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Dhira - La Noche

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Dhira brings a heavy Hindu and Indian influence to the European club scene’s take on American hip-hop and club music. These late night party animals are said to be vegetarians who enjoy cheese sandwiches when they are not busy rapping.

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Caption 7 [es]: Amigos, enemigos, todos testigos
Caption 7 [en]: Friends, enemies, all witnesses

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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 13 [es]: él y sus amigos estaban formando un conjunto.
Caption 13 [en]: he and his friends were starting a band.

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El Trip - Ibiza

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia, Spain

Ibiza is a wonderful holiday destination any day, but the summer solstice presents an opportunity to partake in an ancient tradition and celebrate all night long. Let’s join Tatiana for a cruise on a beautiful velero to visit some secret swimming spots and then we’ll head into town for la noche de San Juan.

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Caption 3 [es]: y me encontré a unos amigos que me invitaron a dar una vuelta en este velero
Caption 3 [en]: and I met up [with] some friends who invited me to go for a spin in this sailboat

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Playa Adícora - Francisco - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Maria Lionza is said to have been born in 1502 to an Indian Chief in the Yaracuy region of Venezuela. Today she is revered throughout the Caribbean by followers of the syncretic cult which is named after her, but artists too find her an irresistably mystical symbol alluding to history, race, and sex. Her painting hangs on the wall of Francisco’s taller in Adícora.

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Caption 37 [es]: unas pinturas de unos amigos pintores de...
Caption 37 [en]: a few paintings from painter friends from...

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Escuela Don Quijote - Jesús Baz

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Jesús Baz is the Director of Studies at the Don Quijote spanish school in lovely Salamanca, Spain. A true salmantino, Jesús has a real pride for his city, which is home to some of Europe’s oldest universities and has a very strong intellectual tradition. The school itself, in a beautiful old building that was formerly a convent, also houses a popular student café.

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Caption 63 [es]: Tengo amigos que dicen: "Yo no quiero ir a Salamanca..."
Caption 63 [en]: I have friends who say: "I don't want to go to Salamanca..."

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Maestra en Madrid - Nuria y amigo

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

We happened upon Pipita on the sidewalk in Madrid and she introduced us to her traveling companion, Nuria Gonzales. Nuria hails from Asturias, in the north of Spain, but now teaches Spanish at a university in the USA. Lucky for us, they both agreed to an on-the-spot exclusive interview.

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Caption 47 [es]: Se extraña a la familia, se extraña a los amigos,
Caption 47 [en]: One misses family, one misses friends,

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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 6 [es]: y después pues nos hicimos amigos...
Caption 6 [en]: and then we became friends...

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Felipe Calderón - Publicidad - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Felipe Calderón is running for president of Mexico as the candidate of PAN, Partido Acción Nacional. “The National Action Party” is also the party of Mexico’s current president, Vicente Fox. Felipe’s campaign slogan? Para que Vivamos Mejor, “So we can live better.” We know there must a word play parody of this phrase, but we haven’t found it yet!

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Caption 39 [es]: Se perdía el empleo, se perdían los amigos, a veces se perdía la vida.
Caption 39 [en]: Jobs were lost, friends were lost, sometimes life was lost.

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Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Federico Kauffman Doig began his career at the Museo Rafael Larco Herrera as a security guard. Today he is president of that institution and one of the world’s most respected archeologists, as well as a delightful and engaging speaker! This program originally appeared on Televisión Nacional del Perú as part of the esteemed artistic series, Presencia Cultural.

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Caption 20 [es]: mis amigos decían Cocochillo no, no, ese es muy feo.
Caption 20 [en]: my friends said Cocochillo, no, no, it's awful.

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José Rodríguez - La Finca

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

José Rodriguez, the caretaker of a beautiful finca, or farm, is kind enough to show us around and tell us a bit about the area and himself. You will probably realize that pues, as José employs it, is a common muletilla (“filler” word), used to add a bit of emphasis or just as a matter of speech style, and doesn’t really always have to be translated (though it can often be thought of as akin to “well”).

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Caption 32 [es]: Bueno, estamos aquí con mis amigos y todos...
Caption 32 [en]: Well, we're here with my friends and all of...

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Emiro - Pimienta Café

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Emiro spent years crewing an oil tanker, and many more as a fisherman commanding his own lancha, so it’s no surprse to find him at the helm of his own seaside kitchen, the Pimienta Café in Adícora. Join us as we drop in to check out the menu!

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Caption 1 [es]: ¡Hola amigos! Les habla Emiro,
Caption 1 [en]: Hello friends! This is Emiro speaking,

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Si*Sé - EPK

Difficulty: Beginner

Dominican Republic

Si*Sé brings together musical languages such as hip-hop, funk, rock, jazz and even classical violin. Singer Carol C, who grew up in a Spanish language household within an English language city, adds bilingual vocals that pull together the group’s electrifying sound.

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Caption 12 [es]: Y yo tengo muchos amigos músicos.
Caption 12 [en]: And I have many musician friends.

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Control Machete - El Apostador

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

An apostador is anyone who makes a wager. Control Machete’s "El Apostador" comes off their album Uno, Dos. This exquisitely animated video backs up the song’s tale of have and have not. It must be your lucky day, because we’re betting that you are going to learn something!

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Caption 26 [es]: Me busca mi esposa, su abogado y sus amigos
Caption 26 [en]: My wife, her lawyer, and her friends are after me

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Arume - La Vida Escolar

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Arume studies filmmaking in her native Spain. She talks about what life is like for her now that she has graduated from high school and is out on her own.

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Caption 17 [es]: Te tomas algo con los amigos.
Caption 17 [en]: You have a drink with your friends.

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Zoraida - Lo que gusta hacer

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Zoraida is a big fan of one of Spain’s newest exports, La Oreja de Van Gogh. Besides listening to “Van Gogh’s Ear”, let’s find out what else she likes to do for fun in her spare time… apart from giving interviews!

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Caption 16 [es]: con mis amigos y amigas,
Caption 16 [en]: with my friends and girlfriends,

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