Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Harvard-educated Felipe Calderón, who the New York Times calls “a dapper man who speaks with all the fire of an economist,” is perceived as the safe, business-friendly presidential candidate. This video carefully cultivates a persona antithetical to the rougher-hewn López Obrador.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Bolivia
Evo Morales was a Bolivian congressman at the time of filming in 2004. At the time he was best known as an advocate and unofficial representative of traditional coca farmers, who are, for the most part, poor and marginalized. Today this indigenous politician and one-time farmer himself is best known for being president of Bolivia.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Just over a quarter of Mexico’s 127.5 million people are aged 18-24, and as such the “youth vote” could easily make or break any candidate in Mexico’s upcoming election on July 2. Patterned after the “Rock the Vote” campaign in the USA, Tu Rock Es Votar is running a television, radio and web campaign that hopes to improve voter turnout in the Mexican youth population despite a general desencantado (“disenchanted”) attitude found amongst all eligible voters.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Tu Rock Es Votar, a.k.a. TREV, continues its efforts to rally Mexico’s youth to get out and vote come election day. It’s something of an unspoken secret that TREV’s organizers tend to lean to the left, but they strive to make the ads non-partisan.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Mexico
In this brief segment, Mexican singer Carla Morrison performs a sweet melody based on a question that is as simple as it is complex: What is now?
Difficulty:
Beginner
Spain
This time, Renzo and Elena talk about their social media use and its tendency to be additive as well as their preferences for watching TV and movies.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Spain
Now, let's discover the flavor of Andalusia, which is famous for such scrumptious artisanal products as honey, wine and cheese and more!
Difficulty:
Beginner
Spain
Elena and Renzo share their thoughts on all things food-related: their favorite favorite foods, cooking and some of the best-known Spanish dishes.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Spain
Andalusia is a land full of tradition, and many of the trades that are practiced there today are no exception. Let's join Fermín as he introduces us to several.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Spain
Do you have animals at home? If you could be an animal, which would you choose? Let's hear Renzo and Elena's answers to these and other questions as they speak about their views on and personal experiences with animals.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Spain
Renzo and Elena talk about their favorite music, concerts they have attended and instruments they know how to play.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Venezuela
Zulbany and Micheel give us some background information about the country of Venezuela and enlighten us about some of the historical and political reasons behind the crisis that the country has been experiencing for many years.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Ecuador
Let's learn the names of family members in Spanish through an interesting conversation between Pipo and Priscilla about their families.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Spain
Silvia continues with the sensitive topic of expressing our condolences to someone who has experienced a loss, including vocabulary and example phrases that might be used over the phone, in written correspondence or in person.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Spain
Silvia introduces us to some common phrases one might use to express their condolences to a friend or family member who has recently lost a loved one.
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