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Belanova - Entrevista - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

These guys are partially obsessed with stardom, or at least with astronomy. Now they’re talking about “el núcleo de Belanova,” the core of their energy.

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Caption 17 [es]: Llevo en Belanova más o menos como tres años y... tres años y cacho.
Caption 17 [en]: I've been in Belanova for about some three years and... three years and a bit.

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Arturo Vega - Entrevista - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Some people could see Arturo Vega as just a guy who happened to design the Ramones logo, but the truth is that he had to get his hands dirty with hard work, and that meant loading tons of equipment, manning the lights and basically doing whatever was needed by the band. The reward was great: thousands, maybe millions, wearing an image that he created.

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Caption 32 [es]: en los años anteriores, ¿no?
Caption 32 [en]: in the former years, right?

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Yabla en Buenos Aires - Plaza Mayo - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina

Buenos Aires is a magic city filled with an endless background of tango music. One of the most important Latin American capitals, it has been the home of Jorge Luis Borges, Ernesto Sábato, Julio Cortázar and Diego Maradona. In this video we have the opportunity to take you to Buenos Aires’ historic district.

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Caption 7 [es]: Es muy importante porque hace doscientos años,
Caption 7 [en]: It's very important because two hundred years ago,

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Orishas - Entrevista Canal Plus - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Cuba, Spain

The Cuban band Orishas went all the way from starving artists to well fed ambassadors of Latin Hip Hop. Let’s listen in as even Spaniards ask for some explanation of the Cuban slang and cultural references found in the song “El Kilo.”

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Caption 75 [es]: es resultado de muchos años fuera de... de Cuba.
Caption 75 [en]: is the result of many years outside of... of Cuba.

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Burgos - María de los Ángeles

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Angeles lives a normal life in Burgos, but what’s a normal life? She has a husband, a wonderful kid, and she works as a secretary. She also has a secret internet identity… as a Spanish teacher!

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Caption 9 [es]: Conocí a mi marido, Carlos, hace unos dieciocho años.
Caption 9 [en]: I met my husband, Carlos, about eighteen years ago.

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

This is the final part in Natalia Oreiro’s biography. We have seen family, friends and coworkers talk about her successful professional career and personal life. We’ve felt both jealous and glad when listening to all her achievements. Luckily, Natalia is still working hard to please us!

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Caption 54 [es]: Hoy, con apenas veinticinco años,
Caption 54 [en]: Today, at just twenty-five years old,

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Amigos D.F. - El secuestrar

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Our good friends from México City are willing to talk about everything: good, bad or ugly. Here we have their take on kidnapping, one of the growing fears of Mexicans.

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Caption 2 [es]: Este... tengo veintiún años. Soy estudiante.
Caption 2 [en]: Um... I'm twenty-one years old. I'm a student.

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Muñeca Brava - 18 - La Apuesta - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Once again Mili has to face Ivo. They’re sharing a roof after all. But this time she seems to have a strategy suggested by good friend and inexperienced but enthusiastic hairdresser Mariposa. Will it work? Heavenly houseguest Sister Catalina is leaving. The fridge is empty and we learn what planchar used to mean.

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Caption 76 [es]: Y, me faltan... veintidós meses, porque son dos años para recibirme.
Caption 76 [en]: Well, I have... twenty-two more months to go, because it's two years to graduate.

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Estado Falcón - Locos de la Vela - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

La Vela is a small town in the state of Falcón, on the northwest coast of Venezuela, where every December 28th Los Locos [“The Crazy Ones”] arrive wearing colorful and elaborated costumes. The whole town becomes a party, with businesses closing and people dancing in the streets. It’s a tradition that could be in any magical realism novel and that desperately struggles to not fall into oblivion.

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Caption 33 [es]: Tantos años trabajando
Caption 33 [en]: So many years working

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El Pulguero - La Gente

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

We’ve already seen some interesting, fabulous and downright curious things in the “mercado de pulgas” (flea market). But what about the people in there? They’re as colorful, amusing and charming as the goods in any stall.

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Caption 23 [es]: Por ahí ciento y cincuenta años tiene esta pieza.
Caption 23 [en]: This piece is at least a hundred and fifty years old.

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Carli Muñoz - Niñez - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Some people say that rock ‘n roll is half attitude and half talent. We already know that Carli had enough disrespect for the rules to make it and in this video he makes it clear that he has enough respect for the music to complete the equation.

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Caption 29 [es]: Yo tendría como quince años y tendría una mierda de...
Caption 29 [en]: I was about fifteen and had shit for...

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Kany Garcia - Qué Nos Pasó

Difficulty: Beginner

Puerto Rico

Encarnita (Kany) García had her first brush with fame on the Puerto Rican talent-search show Objetivo Fama in 2004. But she had to pull out of the OF competition after a terrible car accident landed her in intensive care… Luckily, things have looked up since then. After writing songs for fellow OF alum Janina, singer/songwriter Kany released her own album, Cualquier Día, in 2007 to critical acclaim.

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Caption 23 [es]: Y que una pareja no dura diez años
Caption 23 [en]: And [to make us believe] that a couple can't last ten years

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Francisco Pérez - Fray Luis de León

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Francisco Pérez recites about Fray Luis de León (one of Salamanca’s most noted poets and thinkers), while standing in a courtyard in front of the friar’s statue.

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Caption 21 [es]: Se han pasado cinco años que le estaban esperando
Caption 21 [en]: It's been five years they've been waiting for him

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Carli Muñoz - Niñez - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Being a rebel is an undeniable part of becoming a rock star, and that’s something that Carli Muñoz couldn’t avoid when he was a kid. He had a head full of music, but little patience for music lessons. Lucky for him, the owner of the instrument store let him pound out his own musical education on the store piano.

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Caption 13 [es]: qué sé yo, quizás doce años, algo así.
Caption 13 [en]: I don´t know, [I was] maybe twelve years old, something like that.

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Fonda Mi Lupita - Encargado - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Maybe business is not as good as it used to be, but there are still plenty of hungry mouths to feed in Fonda La Lupita. As we can see, José, our friend and encargado, works six days a week and doesn’t have much free time on his hands.

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Caption 19 [es]: menos de otros años que han estado muy bien.
Caption 19 [en]: less than in other years which have been very good.

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