El mal querer and Its Grammy Path | Spanish B1
Read a B1 Spanish account of El mal querer, its verified 2018 to 2020 awards, and the production roles named in official credits.
El mal querer: de un proyecto musical a los Grammy
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What you'll learn
Spanish B1 reading, music awards, production vocabulary, fact and opinion
A factual B1 article follows Rosalía's El mal querer through two Latin Grammy wins for Malamente in 2018, Album of the Year and other honors in 2019, and a Grammy win in 2020. It separates documented awards and credits from critical labels such as revolution or neoflamenco.
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Phrases for training
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había llamado la atención
newhad already attracted attention
The phrase means that something had become noticeable.
Useful for describing early interest or success.
Un año después
newone year later
Connects two events separated by a year.
Useful for clear chronological narration.
En cambio
newin contrast
Introduces a contrasting idea.
Useful when separating facts from opinions.
conviene separar
newit is useful to separate
Conviene plus infinitive gives general advice.
Useful for recommendations in formal discussion.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
créditos
créditos
credits
The list of people and roles behind a work.
Useful for music, film, and publishing.
ingenieros
ingenieros
engineers
Here it refers to audio professionals who record or shape sound.
Useful for discussing music production.
mezcladores
mezcladores
mixing engineers
Professionals who balance recorded sound elements.
Useful for understanding album credits.
masterización
masterización
mastering
The final audio preparation before release.
Useful technical vocabulary for recorded music.
capas
capas
layers
Elements placed over one another in a sound arrangement.
Useful for describing complex recordings.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
antes de que plus subjunctive
Antes de que el álbum recibiera grandes premios
before the album received major awards
Antes de que introduces a later action with the subjunctive.
Useful for linking events in time.
Passive with ser
fue elegido mejor álbum vocal pop contemporáneo
was also chosen as best contemporary pop vocal album
Ser plus participle focuses on the receiver of an action.
Useful in news and award reports.
se plus modal verb
datos que se pueden comprobar
facts that can be checked
Se pueden plus infinitive expresses general possibility without naming an agent.
Useful for objective explanations.
Impersonal evaluation
No es necesario resolver esos debates
It is not necessary to resolve those debates
Es plus adjective plus infinitive evaluates an action generally.
Useful for stating necessity or importance.
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