This document provides a list of topics for a student named Jake to research on Spanish culture websites. The topics include various Spanish dances, music, architecture, films, and theater. For each topic, Jake is instructed to find the country of origin, a brief description, and why it is important from the provided websites. Some of the topics listed are flamenco, mariachi bands, Antonio Gaudi, Pedro Almódovar, and la Zarzuela musical theater.

1. Español 3 Tema 5 búsqueda web Nombre____Jake______
Usa los siguientes sitios web para buscar información sobre los
temas de la lista.
¿Quíen es? o ¿Qué es? ¿En qué país?
¿Por qué es importante?---una descripción de 3-5 lineas en inglés.
http://www.donquijote.org/culture/
http://www.espanole.org/artes
la danza
1. el flamenco- Flamenco is a genuine Spanish art form. It exists in three
forms: el cante, the song, el baile, the dance, and la guitarra, the guitar
playing.
2. la Jota- The Jota is a Spanish folk dance. The dance is visual more than
anything with dancers wearing traditional, regional costumes.
3. la Sevillana- is a typical type of Spanish folk music originating in the
south. It consists of 3 elements: the dance, the song and the music.
4. El Tango- The Tango is like a game of “sex and chess,” played out on
the dance floor with a live band and plenty of onlookers.
5. la Cumbia- a Latin American musical style that originated in Colombia's
Caribbean coastal region. Cumbia began as a courtship dance practiced
among the African slave population that was later mixed with European
instruments and musical characteristics.
la música
6. Mariachis y Charros- The mariachi band is one of Mexico’s symbols.
They are easily recognizable with their large wide brim sombrero hats.
Mostly perform at celebrations.
7. Mambo- Is a Cuban musical form and dance style that achieved
developed originally in Havana, and Mexico City. The word mambo
means conversation with the gods.

2. Español 3 Tema 5 búsqueda web Nombre____Jake______
8. Tito Puentes Sr.- He was a Latin Jazz and Salsa music musician. He is
best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that
helped keep his career going for 50 years.
9. Tuna groups- were poor students, who made the most of their musical
talent, cheerfulness and japing to stroll through the towns, visiting
streets, squares and convents and entertaining people in return for a
bowl of soup and a few coins to help them pay for their studies.
10. Manual de Falla- was a Spanish Andalusian composer of classical
music.
11. Juanes- He was born in Columbia. His strong activism in humanitarian
causes has resulted in him singing at the Nobel Prize of peace
ceremony.
12. Marc Anthony- is a Puerto Rican-American musician, singer-
songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa
artist of all time.
13. la Música Andina- Andina music is a term applied to a very wide range
of musical genres originating from the South American Andes. It is
played with a variety of indigenous instruments. In some regions and
countries is characterized by performing with instruments like the
bagpipe, flute, charango, and bombo.
la arquitectura
15. Antonio Gaudi- He was an architect. His architecture is mostly in
Barcelona, Spain. His uses a modernist style that is still popular with
architects today.
16. La Sagrada Familia- This is a church created by Antonio Gaudi. It is
located in Barcelona, Spain. It is still under construction and is not
expected to be done until 2026.
17. La Alhambra- a palace built in the mid 14th century. It was built by
Moorish rulers. It was allowed to fall to ruin until the 19th century when
renovations began taking place. Now a major tourist attraction for
Spain.

3. Español 3 Tema 5 búsqueda web Nombre____Jake______
el cine
19. Pedro Almódovar - He is a film director and producer. He is from
Spain and could arguably be the most famous Spanish producer of all
time. He even started his own film production company.
la obra de teatro-
20. la Zarzuela- It is one type of performing arts, also known as theatre. It
originated in Madrid, Spain and combines singing, dancing, and spoken
role-playing into one art form.