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Hombre vs. naturaleza: Can one survive the other?
Four stories that paint a portrait of man's complex relationship with the natural world. In El náufrago, a fisherman in Mexico battles for survival on the open seas for over a year, castaway after a freak storm. La ruta larga is the odyssey of a Cuban family across Panama's Darién Gap, maybe the world's most hostile jungle. And El Cascajo (Peru) and En el delta (Argentina) are stories about once-vibrant water ecosystems crippled by decades of frenetic commercial development — and the people fighting to restore them.
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El náufrago
Salvador Alvarenga pulled off the impossible.
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En el delta
Destroying a place of refuge.
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Hasta encontrarlo Part 1
What happened to Marco Antonio Molina Theissen?
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Hasta encontrarlo Part 2
What happened to Marco Antonio Molina Theissen?
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La búsqueda Part 1
Mario knew his family had secrets.
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La búsqueda Part 2
Mario knew his family had secrets.
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El sabor de las palabras Part 1
Aemilia is ready to learn the secrets of her brain.
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El sabor de las palabras Part 2
Aemilia is ready to learn the secrets of her brain.
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La mutación paisa Part 1
One gene and the search for answers.
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La mutación paisa Part 2
One gene and the search for answers.
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Ciudad infinita Part 1
Mapping Peru's chaotic capital
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Ciudad infinita Part 2
Mapping Peru's chaotic capital
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Emos vs. punks Part 1
Two urban tribes. A public square. Only one winner.
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Emos vs. punks Part 2
Two urban tribes. A public square. Only one winner.
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Hermanas
A long overdue conversation.
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Una carta para mamá Part 1
Carla tried to repair what seemed irreparable.
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Una carta para mamá Part 2
Carla tried to repair what seemed irreparable.
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Somos millonarios Part 1
What if your last name guaranteed you a millionaire inheritance?
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Somos millonarios Part 2
What if your last name guaranteed you a millionaire inheritance?
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Somos millonarios Part 3
What if your last name guaranteed you a millionaire inheritance?
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Somos millonarios Part 4
What if your last name guaranteed you a millionaire inheritance?
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Berta y el río Part 1
Years after a night that shocked Honduras, the search for answers continues.
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Berta y el río Part 2
Years after a night that shocked Honduras, the search for answers continues.
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Donde nadie más llega Part 1
The midwives' gift would lead them to face an entire country.
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Donde nadie más llega Part 2
The midwives' gift would lead them to confront an entire country.
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No me casaré Part 1
Mayra will do anything to keep going to school.
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No me casaré Part 2
Mayra will do anything to keep going to school.
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Cuy al ajillo Part 1
Food can bring us closer or push us apart.
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Cuy al ajillo Part 2
Food can bring us closer or push us apart.
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Una ciudad en dos Part 1
Maps show two cities. Up close, it's a little more complicated.
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Una ciudad en dos Part 2
Maps show two cities. Up close, it's a little more complicated.
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Tunéame la nave Part 1
For Mauricio, success is closer to home.
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Tunéame la nave Part 2
For Mauricio, success is closer to home.
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Por la feria Part 1
Behind an iconic U.S. tradition that relies on Mexican labor.
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Por la feria Part 2
Behind an iconic U.S. tradition that relies on Mexican labor.
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El lazareto Part 2
A disease, a stigma, a man and only one place to live.
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El lazareto Part 1
A disease, a stigma, a man and only one place to live.
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Los gigantes del lago Part 2
At first, there were only four… Now, there are many, many more.
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Los gigantes del lago Part 1
At first, there were only four… Now, there are many, many more.
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Los aeropiratas Part 2
Latin America's longest and most dramatic airplane hijacking.
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Los aeropiratas Part 1
Latin America's longest and most dramatic airplane hijacking.
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La llamada del 10 Part 2
Meeting your idol can change your life, but it might not be for the better.
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La llamada del 10 Part 1
Meeting your idol can change your life, but it might not be for the better.
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Las escaladoras Part 2
The summit is for everyone.
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Las escaladoras Part 1
The summit is for everyone.
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Hotel embrujado
A brush with the supernatural and you'll never look at life the same.
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Álbum de familia Part 2
Sometimes you have to return memories that aren't yours.
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Álbum de familia Part 1
Sometimes you have to return memories that aren't yours.
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Caminar a Venezuela Part 2
A forced return.
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Caminar a Venezuela Part 1
A forced return.
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Chanchocracia Part 2
Pigs on the walls and panic in the streets.
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Chanchocracia Part 1
Pigs on the walls and panic in the streets.
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Postal de San Salvador
Where the gangs can even tell you how to do your hair.
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Los sobrevivientes
For a community of Cuban punks, giving themselves HIV seemed like the best possible scenar...
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Yo ya estuve aquí Part 2
After fainting, Lucía woke up in the past.
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Yo ya estuve aquí Part 1
After fainting, Lucía woke up in the past.
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Recién llegados
Alone in an unfamiliar country.
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No es país para jóvenes Part 2
What does normal even mean in a country as violent as Honduras?
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No es país para jóvenes Part 1
What does normal even mean in a country as violent as Honduras?
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Postal de San Francisco
Love comes in many forms.
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La ruta larga Part 2
Crossing an impossible jungle for the chance at a better life.
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La ruta larga Part 1
Crossing an impossible jungle for the chance at a better life.
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La concursante Part 2
A public confession with unexpected consequences.
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La concursante Part 1
A public confession with unexpected consequences.
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El fotógrafo
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
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240 aves
A blind man and his otherworldly ability to identify birdsong.
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El Cascajo Part 2
What would you do to reclaim a place where you were happy?
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El Cascajo Part 1
What would you do to reclaim a place where you were happy?
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Luna llena sobre Chiapas Part 2
A full moon, a blood-curdling howl, and a town that can't sleep.
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Luna llena sobre Chiapas Part 1
A full moon, a blood-curdling howl, and a town that can't sleep.
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Los flequilludos
Anything for a rating point.
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Todos vuelven
Sometimes, immigration means a roundtrip ticket.
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Sandra sueña bosques Part 2
Without knowing it, Sandra would change the definition of what a person is.
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Sandra sueña bosques Part 1
Without knowing it, Sandra would change the definition of what a person is.
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Juego de niños Part 2
Playing is not easy for everyone.
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Juego de niños Part 1
Playing is not easy for everyone.
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No soy tu chiste Part 2
In 2015, a group of Afro-Colombian activists said ENOUGH.
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No soy tu chiste Part 1
In 2015, a group of Afro-Colombian activists said ENOUGH.
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Un ateo milagroso Part 2
A kid that never wanted to be a miracle.
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Un ateo milagroso Part 1
A kid that never wanted to be a miracle.
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Guerra en el Bío Bío Part 2
A dam threatens to strip the Mapuche people of their land.
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Guerra en el Bío Bío Part 1
A dam threatens to strip the Mapuche people of their land.
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N.N.
In one Colombian town, the nameless dead are rechristened and revered.
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El soldado y el teniente Part 2
A friendship that rises above the ruins of war.
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El soldado y el teniente Part 1
A friendship that rises above the ruins of war.
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Dime quién soy Part 2
What would you give up to find out who you really were?
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Dime quién soy Part 1
What would you give up to find out who you really were?
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Laurinha quiere jugar Part 2
Laura Piagatin is exceptionally talented, but in her country, there are still prejudices t...
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Laurinha quiere jugar Part 1
Laura Piagatin is exceptionally talented, but in her country, there are still prejudices t...
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No nos compete Part 2
Who can guarantee that Mexican schools are safe?
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No nos compete Part 1
Who can guarantee that Mexican schools are safe?
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La fe de Amalia
To regain her freedom, Amalia needs to find her missing car.
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Sin lugar seguro Part 2
Mariana was attacked. But she would not be a victim.
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Sin lugar seguro Part 1
Mariana was attacked. But she would not be a victim.
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Perú campeón
Why the 2018 World Cup meant so much to Peruvians everywhere.
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Otro país
A young woman in Buenos Aires takes a mysterious new job.
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La sentencia
Juliana never left her native country. So why is she an immigrant?
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Firme aquí Part 2
What happens when a private company pays your bail?
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Firme aquí Part 1
What happens when a private company pays your bail?
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Mais Médicos Part 2
First, do no harm. Second, start a new life in a new country.
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Mais Médicos Part 1
First, do no harm. Second, start a new life in a new country.
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Creando un monstruo
No one said fatherhood would be easy.
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Compartir no es delito Part 2
Diego accidentally became a criminal.
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Compartir no es delito Part 1
Diego accidentally became a criminal.
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Perdido en San José Part 2
In Costa Rica, addresses are, well... complicated.
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Perdido en San José Part 1
In Costa Rica, addresses are, well... complicated.
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Las hijas de Maria Senhorinha Part 2
Fake news brought a seeker of truth to a Brazilian village.
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Las hijas de Maria Senhorinha Part 1
Fake news brought a seeker of truth to a Brazilian village.
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Perdidas Part 2
A few missteps and everything goes to hell.
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Perdidas Part 1
A few missteps and everything goes to hell.
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La sala que era un cerebro Part 2
The plan: to connect Chile through a network. Like the internet. But in 1971.
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La sala que era un cerebro Part 1
The plan: to connect Chile through a network. Like the internet. But in 1971.
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No abras la puerta Part 2
In some mixed status families, there's a rule: don't open the door.
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No abras la puerta Part 1
In some mixed status families, there's a rule: don't open the door.
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El mago Part 2
Turning losses into successes might be the greatest trick of all.
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El mago Part 1
Turning losses into successes might be the greatest trick of all.
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Yo, nena Part 2
Ever since she was very little, Luana knew: she was different.
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Yo, nena Part 1
Ever since she was very little, Luana knew: she was different.
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Postville, Iowa Part 2
Ten years after the largest immigration raid in U.S. history.
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Postville, Iowa Part 1
Ten years after the largest immigration raid in US history.
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Springfield, México Part 2
You've never heard of Humberto Vélez — but you know exactly who he is.
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Springfield, México Part 1
You've never heard of Humberto Vélez — but you know exactly who he is.
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Adiós, bolívar Part 2
Joel Padrón needed money and he needed it fast.
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Adiós, bolívar Part 1
Joel Padrón needed money and he needed it fast.
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Un punto en el cielo Part 2
Sometimes, it's simply a matter of looking in the right place at the right time.
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Un punto en el cielo Part 1
Sometimes, it's simply a matter of looking in the right place at the right time.
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La flor del diablo Part 2
How one flower causes so much pain.
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La flor del diablo Part 1
How one flower causes so much pain.
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Toy Story Part 2
Sometimes you find peace in the most unexpected places.
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Tolerancia cero
The true impact of a policy that breaks up families at the border
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Toy Story Part 1
Sometimes you find peace in the most unexpected places.
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La importancia de llamarse Ernesto
Ernesto has another name and it comes with another past.
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La Jurado 10 Part 2
What is the death penalty for?
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La Jurado 10 Part 1
What is the death penalty for?
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Después de Víctor Part 2
Online, Edith finds a way to reconnect with her past.
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Después de Víctor Part 1
Online, Edith finds a way to reconnect with her past.
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El apagón
The last one to leave, turn out the lights.
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Cicatrices Part 2
Sometimes you can't go forward without confronting the past.
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Cicatrices Part 1
Sometimes you can't go forward without confronting the past.
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Los extraterrestres Part 1
The Martians are coming! The Martians are coming (to Quito)!
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Los extraterrestres Part 2
The Martians are coming! The Martians are coming (to Quito)!
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El corresponsal
You might just find the story where no one else is looking.
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Los polizones
In 1959, two friends jump a ship to start new lives in New York.
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El área gris Part 2
What we inherit can feel like a life sentence.
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Fealdad
Writer Gabriela Wiener never felt pretty.
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El área gris Part 1
What we inherit can feel like a life sentence.
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Dos notas Part 2
An illness robs Álvaro of the ability to play, but he refuses to quit.
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Dos notas Part 1
An illness robs Álvaro of the ability to play, but he refuses to quit.
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Welcome to the Jungle Part 2
Nothing will stop Alexis from getting Axl Rose's autograph
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Welcome to the Jungle Part 1
Nothing will stop Alexis from getting Axl Rose's autograph
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Jaz y Lalay Part 2
A clerical error made one couple's love an act of protest
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Jaz y Lalay Part 1
A clerical error made one couple's love an act of protest
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Alias El Cóndor Part 2
Roberto Rojas was willing to do anything to win.
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Alias El Cóndor Part 1
Roberto Rojas was willing to do anything to win.
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La colonia perdida Part 2
Puerto Rican bees and the people who love them.
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La colonia perdida Part 1
Puerto Rican bees and the people who love them.
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Boom/Colapso
The story of Venezuela, as told through the migration of one family.
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Contra la gastronomía peruana
Be careful what you say about Peruvian food.
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El coyote
There's an art to crossing a border.
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El equipo fantasma
When politics and sport collide, not all victories are worth celebrating.
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El hijo Part 1
What if the whole world said your parents were monsters?
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El hijo Part 2
What if the whole world said your parents were monsters?
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El otro, el mismo
Sometimes you find family in the most unexpected ways.
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El show debe continuar
Here was Reza's choice: run and hide or push forward.
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El superhéroe
Menganno fights crime (while fighting for his marriage)
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En busca de las palabras
Micah has spent his life pushing the boundaries.
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En este pueblo no hay ladrones Part 1
What if every crime victim were treated like this beloved book?
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En este pueblo no hay ladrones Part 2
What if every crime victim were treated like this beloved book?
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Escuchadme, terráqueos
Speaking Spanish properly? Well, it's complicated.
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Éxodo Part 1
When your entire life is a suitcase.
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Éxodo Part 2
When your entire life is a suitcase.
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Fue el estado Part 1
Sometimes telling the truth is the most dangerous job of all.
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Fue el estado Part 2
Sometimes telling the truth is the most dangerous job of all.
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Los bomberos Part 1
Why does a city of 9 million fight fires with volunteers?
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Los bomberos Part 2
Why does a city of 9 million fight fires with volunteers?
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Los cassettes del exilio
A box of old cassette tapes holds the secret of Dennis' childhood.
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Miedo
Sometimes it's hard to admit you were ever afraid.
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Narco tours Part 1
How should Medellín remember its violent past?
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Narco tours Part 2
How should Medellín remember its violent past?
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Somos fabricantes
If you can dream it, why not build it?
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Terremoto
The resilience we find beneath the rubble.
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Wara Part 1
Online, you can be anyone.
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Wara Part 2
Online, you can be anyone.
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