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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 US 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 can cause 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
When Quiteños realized the broadcast wasn’t real, they got revenge.
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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
An autograph is really much more than just a signature.
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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
What if one couple’s love story sparked a national conversation?
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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
Chile has one chance to eliminate Brazil from the 1990 World Cup.
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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 can save the world — if we can save them first
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Boom/Colapso
The story of Venezuela, as told through the migration of one family
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Contra la gastronomia 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
Why would the theft of a single book mean so much to Colombia?
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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
The Venezuelan crisis as seen from the Brazilian border.
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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
For some firefighters in Lima, the risks can become too great.
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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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