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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

El cortometraje realizado por Joan continúa haciendo una revisión sobre el estado de cosas de la sociedad nicaraguense. De pronto el corto toma un rumbo detectivesco y nos lleva a una sorprendente revelación: al localizar a la niña Cristina del Carmen se descubre que ésta no es la misma niña que aparece en la foto que proporciona la organización Ayuda en Acción. La niña que encontramos ni siquiera atiende a la escuela.

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Circo Infantil de Nicaragua - Growing up in the Circus

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua

We all know how magical a circus ring can be: crazy clowns, fearless acrobats, smart animals and all kind of colorful and dreamlike acts. But here, at the Circo Infantil de Nicaragua the real magic happens backstage, where we learn that a good show takes a lot of dedication, hard work and passion.

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Caption 18 [es]: ir a la escuela, hacer las tareas
Caption 18 [en]: go to school, do homework

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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 99 [es]: que no tienen unos profesores ni una escuela para estudiar?
Caption 99 [en]: who don't have teachers nor a school where to study?

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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 9 [es]: Parece que la televisión enseña más que la escuela,
Caption 9 [en]: It seems that television teaches more than school,

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

That literacy will directly contribute to the health and well being of a people few can doubt. But are a literate people more likely to care for the environment? One man thinks so, and has started a grassroots neighbors teaching neighbors project for the good of both la gente y la tierra.

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Caption 53 [es]: Esta casa a unas horas al día se convierte en escuela.
Caption 53 [en]: This house, some hours per day, becomes a school.

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

The film crew met with a team from Ayuda en Acción, and it appears that its organizational heart is in the right place. Yet, despite the presence of over five hundred NGOs working to improve the lot of Nicaragua’s poor, their plight worsens every year. Many local activists and intellectuals do not trust the non-profits, and accuse them of having their own enrichment as concern numero uno.

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Caption 97 [es]: En este momento, duda porque tiene vergüenza de ir a la escuela,
Caption 97 [en]: At this moment she hesitates because she's embarrassed to go to school,

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