Spanish Language Cast Recordings

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:03pm

Hi All!
I am currently taking Spanish, and I have discovered, listening to cast albums in Spanish is helping me pick things up a little bit better. Is there any place I can buy more than just "Phantom" or "Cabaret" (I already checked Footlight), and pref. at a reasonable cost?

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:07pm

Mamma Mia en espanol.

Puede echuchar a la canciones populares tambien porque es facil para encontrarlas en ITunes.

Jota/estrella
Updated On: 1/29/08 at 10:07 PM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:11pm

I hate the Spanish language Phantom of the Opera. The translation is terrible. At least for "Prima Donna". It annoys me.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:12pm

Not to worried about the translation's quality...more of can I figure out what they are singing.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:14pm

See a Spanish movies instead.... they have tons of great spanish movies from Spain, Central America & South America...they have gay spanish movies too.

Updated On: 1/29/08 at 10:14 PM

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:15pm

The one Spanish-language CD I really wanna listen to is GYPSY with soap-opera star Sylvia Pinal and rock-star daughter Alehandra Guzman.
Husk, this isn't much help but on iTunes they have a track of Bianca Marroquin singing the medley "Me and My Baby/Funny Honey/Nowadays" in Spanish.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:17pm

Y Tu Mamá También! That movie really helped me with my umm... Spanish...

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:18pm

I hear ya..specially the ending is VERY UNEXPECTED!

J*
Updated On: 1/29/08 at 10:18 PM

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:20pm

Movies help, of course, but what husk is doing is really smart. Taking something you enjoy and using it to learn a new language. I'm a Native Spanish speaker who learned to speak English, showtunes were definitely one of my main sources of learning. You acquire a lot of vocabulary, idioms, and listening skills from them.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:23pm

It's cool if it's a show you know very well and then you listen to it in Spanish and you know what they're saying, but you have to listen to the "new" words and make sense of them. It's fun.

[CMoore]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:24pm

Ray, que impresionante como escribe en ingles. Felicidades. Como necesito estudiar mas y perfeccionar mi espanol. Seriously though, I love hearing a native speak so well, it's inspiring.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:27pm

My Favorites Pop Singers: (oops.. off-topic)

1. Luis Fonsi (Puerto Rico/EEUU)
2. Paulina Rubio (Mexico)
3. Sin Bandera (Mexico)
4. Alejandro Sanz (Espana)
5. Carlos Ponce (PR/EEUU)
6. Juanes (Colombia)
7. Sarita Montiel (Espana)
8. Susana Baca (Peru)

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:29pm

Spanish Idioms (not slang) are hard. I took a semester on it....

my favorite...

Me pone caliente.

[CMoore]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:31pm

Jay, you've got good taste in latin music. I love Luis Fonsi and Sin Bandera.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:34pm

CMoore, gracias, that was a very sweet comment. Yo tenia quince cuando me mude a los Estados Unidos en el 2001, fue dificil aprender pero con esfuerzo se puede. Your Spanish is really good, btw.
I'm not in love with Jaystarr's list, only Alejandro Sanz and Sarita Montiel excite me, Paulina Rubio has some good music but her personality is so nasty that it makes me loathe whatever she touches. Sanz is pure gold though.
Either way, back on track, I'm quite interested about the actual topic of the thread.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:35pm

Thanks Ray...I thought it was smart too.

I actually have the physical CD/DVD set with Bianca on it, and I have a copy of "Rocky Horror" and "A Chorus Line" in Spanish.

[mauriposa]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:40pm

Aww, this thread has made me realize just how much I miss Spanish. I'm trying to learn French right now, but after ten years of Spanish, it's really hard.

[CMoore]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:44pm

Yeah I have never listened to those other artists. I lived in Paraguay for a while and I was introduced to a few. I really like Ricardo Arjona.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:46pm

Thanks -Casey

Ray- love Sarita Montiel- she's the original DIVA.

********

BTW :I have list of Spanish movies that we watched at my Spanish Intermediate Class at Harvard Extension last year..sorry my acento is not working in my computer...but if you have time borrow these movies from netflix or the library .. they are very good and have a social message.

LIST OF SPANISH MOVIES:

1. Hombres Armados (EEUU)
2. El Norte (EEUU)
3. Como Agua Para chocolate (Mexico)
4. Danzon (Mexico)
5. Todos somos estrellas (Peru)
6. De Eso No se Habla (Argentina )- my favorite
7. La Historia Official (Argentina) - my favorite too.
8. Caballos Salvajes (Argentina)
9. Fresca y Chocolate (Cuba)
10. Guantanamera (Cuba)
11. Nueba Yol Parts 1 & 2 (Dominican Republican)
12. Belle Epoque (Spain)
13. Ay ! Carmella ( Spain)
14. Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Spain by Almodovar)
15. Todos sobre mi madre (Spain by Almodovar)
16. Viridiana (Spain) - very weird movie..nun who was very good, abused , almost raped then became an atheist..she burns cross at the end... and had 3-some at the end....movie was banned in Spain in the 50's...

We have to watch all these movies for two semesters...BTW- I love love Pedro Almodovar movies....everyone have to see 2 movies of his in their lifetime.

J*


Updated On: 1/29/08 at 10:46 PM

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:52pm

The problem is, I don't have the time to sit down and watch a movie...where as I can pop a CD in while driving.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/29/08 at 11:00pm

I love Paulina Rubio bec. she's a bad ass sl*t!

Check her video.. Algo Tienes...check the cute contsruction guy drillling the ground..lol!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFjge_CrzO4

J*
Updated On: 1/29/08 at 11:00 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 1/30/08 at 12:08am

poof!

Updated On: 1/30/08 at 12:08 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 1/30/08 at 12:09am

I have quite a bit of Spanish language musical theatre recordings, but hands-down... my favorite is the Madrid cast of MAMMA MIA! Whenever I need a a MAMMA MIA! fix, that is the sole CD I listen to. I even have it on my iPhone. LOVE IT!

Off the top of my head, the Spanish language cast recordings I have are:

EL FANTASMA DE LA OPERA (Mexican Cast)
CATS (Mexican Cast)
HOLA, DOLLY! (with Silvia Pinal)
GYPSY (with Silvia Pinal and rock-star daughter Alejandra Guzman as Gypsy)
ANNIE (Madrid Cast)
SWEENEY TODD (Barcelona Cast)
EVITA (with Paloma San Basilio)

Can't remember the others but there are a few more.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 1/30/08 at 12:30am

Brody-
Any idea where I can purchase these?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/30/08 at 1:10am

Ooo! Evita would be fun in Spanish.