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Hecho en México - Documentary (5 videos)

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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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Joan Planas’ documentary, Con ánimo de lucro (With Intent to Profit), launches with a list of the UN’s objectives for development in the new millennium. While the UN plan calls for cutting poverty in half by 2015, it’s off to a terrible start. So we’re off to explore what’s gone wrong in Nicaragua, one of the countries with the most NGOs and the highest levels of poverty in Latin America.

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Los Tiempos de Pablo Escobar - Capítulo 1 - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

What was Colombia like before Pablo Escobar burst onto the scene? Find out in the introduction to this documentary in which key figures from the era reveal details about one of the country's darkest historical chapters.

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X6 - 1 - La banda - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

In preparation for an upcoming contest on her favorite radio station, Valentina makes a documentary to introduce the members of X6, a music group she formed with her siblings.

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Seva Vive - 1. ¿Indocumentada o bien documentada?

Difficulty: Beginner

Puerto Rico

Luis López Nieves' short story "Seva" takes place during the 1898 US invasion of Puerto Rico, in the fictional town of the same name, Seva. The story, first published in the newspaper Claridad, and which many readers mistook for fact, has sparked a very real debate about culture, identity, history and truth amongst Puerto Ricans of all stripes. The documentary Seva Vive explores these themes.

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Una Historia de Café - La Tostión - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

You can almost smell the coffee as Part 3 of our documentary takes us through the roasting process.

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Documental de Alejandro Fernandez - Viento A Favor - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

The 51-year-old Alejandro Fernández has released twenty-three albums over the years. The son of another popular Mexican singer (Vicente Fernández), Alejandro has come into his own as a passionate man, unafraid to show his feelings. This documentary brings us inside the recording of Viento a Favor, an album that quickly went platinum.

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

In this installment of the dispute documentary we hear Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata quoted over a protester’s loudspeaker. As Zapata said: “¡Victoria o muerte!” (“Victory or death!”). To protest the taking of their farmland, the people of Atenco are using stronger and stronger language. Listen in.

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El Club de los Cinéfilos Muertos - Mel Gibson - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Spain

On today's edition of "El Club de los Cinéfilos Muertos" (The Dead Movie Buffs Club), the topic at hand is Mel Gibson, the very famous actor who later became a great film director. Let's see what the guys have to say about his films.

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Caption 35 [en]: he has a little documentary,
Caption 35 [es]: tiene un pequeño documental,

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Aprendiendo con Silvia - Mi viaje a Salamanca - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

In the second part of her video regarding her trip to Salamanca, Silvia tells us some of the things that impressed her the most about her trip to Salamanca, including some fascinating flora and fauna.

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Caption 9 [en]: we found ourselves in front of the Documentary Center for Historical Memory.
Caption 9 [es]: nos encontramos frente al Centro Documental sobre la Memoria Histórica.

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Los Años Maravillosos - Capítulo 14 - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

During some sleepless nights, Kevin contemplates the complexity of the universe— as well as his relationship with his brother.

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Caption 36 [en]: The worst part of an apocalyptic [documentary] is that they're almost always right.
Caption 36 [es]: Lo peor de un apocalíptico es que casi siempre tienen razón.

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Lecciones con Carolina - Participios irregulares

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

In contrast with regular participles, irregular participles are those whose endings don't follow a specific pattern. Carolina explains more.

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Caption 72 [en]: I have seen a very interesting documentary about Spain.
Caption 72 [es]: he visto un documental muy interesante sobre España.

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Región mundo - Paso a paso - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Swing Latino, one of Colombia's most prestigious salsa dance schools, trains its students with strict discipline. The best will go on to perform in shows and contests throughout the world.

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Caption 8 [en]: In this documentary we want to reflect
Caption 8 [es]: Queremos reflexionar en este documental

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La Sub30 - Familias - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

This final episode in the series concludes the story of the boy who, following his mother's death, goes in search of his long lost father.

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Caption 30 [en]: And well, let's see how... a little piece of your documentary, let's see...
Caption 30 [es]: Y bueno, vamos a ver cómo... un pedacito de su documental, a ver...

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La Sub30 - Familias - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

This episode of Sub30 introduces us to a character who, following the death of his mother, travelled across two countries to find the father he never knew.

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Caption 27 [en]: This man made a documentary about the search for his father.
Caption 27 [es]: Este hombre hizo un documental sobre la búsqueda de su padre.

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