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Bunbury - Entrevista Con Enrique Bunbury - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

“Reinvention” could be Enrique Bunbury's middle name. He’s a prolific composer, always finding inspiration in various books, movies, songs, and moods. And he thrives on creative collaborations. In the second part of YABLA’s exclusive interview, Bunbury opens up and tells us about the creative process behind his music.

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Caption 9 [es]: Con... con las colaboraciones, pero, de verdad es que a mí me gusta mucho, eh...
Caption 9 [en]: With... with the collaborations, but, truth it's that I really like, um...

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Bunbury - Entrevista Con Enrique Bunbury - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

We had the chance to interview Spanish superstar Enrique Bunbury about his music, his art. The former Héroes del Silencio lead singer has been enjoying a successful solo career since 1996. Now he’s promoting his most recent album, Las consecuencias, which couldn’t be more different from his previous album.

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Caption 16 [es]: eh... más vitalista, mucho más positivo, y más...
Caption 16 [en]: um... more vitalistic, much more positive, and more...

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Antonio Vargas - Artista - Escultura

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Antonio Vargas is a talented painter and sculptor. In this video, he’s going to show us his works, explain what they mean and how he made them. A self-portrait as a fish? His father in clay? It’s all here.

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Caption 40 [es]: es que te marca mucho los detalles,
Caption 40 [en]: is that it marks the details a lot,

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Bajofondo Tango Club - Mar Dulce - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Bajofondo is the fusion of different musicians from the Río de la Plata area, Uruguayans and Argentineans. In 2003, they won the Latin Grammy for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for their new genre: Electronic Tango. We interviewed Luciano Supervielle and Martín Ferres after a show in Germany about their most recent European tour.

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Caption 50 [es]: todos compartimos realmente mucho...
Caption 50 [en]: we all share really a lot...

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Marina's Cafe - En el Restaurante Con Marina

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

What’s for lunch today? That’s one of our favorite questions and since we’re in Mexico, Marina give us some great answers. In Latin America people look for a calm, fresh place where they can enjoy el almuerzo del día, the special lunch of the day, or pedir de la carta, to order from the menu. It’s a perfect time for sitting back and taking a break from your work day.

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Caption 34 [es]: No hagas promesas que eso me hace mucho mal
Caption 34 [en]: Don't make promises since that hurts me really bad

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Fiesta en Miami - Antonio

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

There’s more to Miami than postcard-perfect beaches and pink drinks. These days, the city is a great melting pot – especially for Latin American and other Spanish-speaking folks – and there’s a thriving arts scene. As Antonio sees it, the annual art fair called Art Basel is the place to appreciate Miami’s great international flavor.

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Caption 44 [es]: que nos enseña mucho del arte,
Caption 44 [en]: that teaches us a lot about art,

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Fidel Nadal - Emocionado

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina

Talk about a life turnaround! Fidel Nadal, an Afro-Argentine Reggae musician, sings about his happy embrace of life while walking, skipping and dancing through a forest and the famous Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. And to think he used to fritter away his time, feeling down.

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Caption 2 [es]: Mucho tiempo, la he desperdiciado
Caption 2 [en]: For a long time, I have wasted it

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Lo que no sabías - Arte electrónico - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Mexico

Want to know what you didn’t know before? Here’s the first in our series of what you didn’t know about… electronic art. We talk to a veteran electronic artist who’s been playing around with computers since the old Commodore and Amiga machines connected to TV sets. He’s linking and looping, moving from one networked idea to the next. See if you can follow his rapid-fire monologue about his digital works.

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Caption 56 [es]: que trabajo también mucho con la idea del rostro, dos ojos, una nariz, boca, orejas,
Caption 56 [en]: which I also work a lot with the idea of the face, two eyes, a nose, mouth, ears,

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ChocQuibTown - De donde vengo yo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

ChocQuibTown is the most important Colombian hip-hop band of the moment and they have been pretty busy exporting their music around the world. From Argentina to Texas, people are dancing to their rhythms. But even as the band travel, ChocQuibTown hasn’t forgotten where they all come from. On the contrary, they are inspired by their Colombian roots.

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Caption 6 [es]: De aquí se habla mal pero todo está mucho mejor
Caption 6 [en]: They speak badly about it [here] but everything is much better

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Antonio Vargas - Artista - ilustración - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

You may know the baraja española, the Spanish deck of cards, with its classic renderings of kings and knights in four suits. Our illustrator friend Antonio Vargas created a uniquely Mexican baraja with native imagery drawing from the pre-Columbian Aztec, Olmec, Toltec and Mayan cultures.

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Caption 34 [es]: Ellos eran un pueblo que estaba mucho más unido a la tierra,
Caption 34 [en]: They were a people who were much closer to the earth,

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Antonio Vargas - Artista - ilustración - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Our surf-loving friend Antonio Vargas is a talented illustrator with a varied career. Here we see some of his more commercial work and some of what he does for fun—like an illustrated magazine and notebook doodles.

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Caption 37 [es]: éste primer cómic no me gustó mucho,
Caption 37 [en]: I didn't like this first comic so much.

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Calle 13 - La Jirafa

Difficulty: Advanced

Puerto Rico

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This Calle 13 video not only features the group’s classic tongue-twisting lyrics but also some surreal touches. The enfants terribles (or, niños terribles) of reggaeton are never afraid of mixing genres—or metaphors.

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Caption 11 [es]: Aquí hay mucho sol, muchas playas, muchas olas
Caption 11 [en]: Here there is a lot of sun, a lot of beaches, a lot of waves

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Fruteria "Los Mangos" - Vendiendo Frutas - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

We visit a simple fruit stand in Mexico to find tasty avocados, smallish watermelons from the third harvest and two types of sweet mangoes. Ah, a bit of nature’s bounty found under the mango trees.

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Caption 23 [es]: Y es una fruta que la buscan mucho, pues.
Caption 23 [en]: And it is a fruit people seek a lot.

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Cholito - En la playa con Cholito - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Panama

Cholito prefers the gentle beauty of nature to any colossal modern hotels. There are some plans to develop Cholito’s favorite Panamanian beaches, but he (and many other locals) love the way things are. After our boat ride around the islands, we understand why!

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Caption 9 [es]: porque huequean mucho la plataforma,
Caption 9 [en]: because they pretty much hollow out the platform,

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Doña Conchita - Birria de Res

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Street food is a great way to sample something unique to a country or culture. That’s why we don’t miss a chance to chat with street vendors and taste their treats. Strolling the streets of Mexico, we ran into this delicious soup—perfect for meat lovers!

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Caption 1 [es]: Mucho americano viene aquí a comer.
Caption 1 [en]: A lot of Americans come here to eat.

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