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Historia mexicana - Cultura y la unión de dos mundos

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Manuel y El barrilito

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Manuel Guarneros, quien ahora vive en Berlín, fue el guitarrista principal de la famosa cantante mexicana Chavela Vargas y de otros tantos reconocidos artistas de la música popular latinoamericana. Con él disfrutaremos de las anécdotas de sus innumerables vivencias en el mundo del espectáculo.

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Adriana y la fiesta de los muertos - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Adriana Barrera viene del mundo del teatro mexicano. Ella nos explicará detalladamente sobre la mayoría de los elementos que conforman la popular “fiesta del día de los muertos”. Adriana pertenece a una asociación de mexicanos que informa y sensibiliza sobre las culturas originarias de su país.

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Guillermo el chamán - Los rituales

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo gives us an in-depth explanation of the manner in which Maya ceremonies were used to welcome the seasons, each of which represented a unique consciousness.

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Caption 27 [es]: que se supone que es el mundo de los espíritus,
Caption 27 [en]: which is supposed to be the world of the spirits,

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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 56 [es]: pues entonces ¿en qué mundo vivo, no? -Mm-hmm.
Caption 56 [en]: well, then in what world do I live in, right? -Mm-hmm.

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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 25 [es]: Viaja por el mundo uniendo la humanidad
Caption 25 [en]: Travels around the world uniting humanity

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Querido México - Teotihuacán

Difficulty: Beginner

Ecuador, Mexico

Tour the Pyramids of Teotihuacán, a World Heritage Site within one of the most magical pre-Hispanic cities of Mesoamerica, near modern day Mexico City.

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Caption 38 [es]: que en su época, fue una de las más grandes del mundo.
Caption 38 [en]: which in its day, was one of the largest in the world.

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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 33 [es]: por muchas partes del mundo.
Caption 33 [en]: in many parts of the world.

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Tatiana y su cocina - Su bandera mexicana

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Tatiana explains the symbolism behind the colors of the Mexican flag- red, white and green- as well as preparing a dish which both includes those colors and honors those values.

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Caption 29 [es]: Ya en la mesa, cuando todo el mundo está comiendo y se sirve su salsita,
Caption 29 [en]: Then at the table, when everyone is eating and their little salsa is served,

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Sergio en Monterrey - El ámbar mexicano

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Sergio from Monterrey, Mexico, tells us about Mexico's great variety of amber as well as some of the ins and outs of the amber business.

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Caption 21 [es]: No se la enseño a todo mundo.
Caption 21 [en]: I don't show it to everyone.

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Ramón Hernandez-Barajas - Sus pinturas - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Ramón Hernandez-Barajas, professional painter, tells us about his paintings, from composition to technique. One thing is obvious, even if it’s left unsaid: he loves to paint!

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Caption 36 [es]: Todo el mundo a'... está haciendo mucho ruido.
Caption 36 [en]: Everybody i'... is making a lot of noise.

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Lo que no sabías - Arte electrónico - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

More on the thought-provoking, circuit-straining arts created via technology. Are you ready to enter new virtual environments and meet the artists behind them? Here’s part 4 of our 5-part series.

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Caption 56 [es]: subsiste la física en este mundo virtual.
Caption 56 [en]: physics survives in this virtual world.

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Lo que no sabías - Arte electrónico - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Mexico

Want to know what you didn’t know before? Here’s the first in our series of what you didn’t know about… electronic art. We talk to a veteran electronic artist who’s been playing around with computers since the old Commodore and Amiga machines connected to TV sets. He’s linking and looping, moving from one networked idea to the next. See if you can follow his rapid-fire monologue about his digital works.

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Caption 1 [es]: Actualmente existe una gran red de personas de todo el mundo
Caption 1 [en]: Nowadays there's a great network of people from everywhere

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Antonio Vargas - Artista - ilustración - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Our surf-loving friend Antonio Vargas is a talented illustrator with a varied career. Here we see some of his more commercial work and some of what he does for fun—like an illustrated magazine and notebook doodles.

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Caption 43 [es]: del... de cómo los aztecas veían su... el... el inicio del mundo,
Caption 43 [en]: of... of how the Aztecs saw their... the... the beginning of the world,

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