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¿Comprendes, Mendes? The twists and turns of language
Language is not just for exchanging messages. Through it we understand the world and ourselves. So what happens when we can’t find the right words? These stories show that when language fails us, navigating life can get tricky.
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Arroz a la zorra Part 1
More than a word game.
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Arroz a la zorra Part 2
More than a word game.
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El único intérprete Part 1
Jhon says out loud what others say with their hands.
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El único intérprete Part 2
Jhon says out loud what others say with their hands.
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Fuera de lugar Part 1
Carolina had never liked soccer.
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Fuera de lugar Part 2
Carolina had never liked soccer.
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La caída de River
The sports story of a fall from grace.
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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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