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Viajando con Fermín - Festival de Cine SSIFF - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

This time, Fermín shares with us more compelling information about the seventieth edition of the San Sebastián International Film Festival, during which one hundred and ninety-three films from more than fifty-four countries were screened.

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Caption 54 [es]: suelen ser bastante cercanos y amables con sus fans
Caption 54 [en]: they tend to be quite close and friendly with their fans,

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Viajando con Fermín - El Rijksmuseum - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

If you ever go to Amsterdam, you mustn't miss out on one of its best-known museums: the Rijksmuseum. Let's accompany Fermín on his visit!

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Caption 62 [es]: pero algo que me llamó bastante la atención
Caption 62 [en]: but something that caught my attention quite a bit

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Mauricio y el maestro Arrau

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chile

Originally from Chile, renowned rock and metal musician Mauricio Nader relocated to Berlin, where he is currently finishing his degree. Today, he will tell us about one of the musicians he most admires: world-famous Chilean piano player Claudio Arrau, who also moved to Berlin as a young artist.

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Caption 24 [es]: que nació... hace bastante tiempo,
Caption 24 [en]: who was born... quite a long time ago

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Otavalo - Claudia y sus pinturas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Claudia, a painter and fine and visual artist, explains to us the importance of being able to express herself through her art and how she began to paint for others on commission as well as creating her own brand of "Capullu" caps.

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Caption 23 [es]: También experimenté bastante en la pandemia,
Caption 23 [en]: I also experimented quite a lot during the pandemic,

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Sonido Babel - El cuatro venezolano - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

In this episode of Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we are introduced to Venezuela's national instrument: the cuatro, which can be heard in almost all Venezuelan folk music.

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Caption 25 [es]: con, algunos de ellos, tipos bastante singulares.
Caption 25 [en]: some of them quite unique types.

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Amaya - Vínculo: un mural muy especial

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Amaya tells us the story behind "Vínculo" [Bond], a very special mural painted by renowned Spanish artist Adrian Torres at her donkey sanctuary.

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Caption 4 [es]: Es la obra de un artista bastante conocido en España
Caption 4 [en]: It's the piece of a quite well-known artist in Spain,

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

After reading us his flash fiction story, "Para siempre" [Forever], Carlos offers some insight into the historical backdrop, events, and characters that inspired him.

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Caption 43 [es]: quien se enfadó bastante
Caption 43 [en]: who got quite angry

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Let's listen to a couple of examples of flash fiction stories to better understand what this literary genre is all about. Entitled "Destino" [Fate] and "Soñando despierta" [Daydreaming], both pieces received awards at prestigious international flash fiction contests.

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Caption 65 [es]: pero bastante amplio a nivel de posibilidades,
Caption 65 [en]: but quite broad in terms of possibilities,

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Cleer - La gramática del cuento "El patito feo" - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

With examples from the famous tale, "The Ugly Duckling," Cleer touches on some of the verb tenses typically employed in children's stories in Spanish.

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Caption 11 [es]: Es una fórmula bastante arcaica.
Caption 11 [en]: It's quite an archaic formula.

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Guillermina y Candelario - La Peluqueria del Mar - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Following her argument with Candelario, Guillermina gets pampered like a queen in a deep sea hair salon with a colorful cast of characters.

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Caption 32 [es]: Se divirtieron bastante.
Caption 32 [en]: You guys had a pretty good time.

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Días festivos - La diablada pillareña - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Cristina talks to us about the "Diablada Pillareña" [Pillaro Dance of the Devils], a popular annual celebration in Pillaro, Ecuador that has been deemed Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

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Caption 40 [es]: he bebido, bastante,
Caption 40 [en]: I've drank, quite a bit,

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Bucaramanga, Colombia - Pintor callejero

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Talented street artist and portrait painter, Carlos, from Bucaramanga, Colombia, talks to us about his process and passion for his work.

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Caption 51 [es]: No se sabe si está bastante triste o... o está
Caption 51 [en]: It's not known if she's quite sad or... or she's

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Estudio de grabación - MS Records

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Henry Gomez, owner of the "MS Records" recording studio, shares his memories and what a lifetime spent as a music producer in Imbabura, Ecuador means to him.

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Caption 47 [es]: Bueno, lo que... lo que a mí me gusta bastante es, eh...
Caption 47 [en]: Well, what I... what I like quite a bit is, um...

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Julia Silva - Su cortometraje "Crisálida"

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Ecuadorian filmmaker, Julia Silva, shares with us a bit about her second short film, "Crisálida" (Chyrsalis), as well as what she loves about shorts as opposed to feature films.

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Caption 4 [es]: y me inclino bastante por trabajar el realismo mágico, que es un género.
Caption 4 [en]: and I'm quite inclined to work in magic realism, which is a genre.

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World Travel Market en Londres - Ángela de Bolivia

Difficulty: Intermediate

Bolivia

Friendly people and tasty cuisine are just a couple of the compelling reasons Angela gives us for planning a visit to Bolivia.

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Caption 4 [es]: tiene bastante diversidad de cosas que se pueden ver desde el norte hasta el sur.
Caption 4 [en]: it has quite (a bit of) diversity of things that can be seen from the north to the south.

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