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The expression “Hablando del rey de Roma” is used when someone that you are talking about unexpectedly appears. “Hablando del rey de Roma” can be followed by “por la puerta asoma”, as a rhyme. Although the idiom literally means “speaking of the King of Rome, through the door he appears”, the English equivalent would be “speak of the devil and he shall appear”. Let’s learn about the origin of this expression… The original phrase, which was “Hablando del Ruin de…
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Teatro, música, baile, comedia… If you happen to like any of the things that I just mentioned (and I am sure that you do!), you cannot miss the IX Annual British Spanish Society Concert: Zarzuela Evening. The British Spanish Society is holding their annual concert next Wednesday 24th October at 7.30pm. This time, the concert celebrates the Spanish tradition of zarzuela; singers from the Guildhall School of Music will present an entertaining one-hour theatre performance full of singing, dancing and humour.…
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Montserrat Caballé fue una cantante de ópera española. Nacida en Barcelona en 1933, Caballé fue una de las cantantes líricas más admiradas del mundo, y es considerada una de las mayores sopranos del siglo XX. Falleció en la madrugada del sábado pasado, 6 de octubre de 2018, a los 85 años de edad. La Superba, pues así es como la llamaban sus seguidores, deja atrás un extraordinario legado, con más de 50 años de carrera artística durante los que interpretó…
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This expression is used when something goes wrong, but there’s no need to worry about it. Its origin dates back to the Cuban War and 1868 when Cuba was one of Spain’s last colonies. Due to an economic crisis, Cuba requested independence from Spain and that started the war, which lasted for 30 years with two breaks in between. Spanish people were against the war. Not just because of all the suffering, but also because they didn’t understand the benefits…
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Hola cine adictos, Do you miss our cinema nights? I do. But do not worry, it is coming. As we were doing some other social events and also Easter was on the way, we haven´t been able to organise a movie night earlier. But finally the night has come and we will see each other enjoying pizza and a drink on Friday 11th May. It is great to see how students are so happy to take part of different social…
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