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Hecho en México - Documentary (5 videos)

In this part of the documentary, writer and journalist Juan Villoro offers a reflection on the current state of Mexican society and the need for a new generation of Mexicans to emerge.

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Los Tiempos de Pablo Escobar - Capítulo 1 - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

What was Colombia like before Pablo Escobar burst onto the scene? Find out in the introduction to this documentary in which key figures from the era reveal details about one of the country's darkest historical chapters.

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Seva Vive - 1. ¿Indocumentada o bien documentada?

Difficulty: 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.

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Una Historia de Café - La Tostión - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

You can almost smell the coffee as Part 3 of our documentary takes us through the roasting process.

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Documental de Alejandro Fernandez - Viento A Favor - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

The 51-year-old Alejandro Fernández has released twenty-three albums over the years. The son of another popular Mexican singer (Vicente Fernández), Alejandro has come into his own as a passionate man, unafraid to show his feelings. This documentary brings us inside the recording of Viento a Favor, an album that quickly went platinum.

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

In this installment of the dispute documentary we hear Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata quoted over a protester’s loudspeaker. As Zapata said: “¡Victoria o muerte!” (“Victory or death!”). To protest the taking of their farmland, the people of Atenco are using stronger and stronger language. Listen in.

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Región mundo - Paso a paso - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Swing Latino, one of Colombia's most prestigious salsa dance schools, trains its students with strict discipline. The best will go on to perform in shows and contests throughout the world.

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Caption 8 [en]: In this documentary we want to reflect
Caption 8 [es]: Queremos reflexionar en este documental

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La Sub30 - Familias - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

This final episode in the series concludes the story of the boy who, following his mother's death, goes in search of his long lost father.

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Caption 30 [en]: And well, let's see how... a little piece of your documentary, let's see...
Caption 30 [es]: Y bueno, vamos a ver cómo... un pedacito de su documental, a ver...

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La Sub30 - Familias - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

This episode of Sub30 introduces us to a character who, following the death of his mother, travelled across two countries to find the father he never knew.

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Caption 27 [en]: This man made a documentary about the search for his father.
Caption 27 [es]: Este hombre hizo un documental sobre la búsqueda de su padre.

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Seva Vive - 5. La historia se da cuenta - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Historians continue to discuss the subjective nature of recorded history and the fine line between fiction and fact.

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Caption 10 [en]: to documentary sources that supposedly-
Caption 10 [es]: a fuentes documentales que supuestamente,

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Seva Vive - 3. ¿Mito o conspiración?

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Historians discuss the extent to which popular myths such as Seva affect people's perception of history in Puerto Rico.

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Caption 18 [en]: that the documentary history or the history,
Caption 18 [es]: que la historia documental o la historia,

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