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Soledad - Miguel Hernández

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Miguel Hernández was a poet who lived in Orihuela during the same time as Soledad's grandparents. Here, she tells us about his life and work and why, despite his early demise, he is still a renowned artist.

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Caption 8 [es]: y ello la hizo una persona sabia y fuerte.
Caption 8 [en]: and it made her a wise and strong person.

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Adriana y la fiesta de los muertos - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

In part two of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains the elements that an offering to the dead contains, from sugar skulls to copal to music.

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Caption 13 [es]: con el nombre de la persona a la que queremos recordar,
Caption 13 [en]: with the name of the person we want to remember,

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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 36 [es]: y te convierte en una persona mucho más sensible, mucho más empática.
Caption 36 [en]: and it makes you into a much more sensitive, much more empathetic person.

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Viajando con Fermín - Genalguacil - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

The mayor of Genalguacil explains to us some of the nuances and history of this unique town-museum with just over five hundred inhabitants, full of wonders both natural and man-made.

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Caption 35 [es]: El visir era la persona más importante
Caption 35 [en]: The vizier was the most important person,

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Otavalo - Vestimenta indígena

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

From Otavalo, Ecuador, Blanquita Arias shows us the different components of the indigenous clothing from her community, which is most typically worn to attend weddings.

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Caption 37 [es]: [sic] la persona que le gusta.
Caption 37 [en]: whoever likes it.

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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 19 [es]: La tercera persona del imperfecto indicativo
Caption 19 [en]: The third person of the imperfect indicative

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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 45 [es]: Y si uno pudiese conocer a esa persona
Caption 45 [en]: And if one could meet that person

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Rosa - Yoga con burros

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Rosa tells us about a remarkable program where people are able to practice yoga alongside playful donkeys at a donkey sanctuary in order to raise funds to help maintain it.

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Caption 75 [es]: qué persona necesita más emocionalmente su apoyo, su cercanía.
Caption 75 [en]: which person needs their emotional support, their closeness, the most.

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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 75 [es]: pero se llena espiritualmente como persona.
Caption 75 [en]: but is spiritually fulfilled as a person.

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Recetas de cocina - Arepas colombianas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Cata y Cleer teach us how to make typical Colombian arepas with shredded beef.

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Caption 76 [es]: dependiendo del gusto de cada persona.
Caption 76 [en]: depending on the taste of each person.

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Misión Chef - 2 - Pruebas - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

The contestants are divided into groups of three to begin the task of preparing a dish to be graded by their mentors.

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Caption 50 [es]: Cuando yo hablo de un plato, es que coma una persona;
Caption 50 [en]: When I speak of a dish, it's just one person eating;

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María Marí - Su pasión por su arte - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Spanish artist Maria Mari continues to share with us her views on art and artists in general as well as about herself, her influences and her home country of Spain.

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Caption 11 [es]: Bueno yo, eh, yo soy una persona muy ambigua.
Caption 11 [en]: Well I, um, I am a very ambiguous person.

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Ramón Hernandez-Barajas - Conociendo al pintor

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Ramón Hernández Barajas was born to paint. Take a tour of his studio while he discusses his work and his “armchair” philosophy of painting.

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Caption 15 [es]: Llega u'... la persona se sienta,
Caption 15 [en]: A [person] arrives..., the person sits down,

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Estado Falcón - Locos de la Vela - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Most English speakers have at some time in their lives heard Donovan sing “The Hurdy Gurdy Man,” but how many knew what such a man did? The woman in this video talks about a musical family that used to play the sinfonía, and indeed this is the Spanish name for the hand-crank organ known as a “hurdy gurdy.”

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Caption 64 [es]: Pero habida cuenta de que una persona que se disfraza
Caption 64 [en]: But knowing that a person who's in a costume

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Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Federico Kauffman Doig has received the highest title the Peruvian government gives in honor of cultural achievment, Amauta. Sweden and Austria have also bestowed him with awards and titles. So is he ready to join the ranks of jubilados? No way! He still explores cliffs 4000 meters high and has far too many unfinished essays to even consider it for un momentito.

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Caption 8 [es]: Una persona que ha conseguido probablemente el financiamiento
Caption 8 [en]: Someone who has gotten probably the financial aid

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