Ultimo Club de Libros de 2013. Te esperamos este noviembre!
NOVEMBER: SPAIN After a full house (17 Spanish literature lovers from all of SW London and beyond, sipping wine and having an amazing time) we are happy to invite you for our last Spanish Book Club...
View ArticleFREE Spanish Tasters! Come join us, daytime and evening!
We are happy to announce that Free Taster sessions are back at Battersea Spanish, now Mornings and Evenings! Free Tasters are 1,5 hour sessions designed to give you a taste of how effective, fun and...
View ArticlePrimera reunión del Club de Libros de 2014: no te la pierdas!
JANUARY: MEXICO ¡Feliz año nuevo! The Battersea Spanish Book Club is off to a hot and juicy start of the year. In its 25th anniversary, we will be discussing the magical-realism jewel “Como agua para...
View ArticleClub de libros de febrero: Los y las esperamos!
FEBRUARY: COLOMBIA After a hot and fully booked meeting in January discussing spicy bestseller “Como agua para chocolate” of Mexican Laura Esquivel, we are looking forward to our February meeting,...
View ArticleLove Spanish Cinema?
If you do, the expert talk of March, “The Deformed Mirror: The Esperpento Tradition in Spanish Comedy Cinema”, led by Spanish film expert Alberto Lado Rey, is your event! Come join this fascinating...
View ArticleClub de lectura de marzo: carteles y literatura
MARZO: MEXICO February was another fully booked meeting at our Spanish Book Club discussing the polemic and beautifully written “Las reputaciones” of Juan Gabriel Vásquez. Join us this month to...
View ArticleClub de lectura de abril: Nostalgia de una vida
APRIL: URUGUAY March took us to the depths of the Mexican narcoworld, and the dilemmas of the relationship father-son, all while enjoying a delicious homemade guacamole! Join us this April to discuss...
View ArticleAlmodóvar for free?
Don’t miss the chance to watch one of Almodóvar’s true gems in our June Spanish Film Club. We will be showing the Spanish film “Volver“ (with English subtitles) in fantastic Battersea bar, The Doodle...
View ArticleMeet the author: COSTA RICA
How often do you get to spend an evening chatting with an award winning Costa Rican author while sipping delicious wine? Not too often, we bet! Come join our May Spanish Book Club and ask all the...
View ArticleHabla como Amy – Speak Spanish like Amy
An interview with Amy Wolstenholme – an Advanced level student It’s not so easy to learn Spanish, especially not in London, far from the sunny coasts of Spain and Latin America. So we thought we’d...
View ArticleNo Passport Required : Flamenco Nights
No Passport Needed – A Night of Flamenco in Battersea There is nothing quite like a good stomp of the feet to get you into the mood. And I see it all around me; how even the most reticent of bystanders...
View ArticleA Very Spanish Battersea
A Very Spanish Battersea Stephanie Kennedy Like London, Battersea is changing. Most strikingly of course, the iconic Battersea Power station has lost three of its towers, until, we are promised, the...
View ArticleLondon is Latin and Latin is London.
In 1777, English writer and poet Samuel Johnson was a dapper man about town. An engaging and charismatic figure, he was a prominent member of the London social scene, preferring to be out and about...
View ArticleHave you been to Mexico?
Have you been to Mexico? Alice has never been to Latin America. A busy mother of three and working a full time job as a teacher has meant that travel beyond London hasn’t always been that easy. She...
View ArticleWhatever Floats Your Boat
Resting on its hull, the boat sits patiently like a sage, knowing well it’s fate will soon rise up. For the tide is a slippery promise and as the sun’s warmth turns to embers, the river soon starts to...
View ArticleHabla como Amy
An interview with Amy Wolstenholme – an Advanced level student It’s not so easy to learn Spanish, especially not in London, far from the sunny coasts of Spain and Latin America. So we thought we’d...
View ArticleNo Passport Required : Flamenco Nights
No Passport Needed – A Night of Flamenco in Battersea There is nothing quite like a good stomp of the feet to get you into the mood. And I see it all around me; how even the most reticent of bystanders...
View ArticleA Very Spanish Battersea
A Very Spanish Battersea Stephanie Kennedy Like London, Battersea is changing. Most strikingly of course, the iconic Battersea Power station has lost three of its towers, until, we are promised, the...
View ArticleLondon is Latin and Latin is London.
In 1777, English writer and poet Samuel Johnson was a dapper man about town. An engaging and charismatic figure, he was a prominent member of the London social scene, preferring to be out and about...
View ArticleHave you been to Mexico?
Have you been to Mexico? Alice has never been to Latin America. A busy mother of three and working a full time job as a teacher has meant that travel beyond London hasn’t always been that easy. She...
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