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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 3 [es]: Pero en la vida aprendí de que no se trata de "pobrecito"...
Caption 3 [en]: But in life I learned that it's not about "poor thing"...

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Juanes - Para tu amor

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

It was his father who gave him the nickname “Juanes,” created by combining his first name (Juan) and the beginning of his second name (Esteban). Pops may have realized that it made for a perfect pop idol calling card, as he also taught him to play guitar.

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Caption 2 [es]: Y... para tu amor... que es mi tesoro... tengo mi vida toda entera a tus pies
Caption 2 [en]: And... for your love... that is my treasure... I have my life entirely at your feet

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Joselo - Sobriedad

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Joselo Rangel is a native of Minatitlan, Puerto de Veracruz. He went to university, however, in Mexico City, at UAM (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana). It was there that he teamed up with Ruben Albarran to create the legendary Café Tacuba. “Sobriedad” is from his recent solo effort, Lejos.

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Caption 10 [es]: La vida me hizo sabio
Caption 10 [en]: Life made me wise

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Coti - Antes que ver el sol

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina

Me siento parte del rock, aunque el disco sea más pop explains Coti Sorokin (known to his fans simply as “Coti”) in an interview with MTV España. His talent is widely respected, having composed songs for the likes of Alejandro Lerner and Diego Torres, and served as producer for Los Enanitos Verdes.

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Caption 4 [es]: Ay... ¿cuándo, mi vida, cuándo va a ser el día que tu pared desaparezca?
Caption 4 [en]: Ay... when, my love, when will be the day that your wall disappears?

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

You know, it’s never the drummer or the bassist that gets the big ego, it’s usually el cantante. In this case one is about to ruin Viole’s big opening party by refusing to play on a small stage. Is this Juan’s big chance for rock and roll stardom, or is he better off sticking to his new job as plomo (roadie)?

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Caption 44 [es]: ¿por qué tanto interés en saber sobre la vida de ese hombre?
Caption 44 [en]: why so much interest in knowing about that man´s life?

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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 51 [es]: con muchísima vida en la calle...
Caption 51 [en]: with a lot of life in the streets...

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Burgos - Caminando

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Carlos and Angeles are a young couple from Burgos, located about an hour and a half north of Madrid, a city that dates back to 884! The surrounding province is also known as Burgos, and tucked inside it is an equally historical town known as Lerma, which is where we meet up for a walk and conversation.

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Caption 10 [es]: Hacemos una vida normal.
Caption 10 [en]: We live a normal life.

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Maestra en Madrid - Nuria y amigo

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

We happened upon Pipita on the sidewalk in Madrid and she introduced us to her traveling companion, Nuria Gonzales. Nuria hails from Asturias, in the north of Spain, but now teaches Spanish at a university in the USA. Lucky for us, they both agreed to an on-the-spot exclusive interview.

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Caption 35 [es]: Bueno, la vida en Estados Unidos es muy distinta
Caption 35 [en]: Well, life in the United States is very different

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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 2 [es]: La vida, la vida de nosotros, la vida de... de nuestros hijos.
Caption 2 [en]: Life, our life, the life of... of our children.

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Can the forced displacement of families ever be justified? This is a question that knows no borders as governments seek out locations for new highways, hospitals, universities, and, especially, airports. The people of Atenco, Mexico, argue against plans to put one on their farmlands.

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Caption 47 [es]: Porque su dinero no nos da de comer toda la vida.
Caption 47 [en]: Because his money doesn't give us food for all our lives.

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La Cocaleros - Personas y políticas - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Bolivia

Evo Morales was a Bolivian congressman at the time of filming in 2004. At the time he was best known as an advocate and unofficial representative of traditional coca farmers, who are, for the most part, poor and marginalized. Today this indigenous politician and one-time farmer himself is best known for being president of Bolivia.

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Caption 22 [es]: La coca para nosotros es una vida.
Caption 22 [en]: For us, coca is life.

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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 60 [es]: una democracia efectiva, que le dé sentido a nuestra vida cotidiana
Caption 60 [en]: an effective democracy that gives meaning to our everyday lives,

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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 37 [es]: Toda la vida he estado en el PAN, como ustedes saben, y he estado muy contento.
Caption 37 [en]: All my life I have been in PAN, as you know, and I have been very happy.

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Felipe Calderón - Publicidad - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Felipe Calderón is running for president of Mexico as the candidate of PAN, Partido Acción Nacional. “The National Action Party” is also the party of Mexico’s current president, Vicente Fox. Felipe’s campaign slogan? Para que Vivamos Mejor, “So we can live better.” We know there must a word play parody of this phrase, but we haven’t found it yet!

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Caption 30 [es]: Sencillo, todo fue su vida sencilla pero sin ninguna pena.
Caption 30 [en]: Simple, all his life was simple but without any sadness.

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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 5 [es]: Si lo piensas, hay muchas cosas que afectan tu vida,
Caption 5 [en]: If you think about it, there are many things that affect your life,

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