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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Does broadcast media really have a responsiblity to promote and defend human rights? Or is it to simply make shows that people like and that attract ratings? Several Nicaraguan journalists and media producers discuss these ideas in a round table discussion.

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Caption 29 [es]: Pero sí les despertás el morbo para ver al vecino.
Caption 29 [en]: But you do bring out their ghoulish instincts to watch the neighbors.

Warmup Workout

Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Viewer Discretion Advised

Does graphic and violence-ridden television news that presents the worst aspects of a society also bring out the worst in its audience? Our filmmaker seems to think so, and believes that it is young viewers who pay the price when spectacle trumps thoughtful analysis and measured presentation.

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Caption 29 [es]: este programa puede contener imágenes o lenguaje no apto para menores.
Caption 29 [en]: This show may contain images or language not suitable for children.

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

The film crew met with a team from Ayuda en Acción, and it appears that its organizational heart is in the right place. Yet, despite the presence of over five hundred NGOs working to improve the lot of Nicaragua’s poor, their plight worsens every year. Many local activists and intellectuals do not trust the non-profits, and accuse them of having their own enrichment as concern numero uno.

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Caption 17 [es]: uno para cada uno para que pudieran escribir.
Caption 17 [en]: one for each one so that they could write.

Warmup Workout

Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Federico Kauffman Doig has received the highest title the Peruvian government gives in honor of cultural achievment, Amauta. Sweden and Austria have also bestowed him with awards and titles. So is he ready to join the ranks of jubilados? No way! He still explores cliffs 4000 meters high and has far too many unfinished essays to even consider it for un momentito.

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Caption 6 [es]: para subir ahí, a ese sitio, había que escalar cuarenta metros, no?
Caption 6 [en]: in order to go up there, to that place, you had to climb forty meters, no?

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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 58 [es]: pero para poner en práctica, ¿no?
Caption 58 [en]: but [also] to put into practice, right?

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Comercio Justo, or “Fair Trade” products are often seen in “socially conscious” retailers like health and “whole” food shops. It presents a novel approach to doing business that takes into account social and environmental factors in its pricing to consumers and directly compensates commodity food producers, like coffee and cocoa farmers. Here proponents explain the philosophy from several different vantage points.

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Caption 12 [es]: siguiendo unos criterios para nada sociales ni medioambientales.
Caption 12 [en]: following various criteria that are not at all social or environmental.

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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 4 [es]: para que se haga agricultura para las generaciones que puedan venir en un futuro.
Caption 4 [en]: for agriculture, for the generations that will come in the future.

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

De consumidor a persona means “From consumer to person,” and that’s a transformation of psyche the world may need to undertake if it’s going to survive peak ecological crises. Un Solo Mundo Produciones is a production company in Granada, Spain that produces engaging films revolving around social and environmental themes important to the planet as a whole.

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Caption 16 [es]: hecho y creado para ti,
Caption 16 [en]: made and created for you,

Warmup Workout

José Rodríguez - La Finca

Difficulty: Adv 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 9 [es]: Y bueno, y ahí estamos bregando, luchando pues para salirle adelante...
Caption 9 [en]: And well, there we are fighting, struggling to move ahead...

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Si*Sé - EPK

Difficulty: Adv 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 21 [es]: Para mí es importante cantar en bilingüe.
Caption 21 [en]: To me it is important to sing bilingually.

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Babasónicos - Carismático

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Argentina

Babasónicos have never let themselves get pigeon-holed into one style or sound since they formed in the early nineties (much to the consternation of some fans). With "Carismático" we drop into a surreal dreamscape of Dada visuals and equally fantastical lyrics, all encapsulated in a hook-laced pop tune. Dive in!

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Caption 4 [es]: Van para el circo a buscar los camellos
Caption 4 [en]: They're heading to the circus to look for the camels

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Control Machete - El Apostador

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

An apostador is anyone who makes a wager. Control Machete’s "El Apostador" comes off their album Uno, Dos. This exquisitely animated video backs up the song’s tale of have and have not. It must be your lucky day, because we’re betting that you are going to learn something!

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Caption 2 [es]: Y necesito jalar para poder ganar dinero necesario para ir a apostar
Caption 2 [en]: And I need to work so as to earn enough money to go and bet

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Javier García - EPK - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv 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 57 [es]: digamos... eh... muy divertido, para empezar
Caption 57 [en]: let's say... eh... great fun, to begin with

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Javier García - EPK - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv 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 3 [es]: Vengo caminando desde lejos para verte
Caption 3 [en]: I came walking from far away to see you

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Taimur - Taimur habla

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Venezuela

Young Taimur’s Spanish is not quite as easy for the non-native as that of his neighborhood pal Zulbani, but he does have a lot of interesting things to say! Listen up, because our young friend presents an opportunity to hear some expressions and turns of phase you may have not heard before.

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Caption 63 [es]: y un beso para toda la vida.
Caption 63 [en]: and a kiss for all life.

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