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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 42 [es]: y que se, eh... y que prende muy fácil,
Caption 42 [en]: and which, um... and which catches on very easily,

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Vicente Fernandez - Por Tu Maldito Amor

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Also known as the “The King of Ranchera Music,” Vicente Fernández is a retired singer, film producer and actor from Mexico who is considered a symbol of Latin American culture. Released in 1989, “Por Tu Maldito Amor” [Because of Your Damn Love] is the title track from his fifteenth studio album, which topped the Billboard Regional Mexican Album chart for 21 straight weeks.

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Caption 16 [es]: No puedo terminar con tantas penas
Caption 16 [en]: I can't end up with so many sorrows

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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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Caption 80 [es]: que lo puedas llevar al cardiólogo,
Caption 80 [en]: for you to be able to take him to the cardiologist,

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Mambe & Danochilango - Cumbia Universal

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

"Mambe & Danochilango" sing about a "Cumbia Universal" [Universal Cumbia] with the power to liberate individuals and unite nations.

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Caption 27 [es]: Canto de mi alma pa' aliviar las penas
Caption 27 [en]: I sing from my soul to relieve my sorrows

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Ricardo - La compañera de casa - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico, Venezuela

Future housemates Noelia and Ricardo prepare their first meal together.

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Caption 13 [es]: Mientras yo prendo aquí la freidora,
Caption 13 [en]: Meanwhile I'll turn on the fryer here,

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Yabla en Yucatán - Personajes

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Yabla introduces you to some additional characters from the final days of its Yucatan Peninsula tour.

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Caption 18 [es]: las rentas y los gastos son altísimos, hay mucha más competencia y entonces,
Caption 18 [en]: the rents and the expenses are very high, there's much more competition and so,

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Baja Beans Café - 3- Los granos de café y la máquina tostadora

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Our hostess at Baja Beans in Pescadero, Baja California tells us a bit about their coffee's roasting process.

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Caption 28 [es]: se prende el abanico y se mueve
Caption 28 [en]: the fan turns on and it moves

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Café Tacvba - De acuerdo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

This video is about all those things that make us different—they are many! But it doesn’t matter how different we are, Mexican band Café Tacuba has been around long enough to have a song for every taste! Artists of self-invention, they rock the house from Mexico City to Japan!

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Caption 12 [es]: Piensas con una computadora o con la otra
Caption 12 [en]: You think with one computer or with the other

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Costa Azul Surf Shop - Hablando con los Empleados Del Surf - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

We love surfing and we love nice, friendly people. In this one small store in Los Cabos, we ran into two of our favorite things. Come hear the owner and a star employee share their knowledge of different boards. They’re very helpful with beginners.

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Caption 5 [es]: rentas de tablas,
Caption 5 [en]: board rentals,

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Tu Rock es Votar - Armando - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Could it be that the “Tu Rock es Votar” campaign resulted in a closer Mexican 2006 election, one that ironically left the youth feeling more disillusioned than ever? Felipe Calderón Hinojosa edged out Andrés Manuel López Obrador by such a thin margin that the losing side demanded a total recount, which was not granted. The ensuing cloud surrounding the election left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Mexicans.

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Caption 12 [es]: y es elegir a quién va a tomar las riendas de este país.
Caption 12 [en]: and it's to choose who is going to take the reins of this country.

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Tu Rock es Votar - Armando - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Armando David Ortigosa decided that something needed to be done to motivate the young people of Mexico to participate in its presidential election. He looked north for inspiration, where the “Rock the Vote” campaign used pop stars to try and get young voters to the polls. The Mexican equivalent became known as Tu Rock Es Votar.

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Caption 84 [es]: y es elegir a quien va a tomar las riendas de este país.
Caption 84 [en]: and that is to choose who is going to take the reins of this country.

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Arturo Vega - Entrevista - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

As it turns out the young Arturo Vega, Mexican emigré actor and artist in New York, lived below a girl who was seeing a young man named Douglas Glenn Colvin (who would come to be known as “Dee Dee Ramone”). The two visionaries got to talking…

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Caption 76 [es]: Yo dije: "No, pues, si esto prende,
Caption 76 [en]: I said, "No, well, if this catches on,

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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 10 [es]: Estas elecciones serán las más reñidas en la historia de nuestro país.
Caption 10 [en]: These elections will be the most fought over in the history of our country.

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