Music and Movies

While walking down a street in Quito, you´ll find many video stores. Yesterday I ventured in one after seeing in their window many television series for sale. Virtually all the movies are from United States. I´m not sure if they are dubbed or have the capability to be seen in both English and Spanish. I did, however, purchase the fourth season of Entourage. The DVD series were burned and they are in english with the option of spanish subtitles--- another good way to learn spanish.
The complete 4th season cost $6! That is simply unheard of in the states! I think, Circuit City sells the seasons for around $40; even amazon doesn´t have these series at such a low price.

Every CD I have seen for sale is also a burned copy. The cost of three CD´s is $2!!! Unbelievable!
Music from the United States is quite popular in Ecuador and in Colombia. Every grocery store I´ve been in plays American music, and about 1/2 of all the buses play American music. They are big fans of the current pop music, of Michael Jackson, and of the 80´s.
Some people hear have learned to speak English simply by listening to the music and watching American movies; I find that to be impressive. I should really start listening to more spanish music and watching spanish tv shows!