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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Uruguay

La propia Natalia nos cuenta como fueron los primeros años de su vida. De familia humilde pero unida, nos detalla las mudanzas en Uruguay, el viaje en busca de una vida mejor a España, el regreso a su país… Los primeros años en la escuela, contados por ella misma, su familia y algún profesor. Era algo rebelde y charlatana pero muy inteligente.

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina, Uruguay

When a strange man insists he is Natalia’s true father, she is oddly sympathetic, “we all know about el proceso.” But do we? The “process” is shorthand for the era of military dictatorships that engulfed the Southern Cone in the mid 70’s. During this era, untold numbers of infants of suspected “subversives” were kidnapped, often taken by police or military members to raise as their own.

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Caption 47 [es]: Pero no todo era éxito en su vida.
Caption 47 [en]: But not all was success in her life.

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

The showbiz life can be cruel, even when you’re young, talented and beautiful. Though she came from nearby Uruguay, Natalia’s Argentine peers in their native Buenos Aires weren’t afraid to let her know she was a stranger infringing on their turf.

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Caption 65 [es]: ya nada sería igual en la vida de ambos
Caption 65 [en]: nothing would be the same in their lives.

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Winning the Xuxa Paquita contest convinced her to move to Buenos Aires. Unfortunately for Natalia, it wasn’t easy to be sixteen and out on her own. She was lonely, and she struggled, but pride and her fierce ambition kept her from quitting.

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Caption 64 [es]: A principios la vida en Buenos Aires no fue fácil para Natalia.
Caption 64 [en]: At the beginning, life in Buenos Aires was not easy for Natalia.

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Natalia was quickly growing up. Like most teens, she was anxious to explore the world. At thirteen she began to go out dancing with her best friend, Rosa. Ivan, the high school hunk, was to become her first love.

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Caption 13 [es]: Pero pronto comenzó a experimentar otro cambio muy importante en su vida:
Caption 13 [en]: But very soon she started undergoing another very important change in her life:

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Muñeca Brava’s Natalia Oreiro came into the world on the 19th of March, 1977, in Montevideo, Uruguay. She showed early signs of being extraordinary, but was also quite a handful for her young parents. Her love of art and showmanship quickly manifested itself, and as a young child she spent hours singing into a tape recorder and along with the radio!!

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Caption 1 [es]: Pues la vida, creo que se trata de cosas buenas,
Caption 1 [en]: Well I think that life is about good things,

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Biografía - Pablo Echarri - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Pablo’s sister, Roxa, came on the scene when he was seven. Like millions of little children before him, faced with the arrival of a rival, he was none too pleased. Today they are inseparable.

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Caption 19 [es]: Y bueno, lo grandioso de la vida es que mira que va pasando el tiempo
Caption 19 [en]: And well, the great thing about life is that look, look how time goes on

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Biografía - Pablo Echarri - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Echarri and his sister grew up without excess wealth, and even a hint of poverty, but they were happy. Circumstances only served to pull the family together and make them stronger.

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Caption 17 [es]: a, a pararme de la mejor manera posible en la vida después.
Caption 17 [en]: to, to be set up in the best way possible in later life.

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