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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Can a consumer-driven market be replaced by an informed system of mutual cooperation by a like-minded populace? Is the market always at odds with the well being of the planet? Is it true that otro mundo es possible? Let’s find out what some experts think…

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Caption 2 [es]: qué es el sistema... acumulando gente,
Caption 2 [en]: that it is the system... accumulating people,

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Do those who control the wealth in a society also dictate its desires? In this segment we’re able to listen in on the discourse of Spanish intellectuals critical of the modern consumer culture, which they see as something of a Svengali-like oppressor and manipulator of the masses.

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Caption 4 [es]: que están impuestas desde la gente
Caption 4 [en]: that are imposed by the people

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Can an educated public really create a kinder, gentler, consumer society? Do informed buyers make decisions more sensitive to their world? Can you have your cake and eat it too? Some activists think that voracioius consumers need not be subdued, but only that their desires be tweaked, redirected…

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Caption 21 [es]: Y es más, muchísima de la gente que está haciendo economía "feroz",
Caption 21 [en]: And, what's more, many of the people who are building a "fierce" economy,

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Reducir, reutilizar, y reciclar: most of us have heard it in English, and here we hear it in Spanish. These women explain to us the “three R's” to combat the excessive amount of waste that we generate.

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Caption 1 [es]: Lo que... lo que pretendemos es sembrar en la gente la actitud de reducir,
Caption 1 [en]: What... what we seek is to instill in the people the attitude of reducing,

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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 24 [es]: Por aquí la gente, como esto es una carre'... una vía nueva,
Caption 24 [en]: Around here people, since this is a highw'... a new road,

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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 24 [es]: quiero incorporarlos para que la gente latina y la gente
Caption 24 [en]: I want to merge them so Latin people and the people

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Café Tacvba - Eres

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Café Tacuba is often compared to British rock luminary Radiohead, and the LA Times has gone so far as to proclaim this fab cuatro "The Mexican Beatles." "Eres", sung by keyboardist Emmanuel de Real, is from the album Cuatro Caminos, which critics have called one of the definitive rock albums of the decade (in any language).

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Caption 16 [es]: Lo que la gente promete cuando se quiere
Caption 16 [en]: What people promise when they love each other

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Rafael T. - La Cultura Maya - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

Our friend, Rafael, returns this week to talk to us about his homeland and its culture. As he explains, the Mayan culture continues to thrive in Guatemala via its language, clothing, and customs.

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Caption 41 [es]: para que la gente aprendiera ese... ese idioma.
Caption 41 [en]: so people could learn that... that language.

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Molotov - Marciano

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Feeling like you aren’t yourself lately? Perhaps even get the idea you are no longer of this world? Molotov knows all about this feeling and have hired a team of scientists to create a special dance to go along with it!

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Caption 14 [es]: El planeta es mío con todo y su gente porque...
Caption 14 [en]: The planet is all mine including its people because...

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La Secta Allstar - Consejo

Difficulty: Beginner

Puerto Rico

Grammy-nominated La Secta Allstar boasts Puerto Rican roots despite having come together in Orlando, where the members attended college, and shortly after that settling in Miami. This title track from their album, Consejo, may very well make their mothers and mothers around the Spanish speaking world proud.

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Caption 37 [es]: La gente afuera y él tirado allí en la acera
Caption 37 [en]: People outside and he lying out there in the sidewalk

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Café Tacvba - Mediodía

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Medio signifies “half,” and so of course mediodía comes around at 12 o’clock noon (“half day”). Café Tacuba’s Rubén Albarrán ponders another perfect sunshine midday and wonders why he is has no one with whom to share it. Live concert video! (See Rubén’s guest appearance in Inspector’s video for the tune "Amnesia".)

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Caption 10 [es]: Mira la gente, compra helados de cualquier sabor
Caption 10 [en]: Look at the people, they buy ice cream of any flavor

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Javier García - EPK - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina, Spain

¿Quién es Javier García? With his producer (and two-time Academy Award winner) Gustavo Santaolalla, Javier Garcia talks about his roots and influences. Also, we learn about some noted musicians who contributed to the album 13, including the great trumpet player, Arturo Sandoval.

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Caption 77 [es]: porque es para toda la gente que le guste música interesante
Caption 77 [en]: because it's for all people who like interesting music

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Javier García - EPK - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina, Spain

We’ve all heard of the bolero, which has its modern roots in nineteenth century Santiago de Cuba (even though we might not be able to hum one on cue). But what about the cuartetazo? Born in Córdoba, Argentina, and derived from Spanish and Italian dances, the name is derived from the fact that the earliest players were invariably four-piece bands. The rhythm is similar to merengue.

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Caption 33 [es]: Vendí dos discos de oro. Gracias a Dios, que a la gente le encantó mi música.
Caption 33 [en]: I earned two gold records. Thank God, people loved my music.

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Rafael T. - Viaje al norte

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

Marriage and children bring with them needs and responsiblities that a soltero doesn’t have. Rafael hopes to grow his small pharmacy into a cadena of drug stores that he can use to benefit his wife and kids. To raise the necessary capital, Rafael is working abroad for a few years.

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Caption 49 [es]: que, que trae gente...
Caption 49 [en]: that, that brings people...

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La Mala Rodriguez - La Niña

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

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María “La Mala” Rodríquez’ latest effort has taken Spain by storm. The record, says María, is called Alevosía because “Lo he hecho a tiro hecho, sobre seguro y no hay fallos. Lo he hecho queriendo.” YaTv.com calls her “the most courageous voice” of Spanish rap today.

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Caption 41 [es]: mamá, iré con gente
Caption 41 [en]: mom, I'll go with someone.

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