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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

If you find it unusual that a farmer is comparing compensation for his land with the cost of presidential bath linens, you are clearly not aware of the toallagate scandal that rocked Vicente Fox’s administration and led to resignations at Los Pinos. We’re not sure what kind of towel US $400 buys, but it best be pretty darned afelpado is all we can say!

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Caption 4 [es]: ando en ochenta años y ya vi bueno y malo.
Caption 4 [en]: I'm turning eighty years old, and I've already seen good and bad.

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Felipe Calderón - Publicidad - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Does Felipe Calderón love his children? We are quite sure that he does. If this promotional video for the possible heir to fellow PANista Vicente Foxe seems to you to have a “North of the border” slickness, it may not be simply coincidental.

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Caption 8 [es]: Me costó mucho trabajo que me hiciera caso, más o menos dos años...
Caption 8 [en]: It took me a lot of work to get her to pay attention to me, two years more or less...

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Tu Rock es Votar - Comercial de TV - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Tu Rock Es Votar, a.k.a. TREV, continues its efforts to rally Mexico’s youth to get out and vote come election day. It’s something of an unspoken secret that TREV’s organizers tend to lean to the left, but they strive to make the ads non-partisan.

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Caption 10 [es]: entre diecinueve y treinta y cuatro años, no votó.
Caption 10 [en]: between nineteen and thirty four years old, didn't vote.

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Omar Viscaya - Cambio total - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Hugo Chávez is divisive figure in Venezuela, as he is the world over, but the enthusiasm he generates amongst a large and vocal segment of the population is undeniable. Omar Vizcaya is a Chávez supporter, and was kind enough to agree to share some of his thoughts and ideas about the current situation.

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Caption 31 [es]: en los cuarenta años de...
Caption 31 [en]: during the forty years of...

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Skampida - Gustavo y David

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Take it from the boys in Skampida, the best ways to learn a language are 1) to watch a lot of tv (yabla!) and 2) to find yourself a native girlfriend/boyfriend! Skampida is one of the best bands ever from Bogotá, and we caught up with them while they were spending some time hangeando in The Big Manzana.

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Caption 12 [es]: Bueno la... la banda ha estado... llevamos ocho años tocando y...
Caption 12 [en]: Well the... the band has been... we've been playing for eight years and...

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Javier Marin - Artesano Venezolano - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Ecological awareness is universal these days, especially among young people. Javier explains his own use of natural and biological materials, a use that does not involve the destruction of any living creatures, but rather the reuse of materials that have been jettisoned by their original animal owners.

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Caption 23 [es]: que es una... eh... utilizado desde hace muchos años en la antigüedad.
Caption 23 [en]: which is a... um... [has been] used since ancient times.

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Javier Marin - Artesano Venezolano - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

As an artesan, Javier Marin works with a variety of materials, employing many techniques to create his pieces. He has been kind enough to take the time to explain some of these materials and processes. Javier’s father, in the days well before email, used to transmit telegraph messages via morse code in the building adjacent to where his son now works.

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Caption 73 [es]: Mi padre antiguamente en los años cincuenta
Caption 73 [en]: Long time ago, in the fifties, my father...

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Profesor de matemática - Entrevista

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

With a difficult subject like math, it really helps to have a friendly, likeable teacher to help you through all the mental gymnastics required, and to give you a boost of confidence when needed. Andrés Valencia is just such a guy! Luckily for us, he agreed to chat!

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Caption 20 [es]: Pero en sí lo más fácil son los vistos en los primeros años.
Caption 20 [en]: But the easiest are the ones seen during the first years.

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Patricia Marti - Estudios Médicos - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

Patricia will soon be a full-fledged doctor of medicine, but first she must complete the internship she is doing in the rural Venezuelan community of Charaima, on the Peninsula de Paraguaná. She tells us a little bit about the road she’s travelled to get to this point in her academic career.

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Caption 11 [es]: y la carrera dura aproximadamente siete años.
Caption 11 [en]: and the course of study lasts aproximately seven years.

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Patricia Marti - Estudios Médicos - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

Medical student Patricia Martí tells us about the study she is conducting in the village of Adícora. The study is a look at the incidence of skin problems caused by sun exposure in this town where many people work outdoors, including quite a few fishermen.

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Caption 2 [es]: tengo veintitrés años.
Caption 2 [en]: I'm twenty three years old.

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

The inhabitants of the first village where special stoves were installed experienced a marked improvement in their respiratory health. Word quickly spread to a nearby community which then made the change over to the new technology. As the materials are inexpensive, it should not be difficult to get all of Peru to switch to the new stoves.

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Caption 16 [es]: Cogimos sólo a los menores de treinta años.
Caption 16 [en]: We picked only those under thirty years old.

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Peru

Daily exposure to wood smoke can really wreak havoc on the body. It affects the eyes, the skin, and, of course, the lungs. With small material investment, kitchen smoke is minimized through a cleverly designed, well-ventilated, stove.

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Caption 9 [es]: por tres meses al año por lo menos dos años seguidos.
Caption 9 [en]: for three months in the year for two consecutive years at least.

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Most people agree that there’s nothing quite like a tasty wood-fired grill, but because the traditional stove of the Peruvian highlands lacks adequate ventilation of the home and kitchen, serious health problems can arise. A team of researchers have identified this unique regional problem and worked with a clever team of engineers to design an affordable and elegant safer alternative that will be accepted and used by the local people.

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Caption 34 [es]: los niños hasta tres, cuatro años normalmente están
Caption 34 [en]: kids up to three, four years old are normally

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Viewer Discretion Advised

Does graphic and violence-ridden television news that presents the worst aspects of a society also bring out the worst in its audience? Our filmmaker seems to think so, and believes that it is young viewers who pay the price when spectacle trumps thoughtful analysis and measured presentation.

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Caption 59 [es]: porque en las encuestas de los últimos años...
Caption 59 [en]: because in surveys of the last few years...

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

That literacy will directly contribute to the health and well being of a people few can doubt. But are a literate people more likely to care for the environment? One man thinks so, and has started a grassroots neighbors teaching neighbors project for the good of both la gente y la tierra.

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Caption 71 [es]: de catorce, quince años no saben escribir la palabra "amor,"
Caption 71 [en]: fourteen, fifteen years old don't know how to write the word "love,"

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