&#243; a crear fue el suicidio de Kathy: un d&#237;a, el delf&#237;n simplemente decidi&#243; dejar de respirar. Y es que, a diferencia de nosotros, los delfines respiran de manera consciente.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg" width="542" height="544" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:544,&quot;width&quot;:542,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:129995,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/188589919?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fbbS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff71a34e3-d212-42aa-bf18-f3d92e99c6b4_542x544.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Ric O&#8217;Barry y Kathy. Foto obtenida de: dolphinproject.org</figcaption></figure></div><p>Los humanos respiramos de forma autom&#225;tica: nuestro cerebro lo hace sin que tengamos que pensarlo. Los delfines, en cambio, son respiradores voluntarios. Cada vez que necesitan aire, toman una decisi&#243;n activa de subir a la superficie y respirar. Esto significa que nunca duermen del todo: mantienen la mitad del cerebro activa para no olvidarse de respirar, un fen&#243;meno que los cient&#237;ficos llaman sue&#241;o unihemisf&#233;rico.</p><p>Esta caracter&#237;stica tambi&#233;n explica por qu&#233; el cautiverio es especialmente duro para ellos. Un delf&#237;n sometido a un estr&#233;s extremo puede, literalmente, rendirse y dejar de respirar. No es una met&#225;fora: es una decisi&#243;n biol&#243;gica posible. Quiz&#225;s la verdadera libertad, para ellos, est&#225; en cada respiraci&#243;n que eligen dar.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png" width="632" height="420.1758241758242" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:726,&quot;width&quot;:1092,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:632,&quot;bytes&quot;:513266,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/188589919?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y5uL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c443b91-f681-4ede-a2ff-8c455bf94ac8_1092x726.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Un delf&#237;n respirando en la superficie. Foto obtenida de: americanoceans.org</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p><em><strong>Did you know that dolphins breathe consciously?</strong></em></p><p><em>While watching the documentary The Cove, I was struck by something Ric O&#8217;Barry said. Ric is a former dolphin trainer, best known for training Kathy, the dolphin who played Flipper in the 1960s TV series. Today he is one of the most prominent activists against the captivity of cetaceans.</em></p><p><em>According to Ric, what drove him to fight against the very industry he helped build was the suicide of Kathy: one day, the dolphin simply chose to stop breathing. And that&#8217;s because, unlike us, dolphins breathe consciously.</em></p><p><em>Humans breathe automatically: our brain does it without us having to think about it. Dolphins, on the other hand, are voluntary breathers. Every time they need air, they make an active decision to surface and breathe. This means they never fully sleep: they keep half of their brain active so they don&#8217;t forget to breathe, a phenomenon scientists call unihemispheric sleep.</em></p><p><em>This characteristic also explains why captivity is especially hard on them. A dolphin under extreme stress can, literally, give up and stop breathing. It&#8217;s not a metaphor &#8212; it&#8217;s a biologically possible choice.</em></p><p><em>Perhaps true freedom, for them, lies in every breath they choose to take.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3>Lo que he visto</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg" width="401" height="594.3172978505629" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CiyQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5a2b897-6698-4a16-8eb6-b85ad5449031_977x1448.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div 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La historia narra, con elementos de ficci&#243;n aunque respaldada por algunas teor&#237;as hist&#243;ricas, el suceso que pudo dar origen a la tragedia <em>Hamlet</em> de William Shakespeare.</p><p>Una pel&#237;cula visualmente maravillosa sobre el duelo, el amor y la p&#233;rdida en la Inglaterra del siglo XVI. Las actuaciones de Jessie Buckley y Paul Mescal son excepcionales.</p><p><em>This week I watched Hamnet, Chlo&#233; Zhao&#8217;s latest film and an adaptation of Maggie O&#8217;Farrell&#8217;s novel of the same name. The story portrays, with elements of fiction though supported by some historical theories, the event that may have inspired William Shakespeare&#8217;s tragedy Hamlet.</em></p><p><em>A visually stunning film about grief, love and loss in sixteenth-century England. The performances of Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are exceptional.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3>Una recomendaci&#243;n en clave de espa&#241;ol</h3><p>La semana pasada, mientras escuchaba Spotify en modo aleatorio, el algoritmo que tanto odio me hizo un favor inesperado: recomendarme el &#250;ltimo disco de <em>Russian Red</em>, una artista espa&#241;ola que escuchaba con frecuencia durante mi adolescencia y que tiene algo en su m&#250;sica que me hace desconectar del ruido del mundo.</p><p>Aunque el disco es de 2024, no conoc&#237;a su existencia, y tiene algo particular: est&#225; cantado &#237;ntegramente en espa&#241;ol. <em>Russian Red</em>, a pesar de ser espa&#241;ola, ha desarrollado toda su carrera escribiendo y cantando en ingl&#233;s, por lo que escucharla en su lengua materna es una experiencia diferente y, si cabe, a&#250;n m&#225;s especial.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/pueden-suicidarse-los-delfines-insight?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/pueden-suicidarse-los-delfines-insight?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><p>Os recomiendo que os tom&#233;is un momento para relajaros y escuchar <em>Volverme a enamorar</em>:<em> </em></p><iframe class="spotify-wrap album" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273e1abbac8cdb67795d4e3d805&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Volverme a enamorar&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Russian Red&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Album&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/album/0c4TGo1jAFT77U7GhsK2T4&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/0c4TGo1jAFT77U7GhsK2T4" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p><em>Last week, while listening to Spotify on shuffle, the algorithm I love to hate did me an unexpected favor: recommending the latest album by Russian Red, a Spanish artist I used to listen to frequently during my teenage years, and whose music has something that makes me disconnect from the noisy world.</em></p><p><em>Although the album came out in 2024, I had no idea it existed &#8212; and it has something special about it: it is sung entirely in Spanish. Russian Red, despite being Spanish, has built her entire career writing and singing in English, which makes hearing her in her mother tongue a different and, if anything, even more special experience.</em></p><p><em>I&#8217;d encourage you to take a moment to relax and listen to Volverme a enamorar.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>Hasta aqu&#237; llega la s&#233;ptima edici&#243;n de Insight Cultural. Si te ha gustado, no dudes en apoyarme suscribi&#233;ndote a la newsletter o dejando un comentario; me encantar&#225; saber qu&#233; te ha parecido. &#161;Nos leemos en la pr&#243;xima edici&#243;n!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p><em>That's all for the seventh edition of Insight Cultural. If you enjoyed it, feel free to support me by subscribing to the newsletter or leaving a comment &#8212; I'd love to know what you thought. 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#161;Bienvenidos una vez m&#225;s a esta nueva edici&#243;n de tu <em>newsletter</em> en espa&#241;ol de confianza!</p><p>Ha pasado ya alg&#250;n tiempo desde que me sent&#233; a escribir un <em><a href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/s/insight-cultural">insight cultural</a>, </em>pero siento que el inicio de a&#241;o y la (probablemente bien llamada) <strong>cuesta de enero</strong> me han arrollado por completo. 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Autor: kelopinto.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Uno de los motivos por los que esta cuesta de enero se siente &#8220;m&#225;s cuesta&#8221; es por la crudeza del invierno. Ya s&#233; que mucha gente dir&#225; que el invierno es as&#237;, pero &#191;qu&#233; quer&#233;is que os diga? Yo he nacido en el desierto y estas temperaturas me anulan por completo. No veo el momento de que vuelva el sol y unas temperaturas un poco m&#225;s amigables para recuperar esa energ&#237;a.</p><p>&#191;Y qu&#233; hay de tu invierno? &#191;C&#243;mo est&#225; siendo desde el lugar desde el que me lees? &#191;Lo disfrutas o se te hace tambi&#233;n cuesta arriba como a m&#237;?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-periodismo-cantado-y-la-historia/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Deja un comentario&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-periodismo-cantado-y-la-historia/comments"><span>Deja un comentario</span></a></p><p>Sin <strong>enrollarse</strong> demasiado, pasamos a las secciones:</p><h3>La curiosidad cultural</h3><p>Febrero est&#225; a la vuelta de la esquina y eso significa una cosa en Espa&#241;a y en muchas otras partes del mundo: Carnaval. En Espa&#241;a hay dos carnavales que destacan por encima del resto y que son <strong>Fiesta de Inter&#233;s Tur&#237;stico Internacional</strong>: el Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife y el Carnaval de C&#225;diz. De este &#250;ltimo es del que quiero hablar hoy aqu&#237;.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg" width="560" height="235.76923076923077" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:613,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:560,&quot;bytes&quot;:248931,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/185612806?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rZrF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fb9bda-7da2-4b47-8a8c-194d2ecf77c1_1900x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Un ejemplo de &#8220;tipo&#8221; o disfraz en el Concurso Oficial de Agrupaciones Carnavalescas de C&#225;diz</figcaption></figure></div><p>En C&#225;diz, todos los a&#241;os se celebra durante los meses de enero y febrero el <strong>Concurso Oficial de Agrupaciones Carnavalescas (COAC)</strong>, un evento que define el ingenio espa&#241;ol. Durante un mes, la ciudad se convierte en el altavoz de la cr&#237;tica social a trav&#233;s de cuatro tipos de grupos:</p><ul><li><p><strong>La Chirigota:</strong> Muy centrada en el humor. Su objetivo principal es hacerte re&#237;r. Los grupos suelen ser de 12 personas y usan un tono sarc&#225;stico. Este a&#241;o la chirigota m&#225;s medi&#225;tica est&#225; siendo <em>&#8220;Una chirigota en teor&#237;a&#8221;</em>, donde desde el respeto (aunque algunas personas dicen que no) hacen humor basado en Stephen Hawking y tienen un <strong>tipo</strong> (un disfraz) muy conseguido. Aqu&#237; pod&#233;is verlo y sacar vuestras propias conclusiones:</p></li></ul><div id="youtube2-JocmCsI0q2A" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;JocmCsI0q2A&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JocmCsI0q2A?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><ul><li><p><strong>La Comparsa:</strong> Es la modalidad m&#225;s seria y po&#233;tica. Se centran en la cr&#237;tica social y la belleza musical de sus voces. Y he de confesar que es mi modalidad favorita. <strong>Me pierden </strong>(me encantan) esas voces tan afinadas y esas letras tan cr&#237;ticas y <strong>con pellizco. </strong>Aqu&#237; pod&#233;is ver una de mis favoritas de los &#250;ltimos a&#241;os:</p></li></ul><div id="youtube2-PF08FGBfQsc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;PF08FGBfQsc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PF08FGBfQsc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><ul><li><p><strong>El Coro:</strong> Son los grupos m&#225;s grandes (hasta 45 personas). Cantan acompa&#241;ados de la&#250;des y bandurrias y suelen ir en carrozas llamadas bateas. Su ritmo estrella es el tango. Un ejemplo de coro es el siguiente:</p></li></ul><div id="youtube2-l0jopOtM8oU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;l0jopOtM8oU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/l0jopOtM8oU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><strong>El Cuarteto: </strong>Aunque se llamen as&#237;, pueden ser 3, 4 o 5 personas. No suelen cantar tanto, sino que representan una parodia (una peque&#241;a obra de teatro c&#243;mica) basada en el di&#225;logo y la rima. Aqu&#237; un ejemplo de cuarteto: </p><div id="youtube2-xYWGpd-NnNs" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;xYWGpd-NnNs&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xYWGpd-NnNs?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Lo m&#225;s fascinante es que no son solo canciones de fiesta. Los gaditanos (<strong>gentilicio</strong> de C&#225;diz) practican lo que llamamos "periodismo cantado". Usan la iron&#237;a y el sarcasmo para repasar la actualidad pol&#237;tica y social del a&#241;o. Para un estudiante de espa&#241;ol, escuchar estas agrupaciones es un reto incre&#237;ble: es donde el idioma se vuelve m&#225;s creativo, lleno de dobles sentidos, juegos de palabras y, sobre todo, mucho coraz&#243;n. Si quieres entender el alma de Andaluc&#237;a y su capacidad para re&#237;rse de todo (hasta de los problemas), no puedes perderte este concurso. Eso s&#237;, es muy dif&#237;cil de entender y puede llevar mucho tiempo, pero es un reto que merece la pena.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><h3>Lo que he visto</h3><p>Ayer por la noche vi la pel&#237;cula tunecina <em><a href="https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film532248.html">La voz de Hind Rajab</a></em>, una de las nominadas al Premio &#211;scar a la mejor pel&#237;cula extranjera. La pel&#237;cula es un jarro de agua fr&#237;a que, honestamente, te deja sin palabras.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg" width="378" height="472.5" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1350,&quot;width&quot;:1080,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:378,&quot;bytes&quot;:158336,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/185612806?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wrp4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80f357e-c7f0-44d5-b8cb-b635ec171f2f_1080x1350.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>La trama:</strong> 29 de enero de 2024. Los voluntarios de la Media Luna Roja reciben una llamada de emergencia. Una ni&#241;a de 6 a&#241;os est&#225; atrapada en un coche bajo el fuego en Gaza, suplicando ser rescatada. Mientras intentan mantener el contacto telef&#243;nico con ella, hacen todo lo posible por enviarle una ambulancia. Su nombre: Hind Rajab.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg" width="474" height="316" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:720,&quot;width&quot;:1080,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:474,&quot;bytes&quot;:61923,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/185612806?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!brG1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8c4f0e-0d51-484f-8bf2-b0cd3c928073_1080x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Extracto de la pel&#237;cula La voz de Hind Rajab.</figcaption></figure></div><p>No hace falta decir mucho m&#225;s. Una pel&#237;cula necesaria y que no deber&#237;a dejar indiferente a nadie. La recomiendo encarecidamente. Es la mejor pel&#237;cula que he visto en lo que va de a&#241;o.</p><h3>Una recomendaci&#243;n en clave de espa&#241;ol</h3><p>Durante las vacaciones de Navidad tuve la oportunidad de ver la serie <em><a href="https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film768757.html">Querer</a></em>, de Alauda Ruiz de Az&#250;a. Es una miniserie de cuatro episodios que aborda un tema complejo y valiente: una mujer que, tras 30 a&#241;os de matrimonio, decide denunciar a su marido por violaci&#243;n continuada. Lo que me fascina de esta serie para aprender espa&#241;ol es que el lenguaje no es rebuscado, sino crudo y real.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SAWg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62814d8d-5671-4059-9208-97f1dd354baa_1175x1763.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SAWg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62814d8d-5671-4059-9208-97f1dd354baa_1175x1763.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SAWg!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62814d8d-5671-4059-9208-97f1dd354baa_1175x1763.jpeg 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A trav&#233;s de los interrogatorios y las conversaciones familiares, puedes aprender mucho vocabulario relacionado con el &#225;mbito judicial y, sobre todo, expresiones para expresar sentimientos y conflictos internos. Es una joya para ver c&#243;mo cambia el registro de los personajes seg&#250;n est&#225;n en el sal&#243;n de su casa o frente a un juez. Eso s&#237;, preparad los pa&#241;uelos porque es una historia que te remueve por dentro y te invita a reflexionar mucho despu&#233;s de terminar el &#250;ltimo cap&#237;tulo.</p><h3>Vocabulario &#250;til</h3><p><strong>Sobre el invierno y el &#225;nimo:</strong></p><blockquote><p><strong>Cuesta de enero:</strong> Expresi&#243;n que usamos para describir lo dif&#237;cil que es econ&#243;micamente (y emocionalmente) empezar el a&#241;o tras los gastos de Navidad.</p><p><strong>Hacerse cuesta arriba:</strong> Una met&#225;fora perfecta para decir que algo nos resulta muy dif&#237;cil o pesado. <em>&#8220;Este lunes se me hace cuesta arriba&#8221;</em>.</p><p><strong>Anular a alguien:</strong> En este contexto, significa dejar a alguien sin fuerzas o sin capacidad de reaccionar.</p></blockquote><p><strong>Sobre el Carnaval de C&#225;diz:</strong></p><blockquote><p><strong>Tipo:</strong> &#161;Ojo! No es un &#8220;tipo de persona&#8221;. En C&#225;diz, es el nombre que se le da al disfraz y a la caracterizaci&#243;n del personaje.</p><p><strong>Pellizco:</strong> Literalmente es un &#8220;pinch&#8221; con los dedos, pero en el arte (flamenco o carnaval) es esa emoci&#243;n intensa que te hace estremecer al escuchar una letra.</p><p><strong>Dobles sentidos:</strong> Frases que pueden entenderse de dos maneras, normalmente una literal y otra ir&#243;nica o p&#237;cara.</p><p><strong>Batea:</strong> Es el nombre espec&#237;fico de la carroza o remolque sobre el que cantan los coros mientras se desplazan por la ciudad.</p></blockquote><p><strong>Expresiones generales y cine:</strong></p><blockquote><p><strong>Jarro de agua fr&#237;a:</strong> Una noticia o situaci&#243;n inesperada que te corta el &#225;nimo o te deja en shock.</p><p><strong>En lo que va de a&#241;o:</strong> Expresi&#243;n temporal para decir &#8220;desde que empez&#243; el a&#241;o hasta el momento actual&#8221;.</p><p><strong>No dejar indiferente:</strong> Algo que provoca una reacci&#243;n fuerte, ya sea buena o mala; algo que no puedes ignorar.</p><p><strong>Encarecidamente:</strong> Un adverbio que usamos para recomendar algo con mucha insistencia y sinceridad.</p></blockquote><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p>Hasta aqu&#237; llega la sexta edici&#243;n de <em>Insight Cultural</em>. 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h6>Este a&#241;o he sentido la necesidad de poner voz a mis reflexiones. Si prefieres escuchar esta publicaci&#243;n mientras te tomas un caf&#233; o paseas, dale al play.</h6><h6><em><strong>&#127468;&#127463; </strong>English version of the post is also available.</em></h6><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1766957358780-dc2545702009?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzN3x8Y2hyaXN0bWFzJTIwY2VsZWJyYXRpb258ZW58MHx8fHwxNzY3MjAyNDU2fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" 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ad&#243;nde viaje, las celebraciones navide&#241;as son cada vez m&#225;s parecidas.</p><p>Cuando era peque&#241;o, para m&#237; la Navidad era una &#233;poca m&#225;gica: de reunirme con la familia, disfrutar con los amigos y, sobre todo, de ejercitar la paciencia. Significaba esperar esos regalos que tanto me ilusionaban y que no llegaban hasta el final de las vacaciones.</p><p>En Espa&#241;a, al menos cuando yo era ni&#241;o y adolescente, no sab&#237;amos mucho sobre Pap&#225; Noel. Que s&#237;, que era un viejo se&#241;or gordo vestido de rojo que tra&#237;a regalos a los ni&#241;os americanos en las pel&#237;culas y quiz&#225;s en alguna parte m&#225;s de Europa, pero poco m&#225;s. Aqu&#237;, al menos en mi ciudad, Pap&#225; Noel o <em>Santa Claus</em> &#8212;como le empezaban a decir algunos modernos ya&#8212; <strong>ni pinchaba ni cortaba</strong>. La tarea de traer los regalos estaba bien definida y corr&#237;a a cargo de los Reyes Magos.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg" width="1456" height="809" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/eb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:809,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1246526,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/183074088?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BX0f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb74614d-5a52-47a3-8c47-691eccca1287_3600x2000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Los Reyes Magos de Oriente</figcaption></figure></div><p>Los Reyes Magos son tres: Melchor, Gaspar y Baltasar. Cada ni&#241;o, normalmente, ten&#237;a a su favorito, al que le escrib&#237;a la carta en el colegio o en casa con sus padres para pedirle lo que quer&#237;a recibir ese a&#241;o. Esa carta, adem&#225;s, se recortaba de revistas o te llegaba en el colegio y era bastante est&#225;ndar. Era un momento de sentarte a reflexionar sobre tu comportamiento y de escribir qu&#233; regalos te har&#237;an feliz ese a&#241;o.</p><p>En aquel entonces, &#233;ramos conscientes de que las cosas requer&#237;an tiempo y que, para recibir los regalos, los Reyes Magos ten&#237;an que realizar un largo viaje desde Oriente con sus camellos. Pero, al final, el ansiado d&#237;a llegaba. Hab&#237;a jornadas aburridas, d&#237;as donde el tiempo volaba y otros en los que se mezclaban ambas sensaciones; pero la espera siempre terminaba. Despu&#233;s de Nochevieja, las mariposas en el est&#243;mago empezaban a hacerse cada vez m&#225;s fuertes, alcanzando su cl&#237;max la noche del 5 de enero, el d&#237;a donde el mundo se deten&#237;a para iniciar el ritual de recibimiento.</p><p>Los ni&#241;os viv&#237;amos ese d&#237;a con nerviosismo, esperando la gran fiesta: <strong>la cabalgata</strong>. Ese es el momento en que la fantas&#237;a se vuelve real; ver a <strong>los pajes</strong>, los camellos y <strong>las carrozas</strong> te hac&#237;a sentir que toda la espera hab&#237;a merecido la pena. Era <strong>la antesala</strong> m&#225;gica: recoger caramelos que volaban por los aires y, despu&#233;s, correr a casa a poner en orden los &#250;ltimos preparativos. Hab&#237;a que dejar el &#225;rbol bien provisto de comida y bebida para Sus Majestades y sus camellos. Luego llegaba el sue&#241;o ligero, esa sensaci&#243;n de intentar quedarse despierto para escucharlos entrar, el miedo a que te vieran y pasaran de largo, y el silencio absoluto de la casa en la madrugada m&#225;s larga del a&#241;o para un ni&#241;o ilusionado.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yGYG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf29d29f-2f8c-4390-bcdb-13565fff7708_1200x845.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yGYG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf29d29f-2f8c-4390-bcdb-13565fff7708_1200x845.jpeg 424w, 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Foto de Pinterest.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Por &#250;ltimo, llegaba la ma&#241;ana del 6 de enero. Los ni&#241;os nos despert&#225;bamos excesivamente temprano a consecuencia del nerviosismo y corr&#237;amos al &#225;rbol de Navidad a comprobar que los Reyes Magos no se hab&#237;an olvidado de nosotros. Cuando ve&#237;amos que todo estaba en orden, despert&#225;bamos al resto de la familia para iniciar el esperado ritual: abrir los regalos &#8212;o el carb&#243;n que te recordaba que los malos comportamientos tienen consecuencias&#8212;, alegrarse o decepcionarse, y terminar la ma&#241;ana desayunando el tradicional rosc&#243;n de Reyes. 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href="https://unsplash.com/@dasithkavin">dasith kavin</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Hoy, en un mundo de env&#237;os en 24 horas y gratificaci&#243;n instant&#225;nea, me pregunto si no habremos perdido algo valioso por el camino. Aquella espera interminable hasta el 6 de enero no era un castigo, sino un aprendizaje; nos ense&#241;aba que lo m&#225;s importante no es el regalo que aparece bajo el &#225;rbol, sino la capacidad de desearlo y de entender que las cosas importantes requieren tiempo. Aquellos camellos tardaban semanas en llegar, pero su huella duraba todo el a&#241;o. Al final, el recuerdo de ese sue&#241;o ligero en la madrugada m&#225;s larga me sigue recordando que la verdadera magia solo aparece cuando somos capaces de esperarla.</p><p>&#161;Feliz d&#237;a de Reyes a todas aquellas familias que siguen ejercitando la paciencia!</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:427312}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/papa-noel-tiene-prohibido-entrar/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Deja un comentario&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/papa-noel-tiene-prohibido-entrar/comments"><span>Deja un comentario</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>Vocabulario &#250;til</h3><ul><li><p><strong>ni pincha ni corta:</strong> expresi&#243;n que se refiere coloquialmente a una persona sin influencia, autoridad, importancia o capacidad para decidir en un asunto espec&#237;fico.</p></li><li><p><strong>la cabalgata:</strong> es el desfile que se realiza para el d&#237;a de reyes; en ingl&#233;s <em>parade </em>o <em>procession.</em></p></li><li><p><strong>los pajes:</strong> los ayudantes o sirvientes de los Reyes; en ingl&#233;s <em>page</em></p></li><li><p><strong>las carrozas:</strong> es un veh&#237;culo decorado d&#243;nde los Reyes Magos desfilan el d&#237;a de la cabalgata; en ingl&#233;s es <em>float.</em></p></li><li><p><strong>la antesala: </strong>la antesala es una situaci&#243;n anterior a otra; en ingl&#233;s <em>precursor. </em></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Si te gusta el contenido, agradezco mucho que te suscribas y apoyes a la <em>newsletter</em> para poder seguir creando contenido de calidad. 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It meant waiting for those gifts I was so excited about, which wouldn&#8217;t arrive until the very end of the holidays.</em></h5><h5><em>In Spain, at least when I was a boy and a teenager, we didn&#8217;t know much about Santa Claus. Sure, he was a jolly old fat man in red who brought gifts to American children in the movies and perhaps in some other parts of Europe, but not much else. Here, at least in my city, Santa Claus&#8212;or Pap&#225; Noel, as some &#8220;modern&#8221; people were starting to call him&#8212;didn&#8217;t really play a part. The task of bringing gifts was well-defined and was the responsibility of the Reyes Magos (the Three Wise Men).</em></h5><h5><em>The Three Kings are three: Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltasar. Every child usually had their favorite, to whom they would write their letter at school or at home with their parents to ask for what they wanted that year. That letter was often clipped from magazines or handed out at school, and it was quite standard. It was a moment to sit down, reflect on your behavior, and write about the gifts that would make you happy that year.</em></h5><h5><em>Back then, we were aware that things took time and that, to deliver the gifts, the Kings had to make a long journey from the East with their camels. But eventually, the long-awaited day arrived. There were boring days, days where time flew, and others where both sensations mingled; but the wait always ended. After New Year&#8217;s Eve, the butterflies in our stomachs grew stronger, reaching their climax on the night of January 5th&#8212;the day the world stopped to begin the welcoming ritual.</em></h5><h5><em>As children, we lived that day with nervousness, waiting for the great feast: the Cabalgata (the parade). This is the moment when fantasy becomes real; seeing the pages, the camels, and the floats made you feel that the entire wait had been worth it. It was the magical prelude: catching candies flying through the air and then rushing home to put the final preparations in order. We had to leave the tree well-stocked with food and drink for Their Majesties and their camels. Then came the light sleep&#8212;that sensation of trying to stay awake to hear them enter, the fear that they might see you and pass by, and the absolute silence of the house during the longest dawn of the year for an excited child.</em></h5><h5><em>Finally, the morning of January 6th arrived. We children woke up excessively early due to nerves and ran to the Christmas tree to check that the Kings hadn&#8217;t forgotten us. When we saw that everything was in order, we woke the rest of the family to start the long-awaited ritual: opening the presents&#8212;or the &#8220;coal&#8221; that reminded you that bad behavior has consequences&#8212;feeling joy or disappointment, and ending the morning having the traditional Rosc&#243;n de Reyes for breakfast. A sweet morning that unlocks that childhood nostalgia where waiting always had its reward.</em></h5><h5><em>Today, in a world of 24-hour shipping and instant gratification, I wonder if we haven&#8217;t lost something valuable along the way. That endless wait until January 6th wasn&#8217;t a punishment, but a lesson; it taught us that the most important thing is not the gift that appears under the tree, but the capacity to desire it and to understand that important things take time. Those camels took weeks to arrive, but their footprint lasted all year. In the end, the memory of that light sleep during the longest dawn continues to remind me that true magic only appears when we are capable of waiting for it.</em></h5><h5><em>Happy Kings&#8217; Day to all those families who continue to exercise patience!</em></h5><div><hr></div><p>Si crees que el mundo necesita un poco m&#225;s de paciencia, comparte esta reflexi&#243;n con un amigo inquieto.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir Insight Spanish&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir Insight Spanish</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hasta siempre, Robe: la voz de muchas generaciones | Insight Cultural #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflexi&#243;n sobre la m&#250;sica, la identidad y lo que nos une.]]></description><link>https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/hasta-siempre-robe-la-voz-de-muchas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/hasta-siempre-robe-la-voz-de-muchas</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Álvaro · Insight Spanish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:59:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/8nhIPYz5dXo" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#161;Hola, gente! Bienvenidos a una nueva edici&#243;n de tu newsletter en espa&#241;ol.</p><p>Una de las cosas m&#225;s dif&#237;ciles de vivir fuera de Espa&#241;a es que, muchas veces, me siento desconectado de lo que pasa all&#237; y de las nuevas tendencias que aparecen. Despu&#233;s de tantos a&#241;os fuera, uno empieza a preguntarse si volver&#225; alg&#250;n d&#237;a y si esa idea de &#8220;casa&#8221; sigue estando all&#237; o no.</p><p>Es complicado. Pero yo sigo sinti&#233;ndome muy unido a mi pa&#237;s. A veces ocurren momentos que me hacen sentir cerca de nuevo. Uno de esos momentos fue el pasado mi&#233;rcoles. Me levant&#233; y me prepar&#233; para ir al colegio como siempre, casi en <em>piloto autom&#225;tico</em>, sin pensar mucho en lo que pasaba alrededor. Llegu&#233; a mi mesa, prepar&#233; un caf&#233; y empec&#233; mi rutina para organizar las clases del d&#237;a.</p><p>De repente, al abrir el navegador, leo una noticia: <em>&#8220;Muere Robe Iniesta a los 63 a&#241;os&#8221;</em>. Al principio no presto atenci&#243;n, pero mi mente procesa la informaci&#243;n y siento que el cuerpo se me <em>encoge</em>. Ha muerto Robe, una de las voces de mi juventud y tambi&#233;n de la juventud y adultez de muchas otras personas. Una figura clave para entender la m&#250;sica espa&#241;ola y una leyenda del rock. En ese instante me vuelvo a sentir unido a mi pa&#237;s y comparto la tristeza con miles de personas. Recuerdo mis a&#241;os de adolescencia y universidad escuchando a Extremoduro, con Robe dando palabras a los sentimientos de toda una generaci&#243;n.</p><p>Y entonces me doy cuenta de que, aunque la distancia f&#237;sica sea grande, hay hilos invisibles que me conectan con Espa&#241;a. La m&#250;sica, las palabras, las emociones compartidas&#8230; todo eso nos recuerda que la identidad no se pierde, solo cambia. Robe fue, y seguir&#225; siendo, un puente hacia esa Espa&#241;a que llevo dentro, un recordatorio de que las <em>ra&#237;ces </em>no se cortan aunque uno viva lejos.</p><p>Quiz&#225;s nunca sepamos exactamente qu&#233; significa &#8220;volver a casa&#8221;, pero s&#237; sabemos que hay momentos que nos llevan all&#237;, aunque sea por unos segundos. Este fue uno de esos momentos.</p><p>Gracias por todos los instantes que nos regalaste, Robe. Tu m&#250;sica ser&#225; eterna. Hasta siempre, siempre, siempre.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><div id="youtube2-8nhIPYz5dXo" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;8nhIPYz5dXo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8nhIPYz5dXo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h3>Lo que he visto</h3><p>Esta semana he visto una de esas pel&#237;culas que no son muy famosas, pero que te dejan con una gran impresi&#243;n. 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Por eso decidimos ver esta pel&#237;cula, y fue una gran elecci&#243;n.</p><p>La historia es sencilla: una chica finlandesa viaja a Rusia para visitar un yacimiento arqueol&#243;gico en M&#250;rmansk. En el tren, tiene que compartir su compartimento con un minero ruso. A partir de ese encuentro se desarrolla toda la <em>trama</em>.</p><p>No quiero contarte m&#225;s detalles, pero s&#237; decirte que con muy pocas palabras la pel&#237;cula consigue transmitir una de las historias de amor m&#225;s bonitas que he visto en mucho tiempo.</p><p>La recomiendo mucho.</p><h3>La recomendaci&#243;n</h3><p>Esta semana la recomendaci&#243;n es musical, y por supuesto est&#225; dedicada a Robe Iniesta. Para entender la m&#250;sica espa&#241;ola, especialmente el rock, es necesario conocer la discograf&#237;a de <strong>Extremoduro</strong>, el grupo en el que Robe fue vocalista.</p><p>En primer lugar, quiero compartir un disco que fue muy importante para m&#237; durante mi adolescencia. Ten&#237;a 14 a&#241;os y estaba en plena etapa de descubrimiento musical. Ese disco es <strong>La ley innata</strong>, de Extremoduro. Me ha acompa&#241;ado desde entonces y le guardo un cari&#241;o especial.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap album" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c8d5b20f7ca690ecc816271e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;La ley innata&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Extremoduro&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Album&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/album/1GYJUlbVr5FuNU7awwMGzu&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/1GYJUlbVr5FuNU7awwMGzu" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p>La segunda recomendaci&#243;n es <strong>May&#233;utica</strong>, un trabajo de Robe Iniesta en solitario. Es un estilo m&#225;s &#237;ntimo, con melod&#237;as cercanas a la balada, pero igualmente poderosas y muy recomendables.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap album" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2731b795629215228b32f14a7ab&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;May&#233;utica&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Robe&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Album&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/album/435EcqpDZWWMVAzkBckrYt&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/435EcqpDZWWMVAzkBckrYt" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p>Esc&#250;chalos y me comentas que te parecen. No es necesario entender todo, ya que las letras pueden ser bastante complejas, con sentirlas es suficiente.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/hasta-siempre-robe-la-voz-de-muchas/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Deja un comentario&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/hasta-siempre-robe-la-voz-de-muchas/comments"><span>Deja un comentario</span></a></p><h3>Vocabulario &#250;til</h3><blockquote><p><strong>piloto autom&#225;tico: </strong>sin poner atenci&#243;n</p><p>En contexto: Tengo que poner atenci&#243;n, no puedo seguir viviendo en piloto autom&#225;tico.</p><p><strong>encoge: </strong>contraer, hacerse peque&#241;o (shrink)</p><p>En contexto: Cuando he visto la noticia, se me ha encogido el coraz&#243;n.</p><p><strong>ra&#237;ces: </strong>roots</p><p>En contexto: Mis ra&#237;ces est&#225;n en el sur de Espa&#241;a.</p><p><strong>compartimento: </strong>divisi&#243;n de un espacio (comparment)</p><p>En contexto: No encuentro mi compartimento en el tren.</p><p><strong>trama: </strong>plot</p><p>En contexto: La trama de la pel&#237;cula me ha parecido muy interesante.</p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>Hasta aqu&#237; la newsletter de esta semana. Espero que te haya gustado y nos vemos en la pr&#243;xima. Si tienes alguna recomendaci&#243;n, no dudes en escribirla en la secci&#243;n de comentarios. Tambi&#233;n, si te ha gustado el contenido, agradecer&#237;a que me apoyases suscribi&#233;ndote.</p><p>&#161;Un saludo!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zVZw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a477bde-8900-41a7-8833-deced5e6b211_500x500.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1639669794539-952631b44515?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHx0b3J0aWxsYSUyMGRlJTIwcGF0YXRhc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjQ0OTAzNTR8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#161;Hola gente! &#161;Bienvenidos a una nueva edici&#243;n de tu <em>newsletter </em>en espa&#241;ol de confianza!</p><p>Diciembre est&#225; a la vuelta de la esquina y eso significa una cosa: vacaciones. Llevo cinco a&#241;os viviendo en el centro de Europa y, lo cierto, es que los inviernos se me hacen bastante duros; por eso, la llegada de diciembre siempre resulta una motivaci&#243;n, pues s&#233; que vuelvo a casa. Qu&#233; quer&#233;is que os diga: cambiar los fr&#237;os inviernos de Bratislava o Praga por un invierno en la playa es algo que no tiene precio para m&#237;. Te ayuda a ver las cosas de otra manera.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1724025009788-3343e5b38be6?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzMHx8Y2FibyUyMGRlJTIwZ2F0YXxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjQ0OTAyMTF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1724025009788-3343e5b38be6?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzMHx8Y2FibyUyMGRlJTIwZ2F0YXxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjQ0OTAyMTF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1724025009788-3343e5b38be6?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzMHx8Y2FibyUyMGRlJTIwZ2F0YXxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjQ0OTAyMTF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 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otra cosa. Para m&#237; supone m&#225;s bien lo contrario: es una &#233;poca en la que me apago y me cuesta mucho m&#225;s seguir mi rutina y salir de casa. Por un lado, agradezco esa &#233;poca de descompresi&#243;n porque me ayuda a centrarme en otros proyectos que requieren de m&#225;s tiempo en casa o de m&#225;s reflexi&#243;n; pero, por el otro, siento que la p&#233;rdida de energ&#237;a que conlleva tiene m&#225;s aspectos negativos que positivos y no me termino de adaptar bien.</p><p>Por suerte, este a&#241;o el colegio en el que trabajo nos da tres semanas de vacaciones, y siempre es una gran oportunidad para <strong>cambiar de aires</strong> y recargar pilas para afrontar la &#250;ltima parte del invierno a la vuelta. Siendo sinceros, mi mente ya est&#225; en la playa de Almer&#237;a y ya he activado la cuenta atr&#225;s.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><h2>El rinc&#243;n curioso</h2><p>Espa&#241;a es un pa&#237;s de contrastes: fr&#237;o o calor, playa o monta&#241;a, norte o sur, esta comida o la otra, etc. Lo cierto es que a los espa&#241;oles nos encanta la pol&#233;mica y somos expertos en generarla sobre cosas <strong>insignificantes.</strong> Una de las m&#225;s extendidas gira en torno a la tortilla de patatas, uno de los platos por excelencia de la cocina espa&#241;ola.</p><p>Y te preguntar&#225;s: &#191;c&#243;mo puede haber un debate en torno a una cosa tan sencilla como la tortilla de patatas? Pues s&#237;, s&#237; que lo hay, y tiene que ver con los ingredientes. Espa&#241;a se divide entre dos clases de personas: los <em><strong>concebollistas</strong></em>, aquellas que prefieren la tortilla de patatas con cebolla y que claman que una tortilla sin cebolla ni es tortilla ni es nada; y los <em><strong>sincebollistas</strong></em>, quienes argumentan lo contrario: que la tortilla de patatas est&#225; m&#225;s buena sin cebolla.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1639669794539-952631b44515?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHx0b3J0aWxsYSUyMGRlJTIwcGF0YXRhc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjQ0OTAzNTR8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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En mi caso particular, en mi casa somos cuatro personas y estamos divididos al cincuenta por ciento. Mi hermano y mi padre prefieren la tortilla con cebolla, y mi madre y yo sin (ya lo he dicho: soy un fiel sincebollista).</p><p>Y la cosa no termina ah&#237;: cuando crees que el debate se ha terminado y se ha encontrado el equilibrio entre la cebolla o la no cebolla, nace otro que va un paso m&#225;s all&#225;: los que prefieren la tortilla <strong>cuajada</strong> y los que la prefieren l&#237;quida. Desde luego, en Espa&#241;a nos encanta discutir y siempre vamos a encontrar un motivo para ello. 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Me gusta la tortilla de patatas de todas las maneras y siempre la voy a disfrutar independientemente de que lleve cebolla o no y de que est&#233; m&#225;s o menos cuajada. Es cierto que, si tengo que elegir, siempre voy a preferir una tortilla de patatas cuajada y sin cebolla, pero eso no me va a impedir disfrutar de esta sencilla maravilla gastron&#243;mica espa&#241;ola.</p><p>Si vais a Espa&#241;a o ten&#233;is amigos espa&#241;oles, no dud&#233;is en preguntar a la gente si son concebollistas o sincebollistas: como m&#237;nimo, les vais a sacar una sonrisa.</p><h2>Lo que he visto</h2><p>Esta semana no he visto nada porque el trabajo me ha dejado totalmente noqueado y, en mi tiempo libre, no he tenido la energ&#237;a mental para concentrarme en nada. Sin embargo, la semana pasada vi <em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/sons-2024/">Condenados</a></em>, un thriller dan&#233;s que plantea ciertos dilemas &#233;ticos muy interesantes. La pel&#237;cula trata sobre una funcionaria de prisiones con fuertes ideales que debe enfrentarse a un gran dilema cuando una persona de su pasado entra en la prisi&#243;n donde ella trabaja.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l2xo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea312ecf-0754-444e-9b2d-60b9446984a0_1200x1696.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l2xo!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea312ecf-0754-444e-9b2d-60b9446984a0_1200x1696.jpeg 424w, 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Si os gustan las pel&#237;culas carcelarias, la atm&#243;sfera de esta pel&#237;cula es bastante <strong>envolvente</strong> (como en la mayor&#237;a de los thrillers n&#243;rdicos) y se trata de un drama bastante s&#243;lido que cumple con su objetivo.</p><h2>La recomendaci&#243;n</h2><p>Hoy os voy a recomendar la que, para m&#237;, es una de las mejores pel&#237;culas de la historia reciente de Espa&#241;a. La pel&#237;cula es gallega y se titula <em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-beasts-2022/">As bestas</a></em>. Est&#225; dirigida por Rodrigo Sorogoyen, mi director espa&#241;ol preferido.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg" width="400" height="592.7180355630821" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1750,&quot;width&quot;:1181,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:400,&quot;bytes&quot;:422928,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/180301340?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pyue!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F394ef922-d999-4c67-9d38-67cbf1ebd329_1181x1750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>La trama gira en torno a Antoine y Olga, una pareja francesa que se instala en una aldea del interior de Galicia. All&#237; llevan una vida tranquila, aunque su convivencia con los lugare&#241;os no resulta tan id&#237;lica como desear&#237;an. Un conflicto con sus vecinos, los hermanos Anta, har&#225; que la tensi&#243;n crezca en la aldea hasta alcanzar un punto de no retorno.</p><p>Una gran joya del cine espa&#241;ol de esta d&#233;cada. No os la perd&#225;is.</p><h2>Vocabulario &#250;til</h2><blockquote><p><strong>cambiar de aires: </strong>change of environment</p><p>En contexto: Estoy muy cansado del trabajo, necesito cambiar de aires.</p><p><strong>concebollista: </strong>expresi&#243;n coloquial para referirse a las personas que prefieren la tortilla de patatas con cebolla.</p><p><strong>sincebollista: </strong>expresi&#243;n coloquial para referirse a las personas que prefieren la tortilla de patatas sin cebolla.</p><p><strong>cuajada: </strong>curdled (en caso de postre); set (en caso de verbo)</p><p>En contexto: Me gusta mucho la cuajada; Me gusta la tortilla de patatas cuajada.</p><p><strong>nimiedad: </strong>algo sin importancia (trifle)</p><p>En contexto: No te preocupes, me parece una nimiedad.</p><p><strong>envolvente: </strong>enveloping; surrounding.</p><p>En contexto: La atm&#243;sfera del lugar era muy envolvente.</p></blockquote><h2><strong>Las preguntas</strong></h2><ul><li><p>&#191;Has probado la tortilla de patatas? &#191;Qu&#233; opinas?</p></li><li><p>&#191;Eres <em>concebollista </em>o <em>sincebollista</em>?</p></li><li><p>&#191;Prefieres la tortilla de patatas cuajada o l&#237;quida?</p></li></ul><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/concebollistas-vs-sincebollistas-tortilla-espanola/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Deja un comentario&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/concebollistas-vs-sincebollistas-tortilla-espanola/comments"><span>Deja un comentario</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>Hasta aqu&#237; la newsletter de esta semana. Espero que te haya gustado y nos vemos en la pr&#243;xima. Si tienes alguna recomendaci&#243;n, no dudes en escribirla en la secci&#243;n de comentarios. 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url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1736974084256-a28684454b7c?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxicmF0aXNsYXZhJTIwc25vd3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjM4ODU3MDV8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#161;Hola, gente, y bienvenidos a una nueva edici&#243;n de tu <em>newsletter</em> en espa&#241;ol de confianza!</p><p>Esta noche, en la ciudad en la que vivo ahora mismo, ha ca&#237;do la primera nevada del a&#241;o. Llevamos unos d&#237;as con temperaturas muy bajas (al menos para m&#237;, que soy de Andaluc&#237;a), y esta ma&#241;ana ya hemos amanecido con todo <strong>te&#241;ido</strong> de blanco. Yo no soy un gran fan de la nieve, la verdad. Me gusta pasar tiempo fuera, paseando y haciendo ejercicio, y cuando llega el invierno se me hace un poco cuesta arriba. Me gusta lo que me ofrece el pa&#237;s, pero, siendo totalmente honestos, me encantar&#237;a poder escapar durante los meses de invierno y volver a Espa&#241;a a disfrutar del sol.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1736974084256-a28684454b7c?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxicmF0aXNsYXZhJTIwc25vd3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjM4ODU3MDV8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1736974084256-a28684454b7c?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxicmF0aXNsYXZhJTIwc25vd3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjM4ODU3MDV8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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Ahmanus</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>La parte positiva de la llegada del invierno en estas zonas es que las ciudades siempre se adaptan y organizan actividades para que no se conviertan en una ciudad fantasma. Como dir&#237;amos en Espa&#241;a: <strong>&#171;al mal tiempo, buena cara&#187;</strong>. Y los eslovacos (y gente de alrededores) saben de ello. La semana que viene abren los mercados navide&#241;os y, a pesar del fr&#237;o, las calles de la ciudad estar&#225;n abarrotadas de gente disfrutando de la atm&#243;sfera navide&#241;a, comiendo y bebiendo vino caliente (un gran dilema para los espa&#241;oles que he conocido, o lo amas o lo odias).</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!piI-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0f39df84-5e08-4608-a74b-8581e163f5fd_1200x1465.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!piI-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0f39df84-5e08-4608-a74b-8581e163f5fd_1200x1465.jpeg 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Plaza central de Bratislava durante los mercados navide&#241;os.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Si te gusta lo que lees, me har&#237;as un gran favor suscribi&#233;ndote y ayud&#225;ndome a llegar m&#225;s gente. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p></p><h2>El rinc&#243;n curioso</h2><p>Hoy la curiosidad va a ser en formato gastron&#243;mico. Y para no perder el hilo de la <em>newsletter</em>, no nos vamos a mover de Bratislava y sus mercados navide&#241;os. Una de las curiosidades m&#225;s <strong>entra&#241;ables </strong>de los mercados navide&#241;os de Bratislava es la tradici&#243;n gastron&#243;mica que los acompa&#241;a. Algunos de los productos m&#225;s destacados que podemos encontrar paseando por la ciudad estos d&#237;as son: </p><ul><li><p><em><strong>Varen&#233; v&#237;no</strong></em><strong> (vino caliente):</strong> La bebida estrella de los mercados navide&#241;os. Se prepara con vino tinto, especias y frutas, y se sirve bien caliente para combatir el fr&#237;o del invierno. Es el acompa&#241;ante perfecto para pasear entre los puestos.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg" width="450" height="253.26923076923077" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:439,&quot;width&quot;:780,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:450,&quot;bytes&quot;:51271,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/179707846?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N--7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1b869a3-d9ad-4ad5-9d7f-2e0a200ad800_780x439.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Vino caliente. O lo amas, o lo odias.</figcaption></figure></div></li><li><p><em><strong>Lok&#353;e: </strong></em>Finas tortitas de patata t&#237;picas de Eslovaquia. Se pueden rellenar con opciones saladas, como h&#237;gado o col agria, o dulces, como mermelada o chocolate. Son un cl&#225;sico reconfortante que se disfruta especialmente en estas fechas.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg" width="450" height="299.79395604395603" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:970,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:450,&quot;bytes&quot;:449473,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/179707846?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c5I6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F611f0ac4-96fd-4fe0-809d-48adb0b05728_2500x1666.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Lok&#353;e</em></figcaption></figure></div></li><li><p><em><strong>Bratislavsk&#253; ro&#382;ok:</strong></em> Un bollo tradicional relleno de amapola o nueces, tan representativo de la ciudad que cuenta con denominaci&#243;n protegida en la Uni&#243;n Europea. Es uno de los dulces m&#225;s emblem&#225;ticos de Bratislava y un imprescindible en los mercados navide&#241;os.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg" width="450" height="300" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:600,&quot;width&quot;:900,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:450,&quot;bytes&quot;:114439,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/i/179707846?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fCEx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4f8c26-f209-4a35-836b-a5c56f5f02a9_900x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Bratislavsk&#253; ro&#382;ok</em></figcaption></figure></div></li></ul><p>Estos sabores locales no solo calientan el cuerpo en pleno invierno, sino que tambi&#233;n conectan a los visitantes con la identidad cultural de la ciudad, convirtiendo la experiencia en algo m&#225;s que un paseo entre luces y villancicos.</p><h2>Lo que he escuchado</h2><iframe class="spotify-wrap album" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27334227c0d22e2134eb3bdd6ca&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;San Felices&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Album&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/album/78HTCpjJhZRnh4cbNLCqEO&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/78HTCpjJhZRnh4cbNLCqEO" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p>Esta semana he escuchado <em>San Felices</em>, el &#250;ltimo disco del grupo espa&#241;ol La M.O.D.A (La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol). Conoc&#237; a este grupo hace unos cinco a&#241;os y desde entonces lo escucho bastante. Su m&#250;sica mezcla guitarras, acorde&#243;n y otros instrumentos, y las canciones hablan de sentimientos y experiencias de la vida. Lo que m&#225;s me gusta es que transmiten mucha energ&#237;a y cercan&#237;a. Cuando los escucho, siento que la m&#250;sica me conecta con la Espa&#241;a que echo de menos, aunque est&#233; lejos. Te recomiendo que escuches el disco y sus canciones, merecen mucho la pena.</p><h2>La recomendaci&#243;n</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_n7P!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5ac65fc-b582-454b-ad71-4dc55c74825f_1000x1481.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_n7P!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5ac65fc-b582-454b-ad71-4dc55c74825f_1000x1481.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_n7P!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5ac65fc-b582-454b-ad71-4dc55c74825f_1000x1481.jpeg 848w, 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Durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX en Espa&#241;a existi&#243; una banda terrorista vasca llamada E.T.A., un episodio muy duro de la historia reciente del pa&#237;s. La pel&#237;cula cuenta la historia de Amaia, una joven guardia civil que trabaj&#243; m&#225;s de diez a&#241;os como agente encubierta dentro de la organizaci&#243;n. Su misi&#243;n era localizar los <em><strong>zulos </strong></em>(peque&#241;os escondites donde la banda guardaba armas) en el sur de Francia. Es un thriller pol&#237;tico intenso y, al mismo tiempo, una buena forma de acercarse a la historia contempor&#225;nea de Espa&#241;a, sobre todo si te interesa lo pol&#237;tico y lo social, como a m&#237;.</p><h2>Vocabulario &#250;til</h2><blockquote><p><strong>te&#241;ido: </strong>dyeing (de tela, objeto); colouring (de pelo)</p><p>En contexto: Lleva el pelo te&#241;ido de rosa; La nieve ha te&#241;ido la ciudad de blanco.</p><p><strong>al mal tiempo, buena cara: </strong>if life gives you lemons make lemonade (expresi&#243;n para expresar positividad frente a la adersidad)</p><p><strong>entra&#241;able: </strong>moving or touching</p><p>En contexto: Esa escena de la pel&#237;cula me pareci&#243; entra&#241;able.</p><p><strong>zulo: </strong>hiding place, cache</p><p>En contexto: Las armas estaban escondidas en un zulo.</p></blockquote><h2>Las preguntas</h2><ul><li><p>&#191;Desde d&#243;nde me lees?</p></li><li><p>&#191;Te gusta el invierno o eres de los que sufren durante la estaci&#243;n?</p></li><li><p>&#191;En tu ciudad hay mercados navide&#241;os? &#191;Hay alguna curiosidad relevante sobre ellos?</p></li></ul><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-invierno-en-bratislava-aprende/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Deja un comentario&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://insightspanish.substack.com/p/el-invierno-en-bratislava-aprende/comments"><span>Deja un comentario</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>Hasta aqu&#237; la newsletter de esta semana. Espero que te haya gustado y nos vemos en la pr&#243;xima. Si tienes alguna recomendaci&#243;n, no dudes en escribirla en la secci&#243;n de comentarios. 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url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758716147959-5e10b8ee2dee?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNnx8dGFiZXJuYXN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzYzMzkyNzk0fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#161;Hola a todos/as y bienvenidos a esta nueva aventura en forma de newsletter!</p><p>Creo que lo primero que deber&#237;a hacer es presentarme. Mi nombre es &#193;lvaro y ahora mismo me encuentro dando clases de Espa&#241;ol en un pa&#237;s de Centroeuropa. Siempre me ha gustado escribir, y este proyecto nace de la necesidad de obligarme a hacerlo y de compartir con vosotros mi camino como profesor en tierras lejanas.  </p><p>Aqu&#237; vais a encontrar peque&#241;as reflexiones, an&#233;cdotas, historias, recomendaciones y m&#225;s, que os ayudar&#225;n a mejorar vuestra comprensi&#243;n del espa&#241;ol de una manera natural y sin forzar.</p><p><strong>Esta newsletter es para ti si:</strong></p><p>- est&#225;s aprendiendo espa&#241;ol y tienes un nivel intermedio (si todav&#237;a no entiendes todo, tambi&#233;n eres bienvenido: quiz&#225;s incluya transcripciones al ingl&#233;s para facilitar el proceso, pero todav&#237;a no estoy seguro de ello)</p><p>- eres una persona curiosa y quieres leer historias, an&#233;cdotas o reflexiones sobre diferentes temas</p><p>- quieres recomendaciones de pel&#237;culas, libros o m&#250;sica en espa&#241;ol para sumergirte en la cultura</p><p>Si no cumples ninguna de las cosas anteriores, esta newsletter tambi&#233;n es para ti. Solo es cuesti&#243;n de perspectiva.  </p><p>&#161;Vamos a ello!</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://insightspanish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Si te interesa lo que est&#225;s leyendo y quieres aprender espa&#241;ol de una manera diferente, suscr&#237;bete gratis para estar al tanto de las publicaciones.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>El rinc&#243;n curioso</h2><p>&#191;Sab&#237;as que el &#250;nico desierto de Europa est&#225; en Espa&#241;a? S&#237;, concretamente en Almer&#237;a, una provincia en el sudeste del pa&#237;s&#8230; que, por cierto, es donde nac&#237;.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758716147959-5e10b8ee2dee?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNnx8dGFiZXJuYXN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzYzMzkyNzk0fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758716147959-5e10b8ee2dee?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNnx8dGFiZXJuYXN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzYzMzkyNzk0fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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He de decir que Del Toro es un director con el que tengo muchos <strong>altibajos</strong>: algunas de sus pel&#237;culas me encantan, y otras <strong>no me dicen nada</strong>, como fue el caso de su versi&#243;n de <em>Pinocho</em>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TKC1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F572e8047-70b8-4b4e-8b6a-a9df1bf1a487_1000x1500.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TKC1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F572e8047-70b8-4b4e-8b6a-a9df1bf1a487_1000x1500.jpeg 424w, 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Tiene muy buen ritmo, a pesar de sus dos horas y media de duraci&#243;n, y la pel&#237;cula es <strong>conmovedora</strong>.  </p><p>Si todav&#237;a no la has visto, te la recomiendo. Y si la ves, me encantar&#237;a saber qu&#233; opinas.</p><h2>La recomendaci&#243;n</h2><p>Esta semana te recomiendo una pel&#237;cula: <em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-47/">El 47</a></em>, de Marcel Barrena.  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!401k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7808ede-9c5a-4d7b-8bc2-e8e23a035095_1200x676.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!401k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7808ede-9c5a-4d7b-8bc2-e8e23a035095_1200x676.jpeg 424w, 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