Spanish

The frustrating ironies of being Afro-Latina hit Yuly Marshall with stunning regularity: At work at a Miami hospital, Hispanic patients of the Cuban-born radiology technician usually assume she’s African American, asking her, “Where did you learn to speak Spanish like that?” and expressing shock—even skepticism—that she’s really Latina. Other times, fellow Latinos will...

In this week’s Tampa Bay, Florida Republican debate, the question was asked why candidates run ads in Spanish, ostensibly seeking the votes of Spanish speakers, but insist English be the only official language of the U.S. government.

This incident is a perfect example of the complicated relationship that politicians and...

Will Ferrell’s Spanish has been approved by his Casa de mi Padre co-stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Efren Ramirez. Both actors say that Ferrell is still funny, even in a different language.

“He speaks Spanish fantastically well,” Mexican actor Bernal told...