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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 5 [es]: Y también quie'... tiene doble sentido.
Caption 5 [en]: And it also mea'... has a double meaning,

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Rafael T. - La Cultura Maya - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

Our friend, Rafael, returns this week to talk to us about his homeland and its culture. As he explains, the Mayan culture continues to thrive in Guatemala via its language, clothing, and customs.

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Caption 43 [es]: eh... el dialecto tiene mucha importancia.
Caption 43 [en]: eh... the dialect has a lot of importance.

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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 21 [es]: Entro en el casino a checar lo que el destino me tiene preparado
Caption 21 [en]: I enter the casino to check what destiny has prepared for me

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Bahiano - Oyelo

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina

Fernando Hortal, aka Bahiano, broke away from his band of 17 years, Los Pericos, in 2004 to go it alone. This video shows the rufían delivering milk and a little more. Oyelo, ¡te gustará escucharlo!

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Caption 8 [es]: Predicen todo comienzo tiene un final... ¿sabes?
Caption 8 [en]: They predict every beginning has an end... you know?

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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 25 [es]: la música tiene otro sabor
Caption 25 [en]: music has another flavor

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Disputas - La Extraña Dama - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Viewer Discretion Advised

Cianuro is, as you may have guessed, the Spanish term for “cyanide,” a poison that has long been used to propel dramatic intrigue. In Gabriel García Márquez’ Love in the Time of Cholera, for example, the photographer kills himself with it. Watch closely for the lethal chemistry cameo.

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Caption 59 [es]: él tiene...
Caption 59 [en]: he has...

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Disputas - La Extraña Dama - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Viewer Discretion Advised

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 2 [es]: No, para el que no tiene nada, la prostitución puede ser una salvación.
Caption 2 [en]: For whom has nothing, prostitution can be a salvation.

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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 71 [es]: Sí sos mi papá... -¿Soy tu papá o no? -pero no tiene nada que ver.
Caption 71 [en]: Yes, you're my father... -Am I your father or not? ...but it's not about that.

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Molotov - Hit Me

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Molotov brings us another inspired video that doubles as a lesson in modern Mexico: PAN, PRI, PRD, and el bono sexenal! By the way, do you know why Rudy Giuliani’s image appears so often in Molotov videos?

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Caption 11 [es]: pero él tiene que pasar primero
Caption 11 [en]: but he has to go first

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Arume - Barcelona

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Many Americans know that Barcelona is one of the most fun towns in Spain. This is of course no secret to Spaniards themselves. Arume tells us why she likes to holiday in Barcelona whenever she gets the chance.

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Caption 25 [es]: O sea, a mí, a mí me tiene enamorada.
Caption 25 [en]: I mean, I've fallen in love with them.

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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 26 [es]: Perdón, si hay algo que tiene Mariano es que es perfecto.
Caption 26 [en]: I'm sorry, if there is something that Mariano is is that he is perfect.

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Juan and Violeta’s mom overhears them talking, and finds out that Juan has been fired. She doesn’t take the news well. Meanwhile Dolores continues to tell Sofi about the line Sergio has been feeding her.

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Caption 22 [es]: ¿Pero por qué, qué tiene la mujer?
Caption 22 [en]: But why, what's wrong with his wife?

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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 87 [es]: Claro porque las argentinas tienen un... tiene algo...
Caption 87 [en]: Sure, because Argentinian women have a... have something...

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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 39 [es]: no la tiene porque es conocida y famosa,
Caption 39 [en]: is not hers because she is known and famous,

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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 105 [es]: tiene un carácter tremendo, "yo ya no vuelvo. "
Caption 105 [en]: she has a tremendous character, "I'm not coming back."

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