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Alan x el mundo - Mi playa favorita de México! (2 videos)

Alan continues his animated tour of Baja California Sur, Mexico's gorgeous Balandra Beach, pointing out its attractions and introducing us to locals.

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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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Zapata Jones - Naranja es mi color

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Mexican rock and funk band Zapata Jones performs its hit, "Naranja es mi color" [Orange is My Color] as a tribute to the renowned Naranjeros de Hermosillo [Hermosillo Orange Growers] baseball team.

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Rueda de la muerte - Parte 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Colombia, Mexico

Circus artist Jayson Domínguez continues to tell us about his experience in the circus world, particularly with a dangerous motorcycle act called the "Globe of Death," which he hopes to gradually transition away from.

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La veterinaria - Huesos visita a la doctora - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Cuba, Mexico

After a thorough examination of the dog, Huesos, the veterinarian recommends to his owner to seek out specialists for some of the issues particular to him.

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Manos a la obra - Papel picado para Día de muertos

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Meli teaches us how to make "papel picado" [perforated paper] banners to decorate the altars to the dead set up to honor and remember those who have passed away during the celebration of the "Día de los muertos" [Day of the Dead], a holiday celebrated in Mexico on November 1st and 2nd.

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Guillermo el chamán - La cosmología de los mayas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo the shaman, an expert in Mayan cosmology, explains the origin of and symbolism behind the Mayan word "chamamán" as well as some other interesting aspects of their belief system.

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Caption 57 [en]: Mayans play a lot with reality.
Caption 57 [es]: El Maya juega mucho con la realidad.

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Manuel y El barrilito

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

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 53 [en]: and I'm going to try to play it a little bit on the guitar,
Caption 53 [es]: y voy a tratar de interpretarlo [sic] un poquito en la guitarra,

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Michel y la cumbia

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Music lover Michael Faustino Cortés Ruiz, also known as Maistro Alfonzo Zayas, tells us what excites him about both the city of Berlin, where he lives, and music. Let's find out more about how he keeps his love for music alive.

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Caption 10 [en]: My profession right now at this time: I'm a music lover.
Caption 10 [es]: Mi oficio ahorita en esta actualidad: soy un melómano.

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Fernando y el mariachi

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Mexican mariachi musician Fernando Soto has lived in Germany for over twenty years. In this video, he talks to us about the cultural significance of his beloved mariachi music for Mexicans.

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Caption 2 [en]: a Mexican in Europe.
Caption 2 [es]: un mexicano en Europa.

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Manuel y Chavela - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

In this second part, professional guitarist Manuel Guarneros tells us about some of his magical experiences on tour with Chavela Vargas.

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Caption 18 [en]: introduce the stage where Chavela was going to play,
Caption 18 [es]: presentaba el escenario donde iba a tocar Chavela,

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Manuel y Chavela - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Professional guitarist Manuel Guarneros tells us about his experience touring with legendary Mexican singer Chavela Vargas.

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Caption 11 [en]: I had the opportunity to play with great artists,
Caption 11 [es]: tuve la oportunidad de tocar con grandes artistas,

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