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Rosalía, song by Juan Luis Guerra

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level C1

Juan Luis Guerra is a best-selling singer-songwriter from the Dominican Republic. His music fuses traditional Latin styles like merengue and bolero with jazz, salsa and rock. Guerra has been distinguished with many Grammy, Latin Grammy and Billboard awards over the course of his long career, and in 2008 he was also named a UNESCO artist for Peace "in recognition of his efforts for the benefit of children with disabilities and children in need".

This reading and listening exercise can help you practise using El Imperfecto vs El indefinido, subordinate clauses with para que, uses of mira/oye and the position of pronouns.

Exercise: Rosalía, song by Juan Luis Guerra

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