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El Aula Azul - Ester y Ester

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Can money buy happiness? That’s the subject of this friendly debate between Ester and her friend…Ester. It seems that too much reasoning has split our El Aula Azul friend in two. Can money at least cure our friend Ester?

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Caption 4 [es]: creo que es lo más importante del mundo.
Caption 4 [en]: I believe is the most important thing in the world.

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Novalima - Entrevista - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Peru, Spain

Novalima mixes Peruvian folk music with electronic beats. Touring has become an important source of inspiration. That’s how they translate their musical roots onto the dance floor. Universal tunes with local sounds!

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Caption 35 [es]: escuchas música de todas partes del mundo, este...
Caption 35 [en]: you listen to music from all parts of the world, um...

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Muñeca Brava - 44 El encuentro - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

It’s no time for jokes: Luisa’s family thinks she’s fallen off the wagon and Socorro is pregnant. But should these concerns be taken seriously? Madame Angelica is determined to get to the bottom of the pregnancy question. Not all is bad, however: Milagros seems to have overcome her fears of letting someone in…

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Caption 44 [es]: Eh... todo el mundo lo sabe.
Caption 44 [en]: Um... everyone knows it.

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Yago - 2 El puma - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Morena gets a little tripped up on the dance floor with Yago, but it’s just because it’s not her best dance. She shows him her other moves… But then someone else moves in. Meanwhile, the puma is still on the loose, and the dirty business of taking care of it gets dirtier.

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Caption 39 [es]: Manhattan es una isla donde está la ciudad más impresionante del mundo.
Caption 39 [en]: Manhattan is an island where the most impressive city in the world is.

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Fiesta en Miami - This Is Not a Gallery

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina

Sunny Miami is not only a touristic destination. Their beautiful beaches and their elegant buildings are the perfect set for the newest Latin American telenovelas.

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Caption 24 [es]: con artistas de Argentina y del resto del mundo.
Caption 24 [en]: with artists from Argentina and from the rest of the world.

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Calle 13 - Tango del pecado

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Viewer Discretion Advised

Get ready for Residente’s smart mouth and his tongue twister lyrics with a high level of cynicism. This song was co-produced with Gustavo Santaolalla, mastermind of the electronic tango band Bajofondo.

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Caption 10 [es]: Móntate aquí en mi velero y vamos a insultar al mundo entero
Caption 10 [en]: Get on, here, on my sailboat and let's insult the entire world

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Novalima - Entrevista - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru, Spain

Continue learning about what specific kinds of music go into the mix to make the special sound that is Novalima.

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Caption 5 [es]: Eh... ritmos digamos de todo el mundo,
Caption 5 [en]: Um... rhythms, let's say, from the whole world,

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Novalima - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru, Spain

The Peruvian group Novalima took a break from their European tour for an interview. Learn about the branching out and coming back together that the band members went through to achieve their rich and eclectic sound.

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Caption 57 [es]: del mundo de la música?
Caption 57 [en]: within the world of music?

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Lo que no sabías - Arte electrónico - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

More on the thought-provoking, circuit-straining arts created via technology. Are you ready to enter new virtual environments and meet the artists behind them? Here’s part 4 of our 5-part series.

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Caption 56 [es]: subsiste la física en este mundo virtual.
Caption 56 [en]: physics survives in this virtual world.

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Eduardo y Luciana de Argentina - La Zona "Paqueta"

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Join Eduardo and Luicana on their boat again as they tell you about the zona paqueta they are rowing by in the Río de la Plata. This posh area is where some of the children they teach live. Is it the right side of the tracks, or the right bank of the river?

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Caption 22 [es]: que los niños son de todos los países del mundo,
Caption 22 [en]: where the children are from all the countries in the world,

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Gael García Bernal - Quiero Que Me Quieras

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

In the Mexican film Rudo y Cursi, Gael García Bernal plays one of two brothers who leave the countryside to gain fame as soccer players. The brothers are nicknamed Rudo (Rude or Rough) and Cursi (Corny or Tacky), and from the looks of this video, you can see why. Enjoy this over-the-top version of Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me.”

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Caption 11 [es]: Solo en este mundo, sin ti me estoy muriendo
Caption 11 [en]: Alone in this world, without you I'm dying

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Calle 13 - Pa'l norte

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Viewer Discretion Advised

Calle 13 joins up with Cuba’s Orishas to sing a paean to those pobres who hike pa’l norte (northward) in search of a better life. The first 13 captions are very colloquial and difficult, but after that this video is very clearly annunciated with lots of great vocabulary, so hang in there! This song is thought-provoking and catchy. No one will ever accuse Calle 13 of taking a weak position in rhythm or in politics!

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Caption 78 [es]: Oye... para todos los emigrantes del mundo entero
Caption 78 [en]: Listen... for all the emigrants of the entire world

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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 21 [es]: ¿Cómo encaja esta... esta canción en... en ese mundo que tú estabas construyendo?
Caption 21 [en]: How does this fit... this song [fit] in... in that world that you were building?

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Depedro - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Depedro is the solo project of Spanish singer and guitar player Jairo Zavala. Here, Yabla talks to the talented musician from Madrid about his exploration of Latin American pop, picking up new instruments on tour in Mexico, his musical beginnings and his appearances with U.S.-based Calexico.

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Caption 6 [es]: ¿Cuéntanos, cómo empezaste tú en el mundo de la música?
Caption 6 [en]: Tell us, how did you start in the world of music?

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Shakira - Gitana

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Shakira certainly knows something of the change-up life. A Colombian, she lives in the Bahamas, dates an Argentinian, switched to English, was a brunette, is now a blonde. In this video for “Gitana” (Gypsy), watch her flirt with Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal as she tells us what fans already know.

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Caption 2 [es]: Voy de paso por este mundo fugaz
Caption 2 [en]: I'm just passing by this fleeting world

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