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La Cocaleros - Personas y políticas - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Bolivia

Evo Morales was a Bolivian congressman at the time of filming in 2004. At the time he was best known as an advocate and unofficial representative of traditional coca farmers, who are, for the most part, poor and marginalized. Today this indigenous politician and one-time farmer himself is best known for being president of Bolivia.

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Caption 60 [es]: Porque hay mucho petróleo, hay mucho gas...
Caption 60 [en]: Because there is a lot of oil, a lot of gas...

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Felipe Calderón - Publicidad - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Harvard-educated Felipe Calderón, who the New York Times calls “a dapper man who speaks with all the fire of an economist,” is perceived as the safe, business-friendly presidential candidate. This video carefully cultivates a persona antithetical to the rougher-hewn López Obrador.

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Caption 77 [es]: Es un cambio que iniciamos hace mucho tiempo...
Caption 77 [en]: It's a change we started long ago...

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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 8 [es]: Me costó mucho trabajo que me hiciera caso, más o menos dos años...
Caption 8 [en]: It took me a lot of work to get her to pay attention to me, two years more or less...

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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 26 [es]: La verdad es que no teníamos mucho desahogo pero nunca faltó nada...
Caption 26 [en]: The truth is that we had not much comfort but we never lacked anything...

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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 13 [es]: pues esperamos que sea mucho más tiempo.
Caption 13 [en]: well we hope it's for a lot more time.

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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 9 [es]: Una cosa positiva, es que él le ha dado mucho valor y mucho más poder a las personas uhm...
Caption 9 [en]: A positive thing is that he has given more value and much more power to people uhm...

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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 29 [es]: No es mucho dinero.
Caption 29 [en]: It's not too much money.

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Peru

Daily exposure to wood smoke can really wreak havoc on the body. It affects the eyes, the skin, and, of course, the lungs. With small material investment, kitchen smoke is minimized through a cleverly designed, well-ventilated, stove.

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Caption 30 [es]: o mucho menos humo dentro de las viviendas, dentro de los...
Caption 30 [en]: or [there is] far less smoke inside the dwellings, inside the...

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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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Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

If you are not yet a fan of Señor Doig, you don’t have a pulse! His jungle expeditions have led to the discovery of everything from the anatomically-blessed Pinchudos statues to the giant upright mummies found in a site known as Carajía. We’re ready for an expedition!

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Caption 1 [es]: Hay que trabajar mucho... y eso, claro, con gran entusiasmo.
Caption 1 [en]: You have to work hard... and that of course, with a lot of enthusiasm.

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Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Federico was something of a wanderer in his early days, and describes himself as having been a “pre-hippy.” His father, intent that his son be something other than a vagabundo, probed Federico for any hint of passion, any calling. “It’s called archeology!” he yelled upon hearing that the young man enjoyed exploring ancient ruins.

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Caption 19 [es]: "No puedes estar siempre de vagabundo caminando, que te gusta mucho."
Caption 19 [en]: "You can't be always like a vagabond walking around, as you like [to do] so much."

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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 51 [es]: sino que sería mucho más inteligente, mucho más eficaz,
Caption 51 [en]: but it would be much more intelligent, much more effective,

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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 7 [es]: Teniendo mucho cuidado en qué cosas son las que adquirimos...
Caption 7 [en]: Being very careful about which things we buy...

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Is organic farming still ecological when excessive resources are spent to ship goods halfway around the world? Why are ecologically-oriented producers more subject to government oversight than those using environmental contaminants?

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Caption 19 [es]: que se esté contaminando mucho menos.
Caption 19 [en]: those that are contaminating much less.

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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 27 [es]: Ya de ésto hace mucho
Caption 27 [en]: It's been a long time of this

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