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Club 10 - Capítulo 3 - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Colombia

Aurelio's stand-up act focuses on his preference for long locks and the characters continue to debate who is their fans' favorite.

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Caption 69 [es]: pues, quería demostrarles que todos somos iguales.
Caption 69 [en]: well, I wanted to show you that we're all equal.

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Estampas argentinas - El Ateneo Grand Splendid - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina, Venezuela

Let's hear some anecdotes and learn a bit more about the history of the Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires' most breathtaking and famous bookstore.

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Caption 29 [es]: Vine con una amiga, que las dos somos lectoras y nos pasamos libros,
Caption 29 [en]: I came with a [female] friend, as the two of us are readers, and we trade books,

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Sonido Babel - El cuatro venezolano - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

In this second part of our series on the Venezuelan cuatro, musician Leonardo Lozano explains to us how the manner in which this traditional instrument is played varies between geographical regions.

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Caption 34 [es]: nosotros somos herederos de tres componentes étnicos,
Caption 34 [en]: we are the heirs to three ethnic components

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Guillermina y Candelario - Un Dia de Pesca - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Guillermina and Candelario are excited to embark on a fishing trip with their beloved grandpa.

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Caption 43 [es]: ¡Pero si nosotros somos unos expertos pescadores!
Caption 43 [en]: But we're expert fishermen!

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Jose Quinchuqui, a craftsman from Otavalo, Ecuador, fills us in about some of the details of his work, the different materials he employs, and the various ways in which he and his siblings contribute to the family business.

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Caption 2 [es]: Nosotros en mi familia somos diez personas,
Caption 2 [en]: In my family, there are ten of us,

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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 33 [es]: porque nosotros somos de la generación donde, que...
Caption 33 [en]: because we are from the generation where, that...

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Días festivos - Novenas de Navidad

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Many Latin American countries celebrate the Novena of Aguinaldos, a nine-day, Catholic-based holiday that includes music, food and prayer. Grace Pinzon, a Colombian woman living in Florida, shares with us how the novena is celebrated there.

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Caption 63 [es]: Somos de Latinoamérica, Centroamérica, de Estados Unidos,
Caption 63 [en]: We're from Latin America, Central America, from the United States,

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Guillermina y Candelario - El Mejor Columpio

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Guillermina and Candelario enjoy a day at the beach with the help of a palm tree that they use as a swing, but something incredible happens when Guillermina gets tangled up in it.

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Caption 52 [es]: ¿Sí ves, Guillermina? ¡Somos campeones!
Caption 52 [en]: Do you see, Guillermina? We're champions!

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Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori - Una vida como pintor - Part 9

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

In the conclusion to this series about Colombian painter Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori, he shares with us how he has evolved with age and how such has affected his work.

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Caption 19 [es]: pero así en crudo, somos más capaces de leer, eh...
Caption 19 [en]: but raw like this, we're more capable of reading, um...

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Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori - Una vida como pintor - Part 7

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Artist Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori explains the roles of his color palette and light in his attempt to represent a plethora of shades of brown and black skin.

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Caption 23 [es]: eh... y finalmente, lo que somos también por dentro,
Caption 23 [en]: um... and in the end, what we are inside as well,

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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 17 [es]: Acá en Venezuela somos veintidós estados,
Caption 17 [en]: Here in Venezuela we have twenty-two states,

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Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori - Una vida como pintor - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Artist Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori speaks about his latest project, a series of portraits that celebrate the nuances of black skin.

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Caption 29 [es]: eh... somos un'... una raza mestiza y mezclada también
Caption 29 [en]: um... we are an... a mestizo race and also mixed

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Comunidad Tsáchila - Ayahuasca y plantas curativas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Ecuadorian "Poné," or shamans, utilize plants for their medicinal effects. In this video, we learn about some of their beliefs and wisdom.

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Caption 66 [es]: para quienes somos Poné y para quienes no son también,
Caption 66 [en]: for those of us who are Poné [shamans] and for those who aren't as well,

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Doctor Krápula - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Dominican Republic

Cleer interviews the members of the acclaimed Colombian band, Doctor Krápula, known for both their music and social activism.

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Caption 14 [es]: Nosotros somos de Bogotá, Colombia. -Mmm-hmm.
Caption 14 [en]: We're from Bogota, Colombia. -Mmm-hmm.

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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 47 [es]: Pues, no, somos hermanos,
Caption 47 [en]: Well, no, we are brothers,

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