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Hecho en México - Documentary - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

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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Caption 1 [es]: La psicología que define muchas de las cosas en México
Caption 1 [en]: The psychology that defines many things in Mexico

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Karla y el bolero

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Surely you're familiar with the famous bolero, "Bésame mucho" [Kiss Me A Lot]. If not, this is your chance to listen to it with Karla, a Mexican singer living in Berlin, Germany.

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Caption 18 [es]: eh... pero también me he dedicado a hacer otro tipo de cosas,
Caption 18 [en]: um... but I've also devoted myself to doing other kinds of things,

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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 45 [es]: Muchas cosas malas que están pasando en el mundo, eh... muy mala vibra,
Caption 45 [en]: [There are] many bad things that are happening in the world, um... [a] very bad vibe,

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Nortec Collective - Bostich+Fussible

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Our friends from Nortec Collective are known for their eclectic mix of electronic and norteño music (hence the name: norteño + techno = Nortec). Here, a band member discusses how the group got started, down to the very first time he read about a synthesizer. Don’t miss their Grammy award-nominated Tijuana Sound Machine.

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Caption 33 [es]: Sin embargo él fue escogiendo cosas que le parecieron más interesantes a él.
Caption 33 [en]: Nonetheless, he was choosing things that seemed more interesting to him.

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Belanova - Entrevista - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

These guys are partially obsessed with stardom, or at least with astronomy. Now they’re talking about “el núcleo de Belanova,” the core of their energy.

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Caption 12 [es]: Yo creo que un tercer, cuarto disco va ser muy padre el poder experimentar con más cosas.
Caption 12 [en]: I believe that a third, fourth record is going to be great, to be able to experiment with more things.

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Arturo Vega - Entrevista - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Some people could see Arturo Vega as just a guy who happened to design the Ramones logo, but the truth is that he had to get his hands dirty with hard work, and that meant loading tons of equipment, manning the lights and basically doing whatever was needed by the band. The reward was great: thousands, maybe millions, wearing an image that he created.

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Caption 9 [es]: yo respeto al individuo sobre todas las cosas.
Caption 9 [en]: I respect the individual above everything.

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Documental de Alejandro Fernandez - Viento A Favor - Part 2

Difficulty: 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.

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Caption 18 [es]: Hay unas cosas que uno hace por trabajo
Caption 18 [en]: There are certain things one does for work

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Belanova - Entrevista - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Belanova is appreciative and proud that so many of Latin America’s and Mexico’s biggest stars, such Joselo and Coti saw fit to take the time to join them on their tour. The band is humble, but not without ambition; they have set their sites beyond the habla hispana, seeing potential fans in Australia, Italy and even Japan.

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Caption 1 [es]: Un concierto te da la oportunidad de hacer muchas cosas, ¿no?
Caption 1 [en]: A concert gives you the opportunity to do a lot of things, right?

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La Gusana Ciega - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

To hear La Gusana Ciega play live we trekked to a club called Babel located in a giant mall / theme park called Mundo E, located just north of Mexico City. Come backstage with us for an exclusive interview you’ll find only here!

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Caption 23 [es]: Muchísimas cosas, digo, hay tanta cantidad de música que ahorita es...
Caption 23 [en]: Lots of things, I mean, there is so much music that right now it's...

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Belanova - Entrevista - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Edgar Huerta, keyboardist of Belanova, refers to Joselo of Cafe Tacuba as un cuate. The word comes from the indigenous Nahuatl word coatl, which means “twin.” But Joselo is not Edgar’s gemelo, cuate is known by all Mexicans to refer to a “good buddy,” a “dear friend.”

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Caption 5 [es]: todas las cosas que había estado buscando, ¿no?
Caption 5 [en]: all the things that I had been looking for, right?

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Arturo Vega - Entrevista - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

A little research tells us that the musical comedy Arturo did with Héctor Suárez at the Teatro de los Insurgentes was Sigue tu onda (Follow Your Wave), a Spanish language adaptation of a Broadway show known to American theater-goers as Your Own Thing. Soon Arturo himself would be heading to New York on a tip from Paul McCartney’s agent that he could land a spot in Hair...

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Caption 25 [es]: de la satisfacción que yo sentía de poder hacer este tipo de cosas.
Caption 25 [en]: of the satisfaction that I felt to be able to do this kind of things.

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Arturo Vega - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Arriving in December of ‘71, a young Arturo Vega decides that it is New York where he is going to clavar, or stay put. His journey began in Mexico, where he began his artistic life as an actor and participant in experimental theater or “happenings”—an art form which was not well received by the powers that be in that country.

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Caption 49 [es]: En México todavía no se podían hacer cosas muy libremente en...
Caption 49 [en]: In Mexico you still couldn't do things very freely in...

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Belanova - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Why is it that some musicians have such synergy together? Belanova describes the fusión that is created when each distinct musical personality comes together, and how this unique “fusion” has brought them from after-class practice to stadium-filled tours.

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Caption 3 [es]: A pesar de que tengas que trabajar y hacer mil cosas o ir a la escuela...
Caption 3 [en]: Even though you have to work and do a thousand things or go to school...

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