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Víctor en España - Gabriel García Márquez - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Venezuela

In the last part of this series of videos dedicated to the writer Gabriel García Márquez, Víctor tells us about the life of the author nicknamed "Gabo" following his return to Colombia and how the creation and publishing his world-renowned novel One Hundred Years of Solitude came about.

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Caption 55 [es]: que decidió ir con su familia de vacaciones a Acapulco
Caption 55 [en]: that he decided to go with his family on vacation to Acapulco,

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Víctor en España - Vida y legado de Antonio Gaudí - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

In this last video in honor of the great architect Antonio Gaudí, Victor tells us some interesting anecdotes that happened to him during the making of this series as well as about the love life of Antonio Gaudí.

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Caption 48 [es]: a hacer su mayor creación como lo... lo fue la Sagrada Familia.
Caption 48 [en]: to making his best creation, which the... the Sagrada Familia was.

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Víctor en España - Vida y legado de Antonio Gaudí - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Did you know that Antonio Gaudí had a reputation as a great mystic who is currently on a list to be canonized? Don't miss out on hearing more about these and other interesting details about the life— and death— of this extraordinary architect.

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Caption 4 [es]: como lo es la Sagrada Familia.
Caption 4 [en]: which is the Sagrada Familia.

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Víctor en España - La fiesta de Santa Tecla

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain, Venezuela

Víctor Díaz introduces us to the vibrant Santa Tecla festival in Tarragona, Spain. With the help of a local, we will learn about some of the festival's entertaining events as well as the beauty and inviting atmosphere of the city of Tarragona.

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Caption 47 [es]: Eh... He tenido familia, eh... ya me he integrado aquí,
Caption 47 [en]: Um... I've had a family, um... I've already settled in here,

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Víctor en España - Vida y legado de Antonio Gaudí - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

Did you know that Antonio Gaudí's famous Pedrera, or Casa Milà, in Barcelona was initially mocked by society? Let's take a look at the interesting story behind this architectural gem.

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Caption 8 [es]: para luego dedicarse a la iglesia La Sagrada Familia,
Caption 8 [en]: to later devote himself to the church La Sagrada Familia,

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Víctor en España - Vida y legado de Antonio Gaudí - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

In part two of his series about the Catalonian architect Antonio Gaudí, Víctor takes us to the El Raval neighborhood, where he will talk to us about one his greatest structures: Güell Palace.

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Caption 14 [es]: Eusebio Güell era algo así como parecido a la familia Médicis
Caption 14 [en]: Eusebio Güell was something like the Medici family

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Víctor en España - Vida y legado de Antonio Gaudí - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain, Venezuela

Antonio Gaudí was a famous Catalan architect, internationally recognized as one of the most prodigious experts in his discipline. Let's find out some details about him and his relationship with his hometown, Reus, in the province of Tarragona.

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Caption 33 [es]: Gaudí procedía de una familia de caldereros [provincia de Tarragona]
Caption 33 [en]: Gaudí came from a family of boilermakers [Province of Tarragona]

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Cleer - Entrevista a Giluancar

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Venezuela

Learn vocabulary helpful for meeting new people and even inviting them out in Cleer's casual interview with Giluancar, a Venezuelan who has recently arrived in Germany.

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Caption 16 [es]: Ah, yo tengo familia en Venezuela, en Trujillo.
Caption 16 [en]: Oh, I have family in Venezuela, in Trujillo.

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Yolimar Gimón - sobre el concurso Mrs. Venezuela - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Yolimar Gimon, one of the ten finalists in the "Mrs. Venezuela" contest in 2012, tells us a bit about how the contest gives the chance to a bit more mature women to prove their abilities outside of the home as well as what her participation in the contest meant to her.

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Caption 33 [es]: a mi familia adorando y a mi Monagas representando.
Caption 33 [en]: adoring my family and representing my Monagas.

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Mariachi - El amor de la música mexicana

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico, Venezuela

Lifelong mariachi artists explain their passion for the mariachi music and way of life.

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Caption 25 [es]: mi familia por ambas partes son músicos, han sido músicos,
Caption 25 [en]: my family on both sides are musicians, have been musicians,

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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 2 [es]: Uno de los momentos más felices dentro de la familia
Caption 2 [en]: One of the happiest moments within the family

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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 9 [es]: Y es como les dije de la... de la... de la familia
Caption 9 [en]: And it's as I told you, about the... about the... about the family

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Javier Marin - Artesano Venezolano - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

As an artesan, Javier Marin works with a variety of materials, employing many techniques to create his pieces. He has been kind enough to take the time to explain some of these materials and processes. Javier’s father, in the days well before email, used to transmit telegraph messages via morse code in the building adjacent to where his son now works.

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Caption 80 [es]: la típica este... familia de acá, de...
Caption 80 [en]: the typical... family from here, from...

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