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Acercándonos a la Literatura - García Lorca - Alma ausente

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In this video, Luis reads Federico Garcia Lorca's poem "Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias."

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Cristina - Museo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

From Ecuador's Mindalae Ethnohistorical Museum of Crafts, Cristina explains to us a bit about Ecuador's history as well as its indigenous peoples, for whom the close connection between human beings, nature, and the spiritual world is of the utmost importance.

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Caption 35 [es]: consideran que su alma sale de su cuerpo.
Caption 35 [en]: think that their souls leave their bodies.

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Pipo - Poema

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Surrounded by stunning scenery, Pipo recites "Poema 15" from the renowned book Veinte Poemas de Amor y una Canción Desesperada (Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair) by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

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Caption 8 [es]: Como todas las cosas están llenas de mi alma
Caption 8 [en]: Since all things are full of my soul

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Días festivos - La diablada pillareña - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Luis Moya, one of the Pillaro "devils" during the famed "Pillaro Dance of the Devils" celebration, gives us some insight into the significance behind some of its most important characters.

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Caption 20 [es]: Pero de que... A nosotros se nos lleva en el alma a nuestro Píllaro.
Caption 20 [en]: But about... We carry our Pillaro in our soul.

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Chus recita poemas - Neruda y Pizarnik

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Chus shares with us some poetry by two of her favorite writers, revered Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, and Argentinean poetess, Alejandra Pizarnik.

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Caption 16 [es]: Como todas las cosas están llenas de mi alma
Caption 16 [en]: As everything is full of my soul

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Mambe & Danochilango - Cumbia Universal

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

"Mambe & Danochilango" sing about a "Cumbia Universal" [Universal Cumbia] with the power to liberate individuals and unite nations.

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Caption 27 [es]: Canto de mi alma pa' aliviar las penas
Caption 27 [en]: I sing from my soul to relieve my sorrows

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Festivaliando - Mono Núñez - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Colombians at the Mono Núñez Festival in Cali talk about their objectives for attending it, among them the importance of preserving traditional Colombian rhythms in a period in which their mainstream popularity is waning.

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Caption 19 [es]: Y con el alma enferma
Caption 19 [en]: And with my soul sick

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Acercándonos a la Literatura - José Asunción Silva - "Nocturno III"

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Luis reads Jose Asuncion Silva's poem "Nocturne III," a really sad composition about his dead sister, Elvira.

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Caption 25 [es]: Solo; el alma
Caption 25 [en]: Alone; the soul

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Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Federico was something of a wanderer in his early days, and describes himself as having been a “pre-hippy.” His father, intent that his son be something other than a vagabundo, probed Federico for any hint of passion, any calling. “It’s called archeology!” he yelled upon hearing that the young man enjoyed exploring ancient ruins.

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Caption 37 [es]: con alma, cuerpo y corazón y vida, como dice la canción,
Caption 37 [en]: with my soul and body and heart and life, as the song goes,

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