Difficulty:
Adv 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.
Difficulty:
Adv 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.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Venezuela
Recently the song "Mesa Que Más Aplauda" from the Mexican group Climax had reached coastal Venezuela and was blasting from every bootleg music kiosk and bus stereo. Its catchy, inane, meaningless refrain za za za, yakuza, yakuza was on the lips of every impressionable child from 5 to 50. Taimur was no exception (nor were we!)
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Venezuela
Young Taimur’s Spanish is not quite as easy for the non-native as that of his neighborhood pal Zulbani, but he does have a lot of interesting things to say! Listen up, because our young friend presents an opportunity to hear some expressions and turns of phase you may have not heard before.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Venezuela
Zoraida is a big fan of one of Spain’s newest exports, La Oreja de Van Gogh. Besides listening to “Van Gogh’s Ear”, let’s find out what else she likes to do for fun in her spare time… apart from giving interviews!
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Venezuela
Zoraida is a spunky young woman from coastal Venezuela who talks about her recent past and her hopes for the coming year.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Venezuela
Sometimes it’s nearly impossible to understand younger folks speaking in a language that’s not native to you, and other times it’s extremely easy. Luckily, Zulbany falls into the latter category! Let’s listen while she tells us about her trip to Mérida, up in the Andes.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Mexico
In English “forever” is a really long time, it’s also, you’ll notice, written as a single word. In Spanish “for ever” is expressed as “for always,” also a long time, and is written as two distinct words, para siempre. Zurdok has been infecting Mexico, and the world, with its catchy tunes since 1994.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Venezuela
Maoli and Luigi, two Venezuelans living in Europe, talk to us about their friendship: how they met, the travel experiences they have shared, and their vision of Europe.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Venezuela
Micheel shares her migration story to Colombia. Born in Venezuela, she was forced to leave her country due to the economic crisis and found in Santa Marta a new opportunity to start over. Over the years, this Colombian city has become her second home.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
We continue accompanying Pipo at the fruit market in Otavalo, where he continues showing us new varieties of typical fruits from Ecuador.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
New reflections on happiness, love and addictions stand out in this part through the voices of Daniel Giménez Cacho and Diego Luna as well as in the melody of La Original Banda El Limón.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
This part of the documentary explores the gap between how we tend to live our lives and how we perhaps should. Against this backdrop of reflection, indigenous hip-hop group Slajem K'op performs one of their pieces in Tzotzil.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Pipo and July delve into a conversation about the languages they would like to learn and why. We also discover what languages both of them already master.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Andean broad beans are an ancestral food that has been fundamental in the nutrition of indigenous communities for centuries. Let's learn more about this food, recognized for being an excellent source of energy and nutrients.
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