Spanish Language Cast Recordings

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?

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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

my favorite...

Me pone caliente.

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.

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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.

Thanks -Casey

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

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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

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

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.

Ooo! Evita would be fun in Spanish.