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Playa Adícora - Francisco - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

A little spot to build, to create, to listen to the sea, what more do any of us really need? Francisco takes a beautiful public space and makes it his own through conservation, beautification, and an open invitation to all to come, enjoy and treat nature’s work with care and respect.

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Caption 48 [es]: quién no se va a inspirar aquí con este mar Caribe, o sea...
Caption 48 [en]: who wouldn't get inspired here with this Caribbean sea, I mean...

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La Gusana Ciega - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

To hear La Gusana Ciega play live we trekked to a club called Babel located in a giant mall / theme park called Mundo E, located just north of Mexico City. Come backstage with us for an exclusive interview you’ll find only here!

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Caption 81 [es]: Tal vez no seré yo quien pueda descifrarte
Caption 81 [en]: Maybe I won't be the one who is able to decipher you

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Estado Falcón - Locos de la Vela - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Most English speakers have at some time in their lives heard Donovan sing “The Hurdy Gurdy Man,” but how many knew what such a man did? The woman in this video talks about a musical family that used to play the sinfonía, and indeed this is the Spanish name for the hand-crank organ known as a “hurdy gurdy.”

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Caption 60 [es]: quien por años prepara un suculento sancocho
Caption 60 [en]: who for years has prepared a succulent stew

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Babasónicos - Yegua

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Viewer Discretion Advised

In most Spanish dictionaries una yegua is “a mare,” as in “a female horse.” But in Babasónicos’ homeland, Argentina, it can also mean “a sexy thing.” To settle on your own definition of this song’s title, you may just have to watch! (By the way, this is currently one of the hottest bands in Rock en Español.)

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Caption 26 [es]: Perdido estoy, todos saben quien soy
Caption 26 [en]: I am lost, everybody knows who I am

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Not only does our filmmaker continue with his diatribe against the state of society as he finds it in Nicaragua, but the story takes an investigative turn. We find that not only doesn’t sponsored-child Christina del Carmen match the photo that had been supplied by Ayuda en Acción, she is also not yet enrolled in a school.

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Caption 49 [es]: ¿A ver si sabe quién es esta niña?
Caption 49 [en]: Let's see if you know who this girl is.

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Playa Adícora - Chober - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Chober and his buddies are building a little club on the beach that is aiming to provide services to beach goers and visitors, while at the same time providing events and opportunites for community members, particularly young people. Like his friend Francisco, Chober is concerned with the environment, and finding uses for discarded materials.

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Caption 27 [es]: cada quien... en...
Caption 27 [en]: each one... in...

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Tierra Envenenada - Desminando - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Honduras

Imagine the horror of stepping on a landmine while gardening. This is what happened to farmers José Moncada and Reinaldo Herrera. Through great courage they survive to testify of the enduring evils that are minas antipersonales.

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Caption 31 [es]: No, no sé... ¿Quién es?
Caption 31 [en]: No, I don't know... who is it?

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El Trip - Ibiza

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia, Spain

Ibiza is a wonderful holiday destination any day, but the summer solstice presents an opportunity to partake in an ancient tradition and celebrate all night long. Let’s join Tatiana for a cruise on a beautiful velero to visit some secret swimming spots and then we’ll head into town for la noche de San Juan.

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Caption 97 [es]: desde allá... ¿quién sabe de...?
Caption 97 [en]: from back... who knows...?

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Playa Adícora - Chober - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

A fishing village like Adícora can be a place of work and industry for locals, but also one of rest and relaxation for travelers. Chober comes from a fishing family and knows the trade, but he recognizes the growing importance of tourism. His generation realizes that the survival of both ways of life necessitates better care of the environment and increased ecological awareness.

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Caption 29 [es]: este, cada quien con miras diferentes.
Caption 29 [en]: um, each with different plans.

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain Catalonia

Spain has never been a country afraid of divisive politics, and filmmaker Joan Planas has no fear of getting controversial when presenting his views of society, church and state. Note that the older gentleman is not speaking straight Spanish but Catalan, and the Spanish captions reflect not his exact words but are the same as the Spanish subtitles seen in white on the screen.

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Caption 31 [es]: Hay quien lo necesita y quien no.
Caption 31 [en]: There are those who need it and those who don't.

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Jugando a la Brisca - En la calle

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

The game of brisca uses 40 cards known as the “Spanish deck.” One aspect of play involves using body language to reveal your hand to your partner. This is why the gentleman says “we blink an eye and we do like this…” He is making a joke about this body language/cards relationship when he says “your head aches when you have the ace of oros.”

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Caption 58 [es]: Bueno, pues a seguir jugando. -¡Ay! Yo me quedo con las dos ¿de quién?
Caption 58 [en]: Well, then back to the game. -Ay! I keep the two of them, whose?

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Escuela Don Quijote - Jesús Baz

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Jesús Baz is the Director of Studies at the Don Quijote spanish school in lovely Salamanca, Spain. A true salmantino, Jesús has a real pride for his city, which is home to some of Europe’s oldest universities and has a very strong intellectual tradition. The school itself, in a beautiful old building that was formerly a convent, also houses a popular student café.

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Caption 59 [es]: con quien hablar, con quien charlar... etcétera.
Caption 59 [en]: to talk to, to chat with... etcetera.

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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 52 [es]: y no se puso a pensar a quién iba a afectar.
Caption 52 [en]: and he didn't stop to think about who he was going to affect.

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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 43 [es]: Quien fue mi gran maestro, además de mi papá
Caption 43 [en]: Who was my great teacher, besides my father

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Tu Rock es Votar - Comercial de TV - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Just over a quarter of Mexico’s 127.5 million people are aged 18-24, and as such the “youth vote” could easily make or break any candidate in Mexico’s upcoming election on July 2. Patterned after the “Rock the Vote” campaign in the USA, Tu Rock Es Votar is running a television, radio and web campaign that hopes to improve voter turnout in the Mexican youth population despite a general desencantado (“disenchanted”) attitude found amongst all eligible voters.

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Caption 2 [es]: con quién tienes que andar...
Caption 2 [en]: who you have to hang out with...

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