FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 7027 posts, RR: 93 Reply 2, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 7027 posts, RR: 93 Reply 3, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Marambio From Argentina, joined Oct 2004, 1158 posts, RR: 28 Reply 5, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Sorry for going off-topic, but...
Quoting MD11junkie (Reply 4): Truth is, only women shop at Zara here
...I beg your pardon, sir? Each Zara store I know here has got a very big male-clothes-only area, where you can find some great stuff. And everytime I've been there, I saw a plethora of men buying!
Now, back to Spain: when in doubt, Google is your best friend.
Saludos,
Marambio
Aerolíneas Argentinas - La Argentina que levanta vuelo.
Seems to surprise a lot of people, but Gipsy Kings are not a Spanish group, they are a French group originating from the towns of Arles and Montpellier in the south of France! Just as surprising to many as when I tell them "My Way" was actually originally a French song!
These are some popular Spanish brands that have their own stores:
Zara
H&M
Springfield
Pull & Bear
Cortefiel
Mango
And these are some Spanish designers that have their own stores as well although they are focused on a higher level:
Pedro del Hierro
Pertegaz
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada
Purificación García
Elio Bernhayer
Vittorio y Lucchino
Adolfo Domínguez
Loewe
And last but not least, the most famous Spanish fashion designer...: Paco Rabanne.
Antonio Banderas
Penélope Cruz
Paz Vega
Javier Bardem
Santiago Segura
Elena Anaya
Carmen Maura
And many many many more, but I think these are the most important.
Reggaeton is not Spanish and is not very spread out ,although it has become famous among the Latin American communities since that's exactly where it comes from.
Painters:
Salvador Dalí
Pablo Picasso
Joan Miró
Diego Velázquez
Francisco de Goya
Joaquín Sorolla
Architects:
Historic:
Juan de Herrera
Antonio Gaudí
Modern:
Javier Sáinz de Oiza
Santiago Calatrava
Rafael Moneo
Antonio Lamela
Classic Music composers:
Manuel de Falla
Joaquín Rodrigo
Isaac Albéniz
Joaquín Turina
Federico Chueca
Opera singers:
Plácido Domingo
José Carreras
Montserrat Caballé
Alfredo Kraus
Dancers:
Tamara Rojo (1st. dancer of the London Royal Ballet)
Joaquín Cortés
Modern singers/bands:
Alejandro Sanz
Julio Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Miguel Bosé
David Bisbal
Ana Torroja
Joaquín Sabina
Jarabe de Palo
Hombres G
Danza Invisible
Andy & Lucas
El Canto del Loco
Amaral
Efecto Mariposa
La Oreja de Van Gogh
Toulouse From Ireland, joined Apr 2005, 2718 posts, RR: 58 Reply 10, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting RobertNL070 (Reply 8): To be fair, though hailing from France the Gipsy Kings are of recent Catalan (Spanish) ancestry.
Oh very true, but they were all born in France, speak primarily French. You know the whole south-west of France is filled with hundreds of thousands of Spanish immigrants who fled Spain under Franco. Today they are well integrated, but the second and third generation of these "refugees" are clearly French. I know many of them, and while they all have a love for Spain, most of them speak worse Spanish than I do (and I'm Irish... with a Spanish wife!) yet say they are French, which "politically" they are. And then the Gipsy Kings are gipsies, originally originating from India... so are they Indians?
MD11junkie From Argentina, joined May 2005, 3091 posts, RR: 60 Reply 11, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting IBERIA747 (Reply 9): Reggaeton is not Spanish and is not very spread out ,although it has become famous among the Latin American communities since that's exactly where it comes from.
Quoting IBERIA747 (Reply 9): Just for the record, Benicio del Toro is Puertorican.
Yep, where did I get that from, I don't know. Thanks for the correction, Alfonso.
Quoting Marambio (Reply 5): ...I beg your pardon, sir? Wink Each Zara store I know here has got a very big male-clothes-only area, where you can find some great stuff. And everytime I've been there, I saw a plethora of men buying!
B747_A340 From Canada, joined Dec 2000, 196 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting IBERIA747 (Reply 9):
Reggaeton is not Spanish and is not very spread out ,although it has become famous among the Latin American communities since that's exactly where it comes from.
Btw...I hate reggaeton.
I also hate it... it always sounds the same and the lyrics are quite stupid, but I can tell you that it is the only thing you will find in clubs in Salamanca, and I can tell you there isn't a huge Latin American community here. Actually, one of my friends is from Gran Canaria and he is absolutely in love with reggaeton. So even while it is NOT Spanish, it is part of the modern Spanish culture, at least with people that go to college in Spain
IBERIA747 From Spain, joined Aug 2003, 1825 posts, RR: 62 Reply 16, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting B747_A340 (Reply 14): one of my friends is from Gran Canaria and he is absolutely in love with reggaeton.
The "Canarios" seem as if they were Latin Americans so it's no surprise. You'll hear Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Reggaeton, Cumbia and all those Caribbean/Latin American rhythms much more than pop/rock/techno/trance in the Canaries.
They seem to be closer to Latin America than to the Iberian Peninsula (culturally, of course).
Quoting B747_A340 (Reply 14): I can tell you that it is the only thing you will find in clubs in Salamanca, and I can tell you there isn't a huge Latin American community here.
Well, there's a BIG international community in Salamanca because of it's university, and the amount of foreign students grows incredibly during the summer. Besides, reggaeton is not only "common" in Spain but in other European countries as well.
I have also been in Salamanca and I haven't heard more reggaeton than "decent" music.
Quoting B747_A340 (Reply 14): it is part of the modern Spanish culture, at least with people that go to college in Spain
Not at least in Madrid. I disagree with you there. It's just a minor thing. Trust me...I live here.
JoseMEX From Mexico, joined Oct 1999, 1539 posts, RR: 29 Reply 17, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Other famous Spanish personalities (either adoptive or by birth):
Yola Berrocal, Dinio (originally from Cuba), Tamara (of "No cambié" fame), Raquel Mosquera, David Flores, Boris Izaguirre (originally from Venezuela), Ex-Boxing champ-turned-porn-actor Poli Diaz, Pozi, the Matamoros brothers (Kiko and Koto), etc.
IBERIA747 From Spain, joined Aug 2003, 1825 posts, RR: 62 Reply 18, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting JoseMEX (Reply 17): Yola Berrocal, Dinio (originally from Cuba), Tamara (of "No cambié" fame), Raquel Mosquera, David Flores, Boris Izaguirre (originally from Venezuela), Ex-Boxing champ-turned-porn-actor Poli Diaz, Pozi, the Matamoros brothers (Kiko and Koto), etc.
You forgot one of the most beautiful (¿?) and classy (¿?) women in Spain...: Belén Esteban.
I would put all those people mentioned above inside a bag and throw it in the middle of the atlantic during a storm.
COEWR777 From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 428 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
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