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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 45 [es]: A una persona a quien decapitaron o alguien a quien le dieron un tiro...
Caption 45 [en]: Someone who was beheaded or someone who was shot...

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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 37 [es]: ¿Quién te lo impide?
Caption 37 [en]: Who is preventing you?

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Café Tacvba - Mediodía

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Medio signifies “half,” and so of course mediodía comes around at 12 o’clock noon (“half day”). Café Tacuba’s Rubén Albarrán ponders another perfect sunshine midday and wonders why he is has no one with whom to share it. Live concert video! (See Rubén’s guest appearance in Inspector’s video for the tune "Amnesia".)

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Caption 15 [es]: no tenga a nadie con quien compartir
Caption 15 [en]: I don't have anyone to share

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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 64 [es]: ya cada quien mira como... llegar a su propio destino.
Caption 64 [en]: each one already sees... how to get to their own destination.

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Disputas - La Extraña Dama - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Viewer Discretion Advised

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 32 [es]: ¿Sabés quien es este? ¿Viste el actor que trabajó...? -Sí ya...
Caption 32 [en]: Do you know who he is? Have you seen the actor who worked in... -Yes I already...

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La Mala Rodriguez - La Niña

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Viewer Discretion Advised

María “La Mala” Rodríquez’ latest effort has taken Spain by storm. The record, says María, is called Alevosía because “Lo he hecho a tiro hecho, sobre seguro y no hay fallos. Lo he hecho queriendo.” YaTv.com calls her “the most courageous voice” of Spanish rap today.

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Caption 5 [es]: ¿Quién no quiere dinero? Dime,
Caption 5 [en]: Who doesn't want money? Tell me,

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Arume - La Vida Escolar

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Arume studies filmmaking in her native Spain. She talks about what life is like for her now that she has graduated from high school and is out on her own.

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Caption 74 [es]: y como quieres, y con quien quieres.
Caption 74 [en]: however you want, with anyone you want.

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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 65 [es]: No, ¿quién decís? No, pobre, no, Durand digo.
Caption 65 [en]: No, who are you talking about? No, you poor thing, no, I mean Durand.

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Mauro fired Juan from the record store. But why does his sister care? Sergio wants a chance to explain things to his wife Dolores, but why doesn’t she want to hear it? Tune in and let’s try to figure it all out.

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Caption 15 [es]: ¿Pero quién te crees que sos?
Caption 15 [en]: But who do you think you are?

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Biografía - Enrique Iglesias

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina, Spain

Enrique Iglesias discusses his record Cosas del Amor, and calls it the best recording he’s made in his career so far. He also discusses tricks for sneaking cheat notes into an exam and flirts shamelessly with the interviewer.

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Caption 83 [es]: ¿Hombre, a quién no le gusta, a quién no le gusta María Inés Rivero?
Caption 83 [en]: Man, who doesn't like, who doesn't like María Inés Rivero?

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

The showbiz life can be cruel, even when you’re young, talented and beautiful. Though she came from nearby Uruguay, Natalia’s Argentine peers in their native Buenos Aires weren’t afraid to let her know she was a stranger infringing on their turf.

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Caption 45 [es]: ¿quién es esta chica?
Caption 45 [en]: who's that girl?

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Winning the Xuxa Paquita contest convinced her to move to Buenos Aires. Unfortunately for Natalia, it wasn’t easy to be sixteen and out on her own. She was lonely, and she struggled, but pride and her fierce ambition kept her from quitting.

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Caption 2 [es]: quien en mil novecientos noventa y uno
Caption 2 [en]: who in nineteen ninety one

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Factor Fobia - Cucarachas - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Sebastián Estebanez is loved throughout the world for his fine work in telenovelas such as Pasiones Prohibidas and Pensionados. Now Marley, the ubiquitous personality of Argentine television, is daring Sebastián to munch on a delicious cockroach, just as Marley himself did while in China.

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Caption 1 [es]: ¿Sabés quién se está...
Caption 1 [en]: Do you know who's...

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Muñeca Brava - 1 Piloto - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina, Uruguay

In the previous segment we found Milagros and Gloria shaking it to un ritmo vallenato from Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Upon her return to the convent, Milagros is singing Ricky Maravilla’s "¿Que tendrá el petiso?" which probably got its inspiration from "Locas por el mambo", a huge 1950 Havana hit from the great Benny Moré.

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Caption 10 [es]: Sé muy bien... quién es mi hijo.
Caption 10 [en]: I know very well... who is my son.

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Uruguay

Though Natalia Oreiro may seem to have it all—talent, beauty, brains, personality and success—she wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Her family suffered economically, and moved many times trying to better their situation. This was a bit unsettling for little Natalia, and perhaps contributed to her being a handful for her primary school teachers.

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Caption 60 [es]: quién tiene el guardapolvo mejor y yo siempre me ponía el mismo o el de mi hermana
Caption 60 [en]: who has the best pinafore and I always wore the same one or my sister's

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