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Hecho en México - Documentary - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

In this part, writer and journalist Juan Villoro reflects on violence in Mexico, concluding with a message of hope from iconic singer Chavela Vargas.

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Caption 6 [es]: inimaginable en otros años.
Caption 6 [en]: unimaginable in other years.

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Querido México - Lucha libre

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

From the legendary Arena Ciudad de México, Tatiana takes us to learn more closely about the atmosphere surrounding Lucha Libre, a very famous sport in Mexico that is recognized worldwide.

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Caption 17 [es]: Hace como unos veinte años aproximadamente. -Guau.
Caption 17 [en]: For about twenty years approximately. -Wow.

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El profe presenta - ¡Un poco de mí!

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Julián Martínez will tell us a bit about himself, including how he grew up between Mexico and the United States and came to be a teacher at various levels and institutions.

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Caption 21 [es]: Todos los años comenzaba la cosecha en el sur de California
Caption 21 [en]: Every year, the harvest began in the south of California,

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Adriana y la fiesta de los muertos - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

With roots in the world of theater in her home country of Mexico, Adriana Barrera moved to Berlin, Germany for love. The annual Day of the Dead celebration, which she will explain to us in detail, is one way in which Adriana and an association of fellow Mexicans in Berlin are able to maintain and raise awareness about aspects of the Mexican culture.

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Caption 33 [es]: hace más de treinta años.
Caption 33 [en]: for more than thirty years.

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Historia mexicana - Cultura y la unión de dos mundos

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.

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Caption 6 [es]: piensa en quinientos años de historia
Caption 6 [en]: thinks about five hundred years of history

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Verónica - "Reprogramación psicocorporal"

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico, Miami

Veronica explains to us about a type of therapy that she calls, "psychocorporal reprogramming," which aims to maintain balance within human beings by adjusting how much emphasis is given to their different needs at various times in their lives.

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Caption 71 [es]: cuando las niñas eran muy pequeñas, a los dos y tres años,
Caption 71 [en]: when my girls were very young, at two and three years old,

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Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Viviana Reyes

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Viviana really enjoys studying Political Economy at the UAM [Autonomous Metropolitan University]. She tells us about her major and the plans that she has for the future and shares some insights about the large social gap that exists in Mexico.

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Caption 21 [es]: en un... en quizás dos años aproximadamente.
Caption 21 [en]: in a'... in perhaps two years, approximately.

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Tu Rock es Votar - Armando - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Could it be that the “Tu Rock es Votar” campaign resulted in a closer Mexican 2006 election, one that ironically left the youth feeling more disillusioned than ever? Felipe Calderón Hinojosa edged out Andrés Manuel López Obrador by such a thin margin that the losing side demanded a total recount, which was not granted. The ensuing cloud surrounding the election left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Mexicans.

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Caption 53 [es]: El setenta por ciento de los jóvenes entre diecinueve y treinta y cuatro años no votó.
Caption 53 [en]: Seventy percent of young people between nineteen and thirty-four haven't voted.

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Tu Rock es Votar - Armando - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Armando David Ortigosa decided that something needed to be done to motivate the young people of Mexico to participate in its presidential election. He looked north for inspiration, where the “Rock the Vote” campaign used pop stars to try and get young voters to the polls. The Mexican equivalent became known as Tu Rock Es Votar.

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Caption 7 [es]: Eh... y la idea de empezar "Tu rock es votar" surgió hace aproximadamente dos años.
Caption 7 [en]: Uh... and the idea of starting "Your rock is to vote" came up approximately two years ago.

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador - Publicidad de TV - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Partido de la Revolución Democrática is what PRD stands for, and Mexican presidential hopeful Manuel López Obrador has been with the organization since its infancy when was known as the “Democratic Current” (Corriente Democrática), a dissenting wing of the once indomitable PRI, Partido Revolucionario Institucional.

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Caption 2 [es]: ¿Crees que el país aguante seis años más de lo mismo?
Caption 2 [en]: Do you think the country can stand six more years of the same?

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

If you find it unusual that a farmer is comparing compensation for his land with the cost of presidential bath linens, you are clearly not aware of the toallagate scandal that rocked Vicente Fox’s administration and led to resignations at Los Pinos. We’re not sure what kind of towel US $400 buys, but it best be pretty darned afelpado is all we can say!

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Caption 4 [es]: ando en ochenta años y ya vi bueno y malo.
Caption 4 [en]: I'm turning eighty years old, and I've already seen good and bad.

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Felipe Calderón - Publicidad - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Does Felipe Calderón love his children? We are quite sure that he does. If this promotional video for the possible heir to fellow PANista Vicente Foxe seems to you to have a “North of the border” slickness, it may not be simply coincidental.

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Caption 8 [es]: Me costó mucho trabajo que me hiciera caso, más o menos dos años...
Caption 8 [en]: It took me a lot of work to get her to pay attention to me, two years more or less...

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Tu Rock es Votar - Comercial de TV - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Tu Rock Es Votar, a.k.a. TREV, continues its efforts to rally Mexico’s youth to get out and vote come election day. It’s something of an unspoken secret that TREV’s organizers tend to lean to the left, but they strive to make the ads non-partisan.

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Caption 10 [es]: entre diecinueve y treinta y cuatro años, no votó.
Caption 10 [en]: between nineteen and thirty four years old, didn't vote.

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