Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Colombia
As we reach the finals stage of the Mono Núñez festival in Colombia, our host attempts to create a "Latin American integration" as well as continuing to explore the individual journeys of the participating groups.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Puerto Rico
Luis López Nieves' short story "Seva" takes place during the 1898 US invasion of Puerto Rico, in the fictional town of the same name, Seva. The story, first published in the newspaper Claridad, and which many readers mistook for fact, has sparked a very real debate about culture, identity, history and truth amongst Puerto Ricans of all stripes. The documentary Seva Vive explores these themes.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Nicaragua
We were driving around the roads of rural Nicaragua when we caught a glimpse of this donkey driven cart with loads of milk. We had to get to know this guy! Here it is, a YABLA exclusive with a milk seller!!
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Mexico
Alejandro Fernandez is not just a Mexican singer any longer: he has become a star of Latin-American proportions. Not only has he succeeded everywhere but he also has adopted different sounds from different countries. Viento a Favor was recorded both in Buenos Aires and in Los Angeles, a perfect axis through the whole continent.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Nicaragua
While stirring a pot, Doña Coco sings us a couple of Christian songs, which she learned at her evangelical church.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
New reflections on happiness, love and addictions stand out in this part through the voices of Daniel Giménez Cacho and Diego Luna as well as in the melody of La Original Banda El Limón.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
This part of the documentary explores the gap between how we tend to live our lives and how we perhaps should. Against this backdrop of reflection, indigenous hip-hop group Slajem K'op performs one of their pieces in Tzotzil.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
After listening to verses from the book La emoción de las cosas by Mexican writer and journalist Ángeles Mastretta, Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade, and the iconic member of the group Café Tacvba, Meme del Real, delight us with the sweet song Cuando llegaré.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Continuing with the theme of pain in life, it's the turn of the legendary Mexican wrestler Blue Demon to share his own personal experience.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
In this part of the documentary, the idea of suffering and pain as necessary elements to obtain a deserved reward is discussed.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
With the music of Los Macuanos, this video introduces us to the theme of resistance and its different manifestations in Mexican society.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
With the musical background of the regional female group Las Maya Internacional, actors Daniel Giménez Cacho and Diego Luna offer their reflections on how gender relations are defined in Mexico.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
In this part of the documentary, Mexican DJ and producer Camilo Lara takes us to Mexico City with the notes of his electronic music, also giving us an explosive fusion with the horns of Banda Agua Caliente and the Cumbia Cusinela by the group Venado Azul.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
With this video begins a new section of the documentary dedicated to gender differences. The words of famous Mexican actor Diego Luna serve as a preamble to the music of the group Venado Azul, who performs for us, in the Huichol language, their vibrant Cumbia cusinela.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
With the nostalgic melody of Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández, this video invites us to reflect on the current environmental crisis.
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