Que Horror!

Thanks to Netflix, more and more Spanish films and series are made available to us in the Philippines.

One of their most famous imports is "La Casa de Papel," or better known as "Money Heist." It's so popular that they now have international versions of the film.

This weekend, we were able to catch this Spanish action/horror film from 2020. 

The English title is "Valley of the Dead," which doesn't have that much of a ring to it unlike the original title "Malnazidos." 

Though the genre isn't new, and we've been seeing Zombie films since as far back as the 60s, there are a lot of elements of this film that feel fresh and new. Which makes it a fun film to watch.

Oh, and I tried watching it in Spanish to help me brush up on my Espanol. But I had to revert back to English after a few minutes.

From Mexico to Spain

Yesterday, it was all about Mexico. So today, it'll be about our other hispanic partner - Spain!

Our relatives from Barcelona flew in to spend Christmas in the Philippines. And while they were here for 2 weeks, they've been hopping around from Tagaytay to Boracay to Batangas. Ergo, we had a difficult time catching up with them.

Tonight was their last night before flying back to BCN, so we rounded them up for a nice, Filipino-Spanish dinner at Corazon.

It's always great to reconnect with our Spanish cousins. And we're so glad that they're visiting us much more often than they used to. So, while they may be flying out tomorrow night, I'm sure we'll see them again very soon.

Nos vemos!

Well, Hola there!

Mama Marna - Maricar's mother-in-law - is such a sweet lady.

She remembered that I can understand a bit of Spanish, so she sent me this:

It's a recent issue of Hola! And I've always equated this magazine with Spain. After all, my Tita has a lot of these in her house in Barcelona. Plus, my late Grandmother, Lola Dita, also read this magazine a lot.

The timing of this magazine is perfect. My cousins from Spain are arriving in a month's time, so I need to brush up on my Spanish.


Surprisingly, despite not having practiced for so many years, I still understand most of the headlines on the cover. Even more surprising, I read the first 2 articles from start to finish and understood them!

Let's see if it holds out until the inner pages.

Exito!

Estoy orgullosa de mi! Yo escibir las cartas para Pascua para mi primas en Espana uso Espanol! Estas muy dificil porque mi Espanol es limitado. Hago solo un diccionario y el memoria de mi Espanol en la Universidad. A pesar de que, escribele cinco cartas hoy. Yo siento muy alegre! Espero que tu entiende el. Saludate!