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¡Tierra, Sí! (1 episodes 4 videos)

¡Tierra, Sí! [Land, Yes!] examines controversial 2006 events during the Mexican presidency of Vicente Fox whereby peasants in the municipality of San Salvador Atenco vehemently protested the construction of an airport that would displace thousands of families from their land.

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El Ausente - Acto 2 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

La casta de Valente Rojas está presente de nuevo en el pueblo. Por supuesto, su hijo es recibido con hostilidad, a pesar de su galantería y buenos modales. ¿Es que todo en ese pueblo ya está tomado? ¿Podrá encontrar un pedazo de tierra para sí mismo?

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Adriana y la fiesta de los muertos - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

In part two of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains the elements that an offering to the dead contains, from sugar skulls to copal to music.

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Caption 46 [es]: tierra
Caption 46 [en]: earth,

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Hecho en México - Documentary - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

What happens when you mix rap, rock, and the typical sounds of son jarocho from Veracruz? The answer is in this clip featuring rapper Bastón, the group Mono Blanco, and rocker Sergio Arau.

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Caption 3 [es]: Esta va por mi tierra, mi chulo país
Caption 3 [en]: This one's for my land, my beautiful country

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Karla y el bolero

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Surely you're familiar with the famous bolero, "Bésame mucho" [Kiss Me A Lot]. If not, this is your chance to listen to it with Karla, a Mexican singer living in Berlin, Germany.

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Caption 38 [es]: eh... me acercó más, un poco, a la melancolía que tengo yo por mi tierra
Caption 38 [en]: um... it brought me a bit closer to the melancholy that I have for my land,

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Adriana y la fiesta de los muertos - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

With roots in the world of theater in her home country of Mexico, Adriana Barrera moved to Berlin, Germany for love. The annual Day of the Dead celebration, which she will explain to us in detail, is one way in which Adriana and an association of fellow Mexicans in Berlin are able to maintain and raise awareness about aspects of the Mexican culture.

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Caption 30 [es]: lo que me vincula muy fuertemente a mi tierra
Caption 30 [en]: what ties me very strongly to my land

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Venado Meraki - Bajamar

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Venado Meraki is a well-known group from Guadalajara, México, who classifies itself as a "folk rock en espanol." Their romantic song "Bajamar" [Low Tide] is reminiscent of a poem.

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Caption 20 [es]: Que la tierra en mis pies
Caption 20 [en]: Than the land at my feet

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Alan x el mundo - Mi playa favorita de México! - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Mexico

Our lively guide, Alan, takes us to what he considers the paradise of all paradises- Balandra Beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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Caption 58 [es]: Hay muchos paraísos en la tierra.
Caption 58 [en]: There are many paradises on earth.

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Guillermo el chamán - Los rituales

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo gives us an in-depth explanation of the manner in which Maya ceremonies were used to welcome the seasons, each of which represented a unique consciousness.

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Caption 29 [es]: y luego viene la tierra... -Mm-hmm.
Caption 29 [en]: and then comes the land... -Mm-hmm.

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Guillermo el chamán - La cosmología de los mayas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo the shaman, an expert in Mayan cosmology, explains the origin of and symbolism behind the Mayan word "chamamán" as well as some other interesting aspects of their belief system.

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Caption 22 [es]: de que estás pisando la tierra.
Caption 22 [en]: that you're stepping on the earth.

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Guillermo el chamán - La tecnología maya

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

During his interview with Cleer, Guillermo tells her about his interest in Mayan technology as well as his own experience studying the culture of this legendary Mesoamerican civilization.

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Caption 24 [es]: eh... los nodos geomagnéticos de la tierra,
Caption 24 [en]: um... the geomagnetic nodes of the earth,

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Mambe & Danochilango - Cumbia Universal

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

"Mambe & Danochilango" sing about a "Cumbia Universal" [Universal Cumbia] with the power to liberate individuals and unite nations.

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Caption 48 [es]: Yo soy humana, yo en la Tierra nací
Caption 48 [en]: I am human, I was born on Earth

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Tatiana y su cocina - Sus ingredientes "mágicos"

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Tatiana shares with us some home remedies for the restoration of our physical and spiritual health.

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Caption 56 [es]: la madre tierra nos regala, justamente.
Caption 56 [en]: Mother Earth gives to us, just so.

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Tatiana y su cocina - Su bandera mexicana

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Tatiana explains the symbolism behind the colors of the Mexican flag- red, white and green- as well as preparing a dish which both includes those colors and honors those values.

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Caption 6 [es]: El verde, eh... representa toda nuestra hermosa naturaleza y toda la madre tierra.
Caption 6 [en]: Green, um... represents all of our beautiful nature and the whole mother earth.

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Yabla en Yucatán - Don Salo - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico Yucatán

Salamon, a native of Guerrero who has lived in Tulum, Mexico, for more than forty years, tells us how he came to reside there and how its indigenous essence is in danger of getting lost due to younger generations' lack of pride in their roots.

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Caption 6 [es]: y de cómo llegaron a esta tierra mágica.
Caption 6 [en]: and how they came to this magic land.

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