Julia (@thepeliroja) has been documenting her journey to learn Spanish on TikTok to her more than 15k followers. Her favorite resource? Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish, a backlist gem from 1989 that relies on existing knowledge of English to learn Spanish more efficiently (plus, it contains illustrations by Andy Warhol). She sings the praises of Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish in a number of videos on what she calls the “Best Spanish Book,” including this pinned video with over 1.4 million views.
Her followers are just as enthusiastic about the book, commenting things like,
“WHY IS SPANISH NOT TAUGHT LIKE THIS EVERYWHERE 😭🙏🏼”
and
“As a no sabo kid my whole life, THIS is the mental block I have. Basic vocab in my head because my mom is from Mexico and speaks fluently, but grammar just doesnt click for me. I need this book”.
At the time of writing Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish is in the top 50 books on Amazon, holding its own among bestselling frontlist titles.
