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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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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 48 [es]: es verdad también; yo digo que son las dos cosas.
Caption 48 [en]: it's also true; I say that it's both.

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Pipo - Mexicanismos - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Ecuador, Mexico

Let's learn several more Mexican colloquial words and expressions through Pipo's conversations with some locals in Zacatecas.

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Caption 34 [es]: Y "cotorrear" implica muchas cosas:
Caption 34 [en]: And "cotorrear" implies a lot of things:

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Pipo - Mexicanismos - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador, Mexico

While visiting Zacatecas, our Ecuadorian friend Pipo chats with locals to learn some of the most interesting and commonly used Mexican colloquial words and expressions.

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Caption 6 [es]: con palabras referente a cosas.
Caption 6 [en]: with words referring to things.

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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 23 [es]: hay muchas cosas que han sido difíciles
Caption 23 [en]: there are a lot of things that have been difficult

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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 50 [es]: para ajustar las cosas.
Caption 50 [en]: to adjust things.

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Xóchitl - Vida en Monterrey

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Xochitl from Monterrey, Mexico tells us about how the recent surge in violent crime in Mexico and in her area in particular affects the way that Mexican citizens live their lives.

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Caption 23 [es]: Eh, entonces, bueno, pues, ya no hay ese tipo de cosas.
Caption 23 [en]: Um, so, OK, well, there aren't those kinds of things anymore.

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Can the forced displacement of families ever be justified? This is a question that knows no borders as governments seek out locations for new highways, hospitals, universities, and, especially, airports. The people of Atenco, Mexico, argue against plans to put one on their farmlands.

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Caption 68 [es]: Que analice bien... las cosas.
Caption 68 [en]: He should analyze well... the things.

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Felipe Calderón - Publicidad - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Harvard-educated Felipe Calderón, who the New York Times calls “a dapper man who speaks with all the fire of an economist,” is perceived as the safe, business-friendly presidential candidate. This video carefully cultivates a persona antithetical to the rougher-hewn López Obrador.

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Caption 27 [es]: y ahí logramos varias cosas interesantes.
Caption 27 [en]: and there we achieved many important things.

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Felipe Calderón - Publicidad - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Felipe Calderón is running for president of Mexico as the candidate of PAN, Partido Acción Nacional. “The National Action Party” is also the party of Mexico’s current president, Vicente Fox. Felipe’s campaign slogan? Para que Vivamos Mejor, “So we can live better.” We know there must a word play parody of this phrase, but we haven’t found it yet!

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Caption 52 [es]: haberme dejado todas las cosas en las que él creyó... y por las que él luchó.
Caption 52 [en]: having given all the things he believed in... and fought for.

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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 1 [es]: Algunos creemos que las cosas pueden mejorar
Caption 1 [en]: Some of us believe things could improve

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Tu Rock es Votar - Comercial de TV - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Just over a quarter of Mexico’s 127.5 million people are aged 18-24, and as such the “youth vote” could easily make or break any candidate in Mexico’s upcoming election on July 2. Patterned after the “Rock the Vote” campaign in the USA, Tu Rock Es Votar is running a television, radio and web campaign that hopes to improve voter turnout in the Mexican youth population despite a general desencantado (“disenchanted”) attitude found amongst all eligible voters.

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Caption 5 [es]: Si lo piensas, hay muchas cosas que afectan tu vida,
Caption 5 [en]: If you think about it, there are many things that affect your life,

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