Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
She loves Barcelona, but lovely Tatiana’s accent quickly gives her away as a colombiana (from Bogotá, to be precise). Until the Olympics came to town and spurred a facelift, Barcelona wasn’t really living up to its potential. But now it is fully exploiting its great location on the Mediterranean Sea.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Her name is Milagros- her nickname, “Cholito”. She’s wild on the soccer field, and not much tamer off of it. An orphan, she was brought up in a convent. But now she’s almost 18, and she will have to make her own way in the world. The world might not be quite ready…
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Victoria isn’t exactly what you’d call “deep”, but she’s no pushover. She knows what she likes, and what she doesn’t. She certainly doesn’t like to be called Vicki, nor does she enjoy the company of Bobby, her brother’s chatterbox friend. She strives for ever more glamour and refinement, even deciding to change the name of her driver from Rocky to the more patrician “Morgan”.
Difficulty: Advanced
Argentina
Mother Superior thinks she’s tucked them both safely in for the night, but Milagros and Gloria have other ideas, and they don’t involve preparing for mass the next morning at seven a.m. Can they possibly get away with it?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
This episode guest stars the legendary Nacha Guevara, who plays Melina, a fiery blonde who seems to have something of a history with Flavio, though he still pines for the lovely madame, Amelia.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
We all know that little boys always pull the pigtails of the girls they like, and likewise little girls like to punch and annoy the boys they like, but do big kids also play rough with their secret crushes? If so, Mauro might be right in thinking that Violeta will be his some day… or maybe she really does despise him? At least she didn’t let go! Watch and find out what we mean…
Difficulty: Advanced
Argentina
Jose (Josie) and Manuel (Mani) are great friends, and hang out together all the time. When Mani starts to go out with Clara, he’s got more than just friendship in mind, and Jose’s jealousy is getting the best of her.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Uruguay
Pablo Echarri, Argentine heartthrob and television star, describes his earliest years in Buenos Aires. Also we hear from Pablo’s father about his experiences as a new parent for the very first time.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Uruguay
Echarri and his sister grew up without excess wealth, and even a hint of poverty, but they were happy. Circumstances only served to pull the family together and make them stronger.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Uruguay
Pablo’s sister, Roxa, came on the scene when he was seven. Like millions of little children before him, faced with the arrival of a rival, he was none too pleased. Today they are inseparable.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Uruguay
Muñeca Brava’s Natalia Oreiro came into the world on the 19th of March, 1977, in Montevideo, Uruguay. She showed early signs of being extraordinary, but was also quite a handful for her young parents. Her love of art and showmanship quickly manifested itself, and as a young child she spent hours singing into a tape recorder and along with the radio!!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Uruguay
Natalia reflects on her first real experiences with acting and modeling. As a young girl she was drawn to the stage, performing in many of her high school’s chorus and theatrical productions. Her mature stage presence and passion for the art soon landed her a number of roles in paid advertisements. She was well on her way to becoming a star.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Uruguay
Natalia was quickly growing up. Like most teens, she was anxious to explore the world. At thirteen she began to go out dancing with her best friend, Rosa. Ivan, the high school hunk, was to become her first love.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Sebastián Estebanez is loved throughout the world for his fine work in telenovelas such as Pasiones Prohibidas and Pensionados. Now Marley, the ubiquitous personality of Argentine television, is daring Sebastián to munch on a delicious cockroach, just as Marley himself did while in China.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Factor Fobia is sponsored by Eco de los Andes bottle glacier water. Marley is up in the Andean region of Tunuyán where it is processed and bottled. The show is also sponsered by Aventura Sur, a very interesting adventure travel magazine you definitely want to visit. Extraordinary photos and great reading practice.
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