From the San Francisco Examiner August 30, 2009:
"A Michael Jackson impersonator named Hector Jackson has led what is purportedly the largest gathering of people dancing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in Mexico City yesterday, as part of a tribute celebration of what would have been Michael Jackson's 51sth birthday.
According to AP reports, organizer Javier Hildago told the crowd, "We did it!" The current record for a group "Thriller" was performed in May by 242 students of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Guinness Book of World Records will determine if the Mexico City performance breaks that record with reportedly 12,937 people who were led by Hector Jackson wearing a red and gold sequined jacket."
Instituto Chac-Mool invites you to study the Spanish language in Cuernavaca, not far from Mexico City.
domingo, 30 de agosto de 2009
jueves, 27 de agosto de 2009
From Wikipedia: Famous Cuernavaca, Mexico residents
* Hernán Cortés (1485-1547)
* Don Manuel de la Borda (?-1778), a silver tycoon from Taxco, Guerrero, built a home in Cuernavaca. This home (Borda Garden) was later used by Maximilian, and is today a botanical garden, cultural center, and home of the Juarez Museum.
* Emperor Maximilian (1832-1867), Jardin Borda Cultural Center is located in his former residence in this city. He also built "La Casa de Olindo" in Acapantzingo for his mistress (La India Bonita). La Casa del Olindo houses a botanical garden and the Traditional Museum of Herbal Medicine.
* Dwight Morrow (1873-1931), American banker and U.S. ambassador to Mexico under FDR, lived in Cuernavaca. Father-in-law of Charles Lindberg. He commissioned the Diego Rivera paintings found in Cuauhnahuac Museum. His former home is now the India Bonita restaurant.
* Diego Rivera (1886-1957), Mexican muralist, lived in Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca.
* David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974), Mexican muralist, lived in Jardines de Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca. His home and workshop are now a museum. Another of his murals is found in the Cuernavaca Children's Museum.
* Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991), Mexican painter, lived in Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca.
* Barbara Hutton (1912-1979), Granddaughter of Frank Woolworth built a luxurious Japanese-style palace on a 30 acre (120,000 m²) estate in Jiutepec, in the outskirts of Cuernavaca in 1959.
* Robert Brady (1928-1986) Iowa native who founded museum that bears his name in downtown Cuernavaca.[1]
* Maurice Ascalon (1913-2003), the Israeli sculptor and industrial designer, spent the last years of his life in Cuernavaca, where he resided with his son, the artist Adir Ascalon.
* Erich Fromm lived in Cuernavaca around 1950.
* Chicago mobster Sam Giancana spent seven years (1967-74) in exile on a lavish estate until the Mexican government (under pressure from the US Justice Department) had him deported to the United States.
* Helen Hayes, noted American actress of stage and film, owned a home in Cuernavaca for many years.
* Tamara de Lempicka (May 16, 1898 – March 18, 1980), noted Art Deco painter, spent the last two years of her life in Cuernavaca.
* Jazz figures Charles Mingus (1922-1979) and Gil Evans (1912-1988) both died in Cuernavaca after suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and peritonitis, respectively.
* Raymond W. Downs American Novelist made Cuernavaca his home for many years until his departure to the jungles of Ecuador in 1992 to write the novel, "WIND ACROSS THE AMAZON".
Unfortunately they were all unable to study Spanish at Instituto Chac-Mool as we were not teaching students until mid-1990's!
* Hernán Cortés (1485-1547)
* Don Manuel de la Borda (?-1778), a silver tycoon from Taxco, Guerrero, built a home in Cuernavaca. This home (Borda Garden) was later used by Maximilian, and is today a botanical garden, cultural center, and home of the Juarez Museum.
* Emperor Maximilian (1832-1867), Jardin Borda Cultural Center is located in his former residence in this city. He also built "La Casa de Olindo" in Acapantzingo for his mistress (La India Bonita). La Casa del Olindo houses a botanical garden and the Traditional Museum of Herbal Medicine.
* Dwight Morrow (1873-1931), American banker and U.S. ambassador to Mexico under FDR, lived in Cuernavaca. Father-in-law of Charles Lindberg. He commissioned the Diego Rivera paintings found in Cuauhnahuac Museum. His former home is now the India Bonita restaurant.
* Diego Rivera (1886-1957), Mexican muralist, lived in Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca.
* David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974), Mexican muralist, lived in Jardines de Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca. His home and workshop are now a museum. Another of his murals is found in the Cuernavaca Children's Museum.
* Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991), Mexican painter, lived in Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca.
* Barbara Hutton (1912-1979), Granddaughter of Frank Woolworth built a luxurious Japanese-style palace on a 30 acre (120,000 m²) estate in Jiutepec, in the outskirts of Cuernavaca in 1959.
* Robert Brady (1928-1986) Iowa native who founded museum that bears his name in downtown Cuernavaca.[1]
* Maurice Ascalon (1913-2003), the Israeli sculptor and industrial designer, spent the last years of his life in Cuernavaca, where he resided with his son, the artist Adir Ascalon.
* Erich Fromm lived in Cuernavaca around 1950.
* Chicago mobster Sam Giancana spent seven years (1967-74) in exile on a lavish estate until the Mexican government (under pressure from the US Justice Department) had him deported to the United States.
* Helen Hayes, noted American actress of stage and film, owned a home in Cuernavaca for many years.
* Tamara de Lempicka (May 16, 1898 – March 18, 1980), noted Art Deco painter, spent the last two years of her life in Cuernavaca.
* Jazz figures Charles Mingus (1922-1979) and Gil Evans (1912-1988) both died in Cuernavaca after suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and peritonitis, respectively.
* Raymond W. Downs American Novelist made Cuernavaca his home for many years until his departure to the jungles of Ecuador in 1992 to write the novel, "WIND ACROSS THE AMAZON".
Unfortunately they were all unable to study Spanish at Instituto Chac-Mool as we were not teaching students until mid-1990's!
viernes, 21 de agosto de 2009
We hope to see you soon at Instituto Chac-Mool Spanish School in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Before you come for your Spanish classes you might enjoy looking at this website of Mexican slang http://www.mexicoguru.com/mexican-slang-english.php.
domingo, 9 de agosto de 2009
Scholarships at Instituto Chac-Mool Spanish School
Tell others about tuition scholarships for learning Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Please print our scholarships flyer and post on your office, school, community bulletin boards. The more student registrations we have for summer 2010, the more scholarships will be awarded. You can find the flyer at
http://www.chac-mool.com/scholarships.pdf. All ages may apply.
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