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The Pinker Tones - Estirado al sol

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

From their 2010 album, Modular, The Pinker Tones bring us this surreal song. So much happens to this duo while stretched out under the sun. Funny thing is: some of the crazy stuff they think of is plucked straight from real life.

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Caption 14 [es]: Su hija mayor ahora dice que se ha vuelto a engordar,
Caption 14 [en]: His oldest daughter now says that she's gained weight again;

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Ramón Hernandez-Barajas - Su nueva pintura

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Come see what's on the easel of painter Ramón Hernández-Barajas. His new painting features a beautiful gypsy woman dancing barefoot in a full skirt. Look closely at the colors and textures, and hear what the artist himself has to say.

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Caption 25 [es]: mi familia dice que se parece a mi madre, no sé.
Caption 25 [en]: my family says that she looks like my mother, I don't know.

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Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Crista Pérez

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Economics is all about the production and consumption of goods and services. Usually, we associate it with numbers and acronyms but in the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana they see the people behind the data. Crista is one of those students willing to chat about her school and her city.

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Caption 30 [es]: una corriente que te dice hacia donde ir, ¿no?
Caption 30 [en]: one trend that tells you where to go, right?

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Alberto Barros - Mano a mano

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Rock'n'roll has Cleveland; Country music has Nashville and Salsa has Cali, Colombia. Grammy nominee, Alberto Barros, brings us a mano a mano between three Salsa Divas representing the Salsa Capital of the World.

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Caption 1 [es]: Dice así: Francia Helena
Caption 1 [en]: It goes like this: Francia Helena

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La Oreja de Van Gogh - Inmortal

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

The beautiful Leire Martínez had the difficult challenge to fill Amaia Motero's shoes as lead singer of the Spanish pop band “La Oreja de Van Gogh”. In “Inmortal”, she sings about all the little things from the past that we keep and carry with us; but it’s also about all the possibilities that the future brings. Her final words seem to be fitting to her role in “La Oreja”: “I’ll be your destiny.”

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Caption 22 [es]: Dice más que mil palabras
Caption 22 [en]: It says more than a thousand words

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Dulce María - Inevitable

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Frida Kahlo’s grandniece, Dulce María, has been a star almost since birth. The Mexican singer, songwriter and actress made her acting debut on Plaza Sésamo (Mexico’s Sesame Street) and then appeared in telenovelas as she grew up. The soaps helped launched Dulce’s solo career in 2009. Tune in to this 2010 track.

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Caption 38 [es]: Tu boca dice ven
Caption 38 [en]: Your mouth says come

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Calle 13 - No hay nadie como tú

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Puerto Rico

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“No hay nadie como tú” (“There Is No One Like You”), the first single from Calle 13’s third album, features the Mexican group Café Tacuba. Over a blend of pop and reggaeton music, Residente, the lead singer of Calle 13 discovers that no amount of naming can contain or define his amor.

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Caption 39 [es]: Hay gente que rectifica lo que dice
Caption 39 [en]: There are people who correct what they say

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Muñeca Brava - 44 El encuentro - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Ivo is at work on the construction site, and he brings Milagros along. She’s interested in his work, in his co-workers, and in… what the construction workers are eating. Meanwhile Bernardo is helping Luisa, but not in the way she thinks! While she relies on him for help getting ready, he is really only helping her think she’s going crazy.

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Caption 10 [es]: ¿Qué dice, Gómez? -¿Cómo anda? -¿Cómo le va?
Caption 10 [en]: What's up, Gomez? -How's it going? -How's it going with you?

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El Aula Azul - Mi familia

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Listen to Silvia, a teacher at San Sebastian's Spanish language school, El Aula Azul, tell about her family, which she describes as a normal family: not too big. It’s not that small, either. You might want to take out a pen and map out her family tree!

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Caption 28 [es]: Mi suegra siempre dice que soy su nuera favorita.
Caption 28 [en]: My mother-in-law always says that I'm her favorite daughter-in-law.

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Muñeca Brava - 44 El encuentro - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Mili can’t concentrate during her table manners lesson… she’d rather learn about men. Meanwhile, Pablo seems to have broken out of his self-induced solitude, but is it too soon? Like anyone would, Ivo wants to help his best friend get what he wants… but if that something is Ivo’s sister, will he still be a true blue friend?

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Caption 11 [es]: Cuando una minita le dice a un chabón que... que le pasan cosas... ¿no?
Caption 11 [en]: When a chick tells a guy that... that things are happening to her... right?

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Manu Chao - Clandestino en vivo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Viewer Discretion Advised

Manu Chao is French, but he has Spanish roots. He sings in six or seven different languages, from Spanish to English to Arabic, and his music has even more diverse influences. “Clandestino,” the title track from Manu’s first album, deals with the issue of immigration: “I wrote it about the border between Europe and those coming from poorer nations. Look around – maybe thirty percent of the people in this street are clandestino (illegal).”

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Caption 17 [es]: Dice la autoridad
Caption 17 [en]: The authority says

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Yago - 2 El puma - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Viewer Discretion Advised

Yago has news for everyone: good news for some, not so good news for others. Ramon shows up at Yago’s house drunk, and finds out something frightening. Meanwhile, Yago finds Morena basking in the spray of a waterfall and tells her some news of the more reassuring kind.

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Caption 7 [es]: estaba destrozado, dice... un puma.
Caption 7 [en]: he was torn up, he says... a puma.

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Alberto Jiménez - Causalidad - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Alberto Jiménez put together ten of his latest songs for the album Causalidad, released in 2009 throughout Venezuela. Here, he tells us the story behind the production of it.

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Caption 54 [es]: como quien dice "Bueno voy a cantar esta canción..."
Caption 54 [en]: going like, "Well, I'm going to sing this song..."

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Muñeca Brava - 44 El encuentro - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Socorro is worried that she’s lost her chance with Ramon forever, but watch her react to Ramon’s juicy news. And is the boss making a pass at one of his employees? What will she say? Meanwhile, falling off the wagon results in a falling out.

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Caption 49 [es]: Me dice cosas horribles, me trata como si fuera un monstruo.
Caption 49 [en]: She says horrible things to me, she treats me as if I were a monster.

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Muñeca Brava - 44 El encuentro - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

News always causes some kind of reaction. News about the pregnancy rumor disappoints… and surprises! News about Luisa and her drinking saddens her kids. Her husband consults a doctor about it. What will he discover? Meanwhile, a certain someone won’t leave his room. Will he be able to find inspiration?

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Caption 32 [es]: Vamos a esperar a ver qué dice el médico. ¿No?
Caption 32 [en]: Let's wait to see what the doctor says. OK?

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