After a brief reflection on massification, the urban poet Rojo Córdova recites to us an incomprehensible poem loaded with Mexicanisms and meaningless words. Do you dare to try to understand?
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Caption 17 [es]: Sé que estás cubierta de oro y plata y basura y volovanes Caption 17 [en]: I know you are covered with gold and silver and garbage and vol-au-vents
Karla and Fernando discuss some differences between two types of traditional Mexican music: mariachi and bolero, pondering the occasions for which each might be better suited.
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Caption 37 [es]: Y el mariachi con... {-Con una fiesta.} -un plato de comida. {-Claro.} Caption 37 [en]: And mariachi with... -With a party. -a plate of food. -Of course.
Manuel Guarneros was the famous Mexican singer Chavela Vargas' main guitar player. In this video, he'll share with us his perception about various Mexican accents and slang as well as performing for us a piece of the popular polka song "El barrilito" [literally "The Little Barrel"], which is known in English as Beer Barrel Polka.
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Caption 22 [es]: Les platico esto porque Caption 22 [en]: I'm talking to you about this because