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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 88 [es]: al parque urbano más grande de la ciudad;
Caption 88 [en]: to the largest urban park in the city,

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Viajando con Fermín - El Rijksmuseum - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

In part two of this video, we see some footage that Fermín had the chance to tape during his visit to Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, which was declared the European Museum of the Year in 2015.

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Caption 43 [es]: Debido a que la pintura era demasiado grande
Caption 43 [en]: Due to the fact that the painting was too large

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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 20 [es]: es el más grande músico chileno
Caption 20 [en]: is the greatest Chilean musician

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Manuel y El barrilito

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Manuel Guarneros was the famous Mexican singer Chavela Vargas' main guitar player. In this video, he'll share with us his perception about various Mexican accents and slang as well as performing for us a piece of the popular polka song "El barrilito" [literally "The Little Barrel"], which is known in English as Beer Barrel Polka.

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Caption 9 [es]: Eh... México, país muy grande,
Caption 9 [en]: Um... Mexico, [a] very large country

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Isabel Lavesa - Dibujo en acuarela

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Do you know anything about watercolor painting? For Isabel, it's a hobby that relaxes her and lets her imagination fly. Let's learn some basic tips about watercolor materials and techniques— and get to work!

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Caption 34 [es]: grande, número diez doce,
Caption 34 [en]: large, number ten twelve,

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Días festivos - La Tamborrada de San Sebastián

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Guided by Fermin, we immerse ourselves in San Sebastian's biggest and most lively celebration: the Tamborrada [Drum Parade], learning about its origins and how this twenty-four-hour party is celebrated.

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Caption 7 [es]: Es el día grande de la ciudad.
Caption 7 [en]: It's the city's big day.

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Cleer - El patito feo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Cleer reads us the classic tale, "The Ugly Duckling," by Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen. The well-known moral of this story is: "Don't judge a book by its cover."

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Caption 13 [es]: El séptimo huevo, el más grande de todos,
Caption 13 [en]: The seventh egg, the biggest one of all,

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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 27 [es]: Entonces, mientras más grande,
Caption 27 [en]: So, the bigger they are,

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Rosa - Laguna Fuente de Piedra - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

From the captivating Fuente de Piedra lagoon in Spain, Rosa tells us about the history of the location as well as some interesting facts about the flamingos who inhabit it.

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Caption 19 [es]: fijaros el valor tan grande que tenía la sal.
Caption 19 [en]: note the very great value that salt had.

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Guillermo el chamán - La cosmología de los mayas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo the shaman, an expert in Mayan cosmology, explains the origin of and symbolism behind the Mayan word "chamamán" as well as some other interesting aspects of their belief system.

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Caption 75 [es]: El juego de pelota dentro de la cosmología maya tiene una importancia muy grande
Caption 75 [en]: The ball game within the Mayan cosmology is very important

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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 43 [es]: Qué lujo más grande de expresar mi opinión
Caption 43 [en]: What a great luxury to express my opinion

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Guayaquil - Malecón 2000

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Miriam Fernández of Guayaquil, Ecuador, introduces us to the renowned "Malecón 2000," a pier where people of all ages can enjoy a plethora of attractions from historical monuments to modern day bars and restaurants, excursions and more.

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Caption 24 [es]: constituye una de las más grande [sic] obras
Caption 24 [en]: constitutes one of the largest architectural works

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World Travel Market en Londres - Javier nos habla del Perú

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Javier de la Cruz from Cusco, Peru, explains to us why, having had the opportunity to travel to other cities, his hometown remains his favorite, and also gives us suggestions about other Peruvian tourist attractions.

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Caption 8 [es]: Y, bueno, hay una diversidad grande
Caption 8 [en]: And, well, there's vast diversity

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Venezuela - La tradición de los quince años - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

As the fifteenth birthday of young girls in Venezuela and most other Latin American countries marks a special rite of passage into womanhood, it is traditional for the family to throw them a big birthday bash.

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Caption 34 [es]: que por la tradición, eh... debe ser grande y debe ser
Caption 34 [en]: which traditionally, um... should be big and should be

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Europa Abierta - Jassin Daudi - Con arte

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

When 20-year-old Jassin Gaudi arrived in Sevilla to get in touch with his Moroccan roots, he thought he wanted to be a bullfighter, but instead found his passion in flamenco, an art which sometimes emulates it.

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Caption 23 [es]: Hay que tener una fuerza mental, eh... muy grande, muy grande pa eso, eh...
Caption 23 [en]: It's necessary to have a very great, very great, um... mental strength for that, um...

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