Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The report regarding couples younger than thirty years old continues. In this episode, two Colombian fathers share their ideas: one about education and the legacy he hopes to pass on to his children, and the other regarding his concern for the safety of his family living in Colombia.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Sub30 examines the extent to which having children can help parents to understand their own parents and also introduces us to Ricardo and Eduardo, a homosexual couple living in Bogotá.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Sub30 continues with Jimmy, who tells us about some of the challenges and rewards of being a single parent.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Meet Yimmy, who grew up on the streets and in a children's home, and his daughter Karen Dayana, who almost met the same fate as her father. They make up one of the many types of families we see today.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Twenty-two year old Estefanía García, the spokeswoman for a company in Cali, tells us her perspective on why it does not make sense to her to have children in today's society.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Poor waste management is one of the main environmental problems in most of the world’s nations, including Spain and Mexico, one that has many negative repercussions. While it is not the only solution, this series shows us how recycling can help.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Two Colombian children speak about their love for different kinds of diving: a young boy who practices the sport of high diving in a swimming pool and a girl who loves the freedom of scuba diving in the limitless sea.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Colombia's Aterciopelados ("The Velvety Ones") delivers another smooth song with a political message. This time, the band questions immigration policies and asks who has the right to dream of a better life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Should government pump money into the economy and generate jobs by financing giant public works projects? In the extremely close Mexican presidential election of 2006 (which he lost), Andrés Manuel López Obrador made it clear that that his answer is a decisive ¡Sí!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Political campaigns are tough (and they can get even tougher after the voting). In this video documenting Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presidential race, we learn some of the tricks of the trade in Mexico.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Útilies. It relates to school supplies, including notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, paper, scissors… anything children need to get through the school year. Not a big deal for the middle class, but it can be a serious challenge to those of lesser means. López Obrador made it a campaign promise that útilies would be provided free to all children throughout Mexico, just as he did for the children of Mexico City while he was mayor.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Just, as immigration is a big campaign issue in the US, emigration touches a nerve in Mexico. When Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador ran for president of Mexico in 2006, he wanted to make it clear that his goal was to create jobs, in Mexico, so that would-be migrants would feel less need to flee north.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Chambao introduce themselves in this way: The sound of waves, smooth sand, friends and music, a “chambao” is not just a fleeting space set up on the seashore with rugs and cushions, lit up by a bonfire; it is also a place where the simple joy of being alive is the important matter.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Honduras, Nicaragua
The effort to de-mine Central America is truly an international one, with assistance coming from the U.S., Germany, Spain, France, England, Japan, Canada and Sweden (who’s ambassador is featured here, speaking eloquent Spanish). Also we hear from soldiers on the pleasure of serving a mission of peace, as opposed to one of war.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Joan Planas continues to pull no punches, taking on NGOs, television, and the Catholic church. Oddly enough, despite his firebrand rhetoric, the film ends on a rather conservative note, suggesting that perhaps what poor nations need is not so much charity but rather a change in actitude, or “attitude,” so as to reflect the mindset of people in successful nations. Tune in to find out the details.
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