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Jeremías música - Uno y uno igual a tres

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

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Carlos Eduardo López Ávila, known to most of the world as Jeremías, (his nombre escénico) was born in London, where his parents were studying, but he returned with them to their native Venezuela at the tender age of two. Billboard describes his music, with its blend of trova, pop, salsa and rock as mestizo (which of course usually refers to a person of mixed blood).

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Caption 1 [es]: Oyó cada paso por el tacón
Caption 1 [en]: He heard every step because of the high heels

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Something that induces lagrimas (tears) is said to be lacrimógeno. So if you were organizing a Festival de cine lacrimógeno, only tear-jerkers would fit the bill. If, on the other hand, you were organizing a protest of the forced seizure of your family’s farm, you might find yourself crying because of the gas lacrimógeno wafting through the air.

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Caption 50 [es]: pasó a madrear a su propia gente.
Caption 50 [en]: he went on to beat his own people.

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

If you find it unusual that a farmer is comparing compensation for his land with the cost of presidential bath linens, you are clearly not aware of the toallagate scandal that rocked Vicente Fox’s administration and led to resignations at Los Pinos. We’re not sure what kind of towel US $400 buys, but it best be pretty darned afelpado is all we can say!

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Caption 31 [es]: Pero no, ¿qué pasó?
Caption 31 [en]: But no, what happened?

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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 11 [es]: que no haya titubeo, que no haya un paso errático,
Caption 11 [en]: may there not be hesitations, not be an erratic step,

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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 34 [es]: Éste es sin duda un gran paso, sino para acabar,
Caption 34 [en]: This is no doubt a big step, if not to end it,

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Vivanativa - Si tú me quieres

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Oye, Vivanativa puts the effee in funky! This grupo boricua has been taking the island, and now the world, like a category five hurricane heading straight for San Juan.

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Caption 5 [es]: No sé que pasó entre los dos
Caption 5 [en]: I don't know what happened between us

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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 51 [es]: Y el problema es que ninguno de los medios queremos dar un paso atrás.
Caption 51 [en]: And the problem is that none of us want to step back.

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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 17 [es]: Y... y ahí comenzamos a hacer shows y... todo pasó bien rápido.
Caption 17 [en]: And... and [from] there we began giving concerts and... everything happened quite fast.

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Liquits - Desde Que

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

So what is it with this Latin American love of ska, a Jamaican genre from the early 60’s that’s had a second coming amongst British and American bands since the early 80’s? Lucky for us, ska is almost always sung very clearly, in short, catchy, easy to understand phrases. Liquits hails from Mexico City, but this award winning group has been hopping continents to record and play for a growing audience since 1993. The animation is ¡padrisimo!

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Caption 15 [es]: no sé qué pasó, que te di mi corazón
Caption 15 [en]: I don't know what happened, that I gave you my heart

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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 52 [es]: Y nos pasó sobre el Río Bravo porque ya eramos bastantes...
Caption 52 [en]: And he crossed us over Río Bravo because we were many...

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Disputas - La Extraña Dama - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

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Gala says she is ill in the guardia of a hospital, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all. Meanwhile, Majo is intent on interrupting her husband’s enjoyment of a good book.

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Caption 3 [es]: Donde pasan veinte personas, yo no paso.
Caption 3 [en]: Where twenty people pass through, I don't.

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Disputas - La Extraña Dama - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

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The meaning of fascista is self-evident, but Southern Cone countries also use facho. Balas, of course, are “bullets” but in some countries also have the alternately slang meaning of “homosexuals” or “gays.” Balas and Fachos are, evidently, also the names of tv shows in which Majo and Gloria’s young client stars.

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Caption 14 [es]: ¿A vos nunca te pasó que te pidieran que te hagan cosas raras? -...montón de veces me pasó.
Caption 14 [en]: It never happened to you that someone asked you to do weird things? -...happened to me plenty of times.

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Sofi’s “ex” seems to be courting a restaining order, no pun intended. Meanwhile, Jose, still pining for Mani, has a heart to heart with her brother, Franco, over the breakfast table about unrequitted love.

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Caption 32 [es]: ¿Alguna vez te pasó?
Caption 32 [en]: Has it ever happened to you?

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Cuatro Amigas - Piloto - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina, Puerto Rico

That mujeriego Mariano has really messed with poor Elena’s head. If we were her, we’d dump the scoundrel for Durand, the suave French lawyer, tout suite.

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Caption 47 [es]: ¿Qué pasó?
Caption 47 [en]: What happened?

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Cuatro Amigas - Piloto - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Argentina

A show about four professional women who live in the big city and talk about sex and men all the time? Where on earth did Telefe come up with this idea?

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Caption 49 [es]: sin acordarte de lo que pasó?
Caption 49 [en]: without remembering what happened?

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