UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/ Interviews with famous Spanish speakers by the instructors and students of Spanish 226 at UW Madison Intended for intermediate students of Spanish, this podcast features lively discussion with Spanish speakers from around the world. Personalidades is produced by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Listen and learn as prominent voices from Hispanic Culture discuss exciting topics in different fields. From music and film to politics and travel, these podcasts provide entertaining and knowledgeable insight to the Latin American and Spanish world. Personalidades de la Cultura Hispanica is produced by Patricia Rengel, Nancy Bird-Soto, Dinorah Cortez-Velez, and the students of Spanish 226 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. ES Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License Department of Spanish and Portuguese UW Madison doug@lss.wisc.edu learn Spanish, learn, Spanish, Culture, Cultura, UW, UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, Spanish Education no UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Listen to a behind-the-scenes interview between singer Lila Downs and UW doctoral student Giannina Reyes Giardiello. Lila Downs is the daughter of a Mixtec cabaret singer and a Scottish/ American cinematographer, who began singing and performing mariachi songs when she was eight years old. She was featured on the soundtrack to the movie Frida and performed at the 75th Academy Awards when the theme song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song. Downs performs her own compositions as well as selections of native Mesoamerican music. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Lila_Downs.mp3 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:00:00 CST 9:37 learn, Lila Downs, Mariachi, Mixtec, Frida, Mesoamerican music, language, Spanish UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Listen to the Peruvian Nicolás Lynch Gamero, former minister of education, scholar and professor of sociology, discuss the state of education in Peru. Professor Lynch also gives his impressions of universities in the U.S. and compares them to Peruvian universities. You can also learn about the oldest University in the Americas, San Marcos of Lima. The interview with Professor Lynch is conducted by Kristina Puotkalyte-Gurgel, a PhD student from UW-Madison. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/lynch.mp3 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:00:00 CST 15:41 learn, Nicolás Lynch Gamero, Peru, Education, University Education, San Marcos of Lima, language, Spanish UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Mayra Santos Febres identifies emerging writers and trends in Puerto Rican and Caribbean literature in this intimate conversation with Natalie Belisle, doctoral student at University of Wisconsin, Madison. Santos Febres discusses, among other things, the tension created by a demand for “exotic” Caribbean literature. In addition, she reveals why she chose the iconic figure Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer as protagonist for her latest novel Nuestra Señora de la Noche (2006). Keep a pulse on the latest literary beats by listening to Mayra and Natalie! http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/mayra.mp3 Mon, 28 May 2007 02:00:00 CST 18:15 learn, Mayra Santos Febres, Puerto Rican and Caribbean literature, language, author, Spanish, Nuestra Señora de la Noche UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese In this intimate conversation between Professor Nora Strejilevich and Patricia Rengel you will hear about her experience as a survivor of the “Guerra Sucia” in Argentina. Strejilevich, author of the award winning testimonial novel Una sola muerte numerosa, which was also adapted into a play and movie, talks about the nuances of the “lexicon of terror” that surrounded that period of state terror. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/nora1.mp3 Thu, 1 Mar 2007 03:30:00 CST 16:10 learn, Nora Strejilevich, writing, language, author, guerra Sucia, Spanish, Argentina, Una sola muerte numerosa UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese In this second interview, Professor Strejilevich talks about the relationship between testimony, fiction and memory. How, for instance, is trauma translated into language or even a literary testimony. Learn more about how Argentina is still recovering from this traumatic historic moment. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/nora2.mp3 Thu, 1 Mar 2007 03:30:00 CST 11:43 learn, Nora Strejilevich, writing, language, author, Argentina, Spanish, history UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Listen to Ricardo Chávez Castañeda, a prolific contemporary Mexican author share his ideas about writing, language and literature with Kristina Puotkalyte-Gurgel. Chávez Castañeda is one of the nine invited authors of an important conference, Ibero-American Writers in the Era of Globalization, to be held in Madison, WI. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/RicardoChavez.mp3 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:30:00 CST 17:33 learn, Ricardo Chávez Castañeda, writing, language, author, Ibero-American conference, Spanish, Mexico, Madison UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Listen to Mario Mendoza, right hand man to Madison's mayor, talk about his journey from Puerto Rico to Madison. Front man for several salsa bands and prominent minority leader, Mario gives his perspective on the latino experience in the Midwest. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/mariomendozaI.mp3 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:30:00 CST 12:50 learn, Madison, salsa, leader, Mendoza, latino, midwest, Puerto Rico, UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Listen to Mario Mendoza, right hand man to Madison's mayor, talk about his journey from Puerto Rico to Madison. Front man for several salsa bands and prominent minority leader, Mario gives his perspective on the latino experience in the Midwest. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/mariomendozaII.mp3 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:30:00 CST 25:11 learn, Madison, salsa, leader, Mendoza, latino, midwest, Puerto Rico, UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Listen to one of the greatest living salsa musicians in this intimate conversation with Patricia Rengel. Palmieri describes his musical roots set in the New York music scene during the fifties where he learned from other masters –Machito, Tito Rodríguez and the late Tito Puente. Discover among other things what a moña is and how it gives his music a unique flavor. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/personalidades_PALMIERI_I.mp3 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:00:00 CST 11:36 learn, salsa, Eddie Palmieri, music, moña, culture UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese El futuro de la salsa. In this second interview Mr. Palmieri reminisces about Conjunto la Perfecta and working with Tito Puente. The future also looks good according to the master salsero. Listen to the past and present of salsa come alive with this 8-time Grammy award winner. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/personalidades_PALMIERI_II.mp3 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:00:00 CST 16:32 learn, salsa, Eddie Palmieri, music, Tito Puente, culture UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Explore Venezuela with Padre Pedro Suárez in two interviews with this Lutheran minister. In the first podcast, Padre Suárez talks about President Hugo Chávez and the Protestan movement in Latin America. In the second interview, Padre Suárez talks about his avocation, music and other aspects of the Hispanic community in Wisconsin and Illinois. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/padre_pedro_1.mp3 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:00:00 CST 18:58 learn, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Padre Pedro Suarez, Latin America, protestant UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Explore Venezuela with Padre Pedro Suárez in two interviews with this Lutheran minister. In the first podcast, Padre Suárez talks about President Hugo Chávez and the Protestan movement in Latin America. In the second interview, Padre Suárez talks about his avocation, music and other aspects of the Hispanic community in Wisconsin and Illinois. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/padre_pedro_11.mp3 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:00:00 CST 15:14 learn, Padre Pedro Suarez, hispanic, Wisconsin, Illinois UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Via telephone from Puebla, Juan Carlos Varela and Julieta Rodriguez describe their artistic process as they create sculptures based on pre-Hispanic history and culture. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/artemixtlanpodcastFINAL.mp3 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:00:00 CST 21:17 learn, pre-Hispanic culture, pre-Hispanic history, sculpture, artist UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Doctor Bárbara Mujica is a professor of Spanish at Georgetown University. In addition to her work as an academic, Professor Mujica writes novels and short stories. In this first interview she discusses her short story “El medio-niñero”, sports and the problems immigrants face in the United States. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Barbara_Mujica_i.mp3 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:00:00 CST 7:13 learn, Spanish, Mujica, author, El medio-niñero, immigrants UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese In this second interview, Professor Mujica discusses her favorite genre, the novel. Professor Mujica gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the writing process in a conversation with Patricia Rengel about her novels Frida, a best-seller, and Sister Teresa, slated for release this spring. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Barbara_Mujica_ii.mp3 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:00:00 CST 12:12 learn, Spanish, Mujica, author, Frida, Sister Teresa UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Norma E. Cantú is a chicana writer and professor of English at the University of Texas-San Antonio. In this interview she offers her insights on culture, the power of autobiographical writings and the legitimacy of Spanglish. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Norma_Cantu.mp3 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:00:00 CST 25:55 chicana, Learn, Spanish, Cantú, author, Texas, Spanglish UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese In this phone interview, Nancy Bird-Soto chats with Dr. Julio Bird, who is a cardiologist and resides in LaCrosse, WI. He is the first Puerto Rican to climb all the way to the top of Mt. Everest, an endeavor he accomplished in 2002. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Julio_Bird.mp3 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:00:00 CST 10:29 learn, Spanish, Puerto Rico, Everest UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Professor at the University of Texas-Pan American and poet Elvia Ardalani shares her thoughts about the written word and her insights on 'transculturalism'. She has published various collections of poetry, among them: Y comerás del pan sentado junto al fuego (2001) and De cruz y media luna (1996). http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Elvia_Ardalani.mp3 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:00:00 CST 7:53 learn, Spanish, Poetry, Transculturalism, University of Texas UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Join us at Crucitas Restaurant in Edinburg, TX for a lively chat and lunch with Roberto de la Torre and Arturo Zárate Ruiz as they comment on and challenge the idea of "la frontera" between Mexico and the United States. Roberto is a writer and folklorist who lives in McAllen, TX. Arturo obtained his doctorate degree at the UW-Madison and resides in the Matamoros area in Mexico. He has published books about NAFTA and the war on drugs. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/ayr_culturalsymbols.mp3 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:00:00 CST 4:11 learn, Spanish, frontera, border, Mexico UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Join us at Crucitas Restaurant in Edinburg, TX for a lively chat and lunch with Roberto de la Torre and Arturo Zárate Ruiz as they comment on and challenge the idea of "la frontera" between Mexico and the United States. Roberto is a writer and folklorist who lives in McAllen, TX. Arturo obtained his doctorate degree at the UW- Madison and resides in the Matamoros area in Mexico. He has published books about NAFTA and the war on drugs. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/ayr_musica.mp3 Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:00:00 CST 3:38 learn, Spanish, frontera, border, Mexico, Music UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Join us at Crucitas Restaurant in Edinburg, TX for a lively chat and lunch with Roberto de la Torre and Arturo Zárate Ruiz as they comment on and challenge the idea of "la frontera" between Mexico and the United States. Roberto is a writer and folklorist who lives in McAllen, TX. Arturo obtained his doctorate degree at the UW- Madison and resides in the Matamoros area in Mexico. He has published books about NAFTA and the war on drugs. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/ayr.mp3 Tue, 30 May 2006 12:00:00 CST 14:45 learn, Spanish, frontera, border, Mexico UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese María Castello shares with Kate Ternes her first-hand knowledge of tango as an Argentine cultural phenomenon that spread throughout the world. She talks about the history of tango, tango music, and the intricacy of the dance. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Maria_Castello.mp3 Wed, 10 May 2006 12:00:00 CST 17:10 learn, Spanish, Argentina, Tango, Music, Spanish Education UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Nancy Bird-Soto converses with the well-known Mexican writer Ángeles Mastretta in a telephone interview from Mexico City to discuss her writings and latest projects. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Angeles_Mastretta.mp3 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:00:00 CST 10:20 learn, Spanish, Mastretta, Mexico, Spanish Education UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Three graduate students (Nancy Bird-Soto, Dinorah Cortés-Vélez and Patricia Rengel) interview the renowned writer and human rights activist Marjorie Agosín in a Madison café. Listen to this intimate conversation with Agosín to discover her latest thoughts about poetry, Latin America, women and the war in Iraq. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Marjorie_Agosin.mp3 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:00:00 CST 13:42 learn, Spanish, Agosín, immigration, poetry, Latin America, women, Iraq, Spanish Education UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Students from Spanish 266 discuss the pending immigration legislation in an interview with Alma Ruiz, member of the UW chapter of MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlán). http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Alma_Ruiz.mp3 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:00:00 CST 3:54 learn, Spanish, Ruiz, immigration, politics, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlán, Spanish Education UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Dramatist Jorge Arroyo talks to Patricia Rengel about theater, politics and the 'real' Costa Rica. His recent political ventures and theatrical productions come to life in this intimate conversation. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Jorge_Arroyo.mp3 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:00:00 CST 26:06 learn, Spanish, Arroyo, theater, politics, Costa Rica, Spanish Education UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Juan Egea, Associate Professor of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UW-Madison, provides knowledgeable insight into the world of Modern Spanish Literature and Film, particularly in context of the Spanish Civil War. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Juan_Egea.mp3 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:00:00 CST 21:07 learn, Spanish, Egea, Spanish Civil War, Literature, Film, Spanish Education UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese Carlos Arenas, Director of Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua, discusses the organization's work with Nicaraguan grass roots social movements and other political aspects between Nicaragua and the United States. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Carlos_Arenas.mp3 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:00:00 CST 21:07 learn, Spanish, Nicaragua, social, justice, Nicaraguan, Spanish Education UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese In episode 2 students ask Pavel questions about Merengue. Find out his insight on this popular hispanic music and dance. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Pavel_Polanco_Sefadit_QandA.mp3 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:00:00 CST 4:31 learn, Spanish, Merengue, Tambora, guira, Spanish Education UW Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese The tambora and guira come to life in this dramatic interview with Patricia Rengel as Pavel traces the history of merengue. http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/newsite/podcasts/personalidades/audio/Pavel_Polanco_Sefadit.mp3 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:00:00 CST 6:18 learn, Spanish, Merengue, Tambora, guira, Spanish Education