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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 8 [es]: Como era un mes entero,
Caption 8 [en]: Since it was the whole month,

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador - Publicidad de TV - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

López Obrador’s campaign commercials really try to shake potential voters out of their sillas, attempting to give the potentially marginalized a strong message: “now it’s our turn, now it’s your turn!” He blatantly positions himself against the rich, those who “take the biggest piece of the cake.”

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Caption 3 [es]: Dicen que no se puede cambiar... pues, ¡cómo no!
Caption 3 [en]: They say it can't change... well, of course!

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Something that induces lagrimas (tears) is said to be lacrimógeno. So if you were organizing a Festival de cine lacrimógeno, only tear-jerkers would fit the bill. If, on the other hand, you were organizing a protest of the forced seizure of your family’s farm, you might find yourself crying because of the gas lacrimógeno wafting through the air.

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Caption 4 [es]: tanto los [sic]... personas como los animales... llevábamos algunos caballos...
Caption 4 [en]: both the... people and the animals... we had some horses with us...

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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 9 [es]: ¿Cómo diría un...?
Caption 9 [en]: How can I say it?

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Can the forced displacement of families ever be justified? This is a question that knows no borders as governments seek out locations for new highways, hospitals, universities, and, especially, airports. The people of Atenco, Mexico, argue against plans to put one on their farmlands.

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Caption 22 [es]: veremos a ver cómo nos defendemos.
Caption 22 [en]: we'll see how we can defend ourselves.

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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 5 [es]: yo lo admiraba pues como un joven político
Caption 5 [en]: I admired him as a young politician

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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 50 [es]: como herencia, su pasión por México, haberme dejado su país...
Caption 50 [en]: as a heritage, his passion for Mexico, having given me his country...

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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 4 [es]: ¿Cómo están mi gente?
Caption 4 [en]: How are you my people?

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Javier García - Lagrimas Negras

Difficulty: Beginner

Cuba, Spain

If Javier doesn’t get you swinging, swaying and stumbling over your two left feet with this tune, you’re at the wrong site! The trumpet is courtesy of the incomparable Arturo Sandoval, who we had the pleasure of seeing at the Blue Note a while back. A drunken and noisy Tom Jones showed up mid-set with full entourage, causing the fiery Sandoval to call for ¡cállate!

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Caption 35 [es]: Tiene lágrimas negras como mi vida
Caption 35 [en]: It has black tears like my life

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Patricia Marti - Perspectiva Política

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

In a time of pretty sharp political divide in Venezuela, Patricia, gives a frank middle-of-the-road explanation of the current political climate and her place in the country’s politics as apolitica.

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Caption 3 [es]: mi opinión es bastante, como decir abstracta.
Caption 3 [en]: my opinion is quite, you might say, abstract.

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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 20 [es]: como íbamos a hacer el trabajo de tesis aquí en Adícora,
Caption 20 [en]: since we were going to work on our thesis here in Adícora,

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Patricia Marti - Diversión y Ejercicio

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

Patricia talks about ways to stay active in Coro, Venezuela, patrimonio cultural de la humanidad. She enjoys the gym and classes in Tae Bo, an exercise phenomenon that seems to know no political boundaries. She also enjoys going out on Friday nights with friends to the local disco. As far as boys go, it seems a young man named Leopaldo is winning the race to her heart…

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Caption 4 [es]: Así como en otros países, que hay muchas discotecas y reventones y fiestas...
Caption 4 [en]: The way [it is] in other countries, there are a lot of discotheques and big blowouts and parties...

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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 27 [es]: algo así como treinta millones de dólares.
Caption 27 [en]: something like thirty million dollars.

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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 41 [es]: ¿Cómo no ha conocido esta cocina mucho más antes?
Caption 41 [en]: How didn't she know about this stove before?

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Vivanativa - Si tú me quieres

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Oye, Vivanativa puts the effee in funky! This grupo boricua has been taking the island, and now the world, like a category five hurricane heading straight for San Juan.

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Caption 12 [es]: Sé que te mueres como yo
Caption 12 [en]: I know you're dying like me

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