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Who Is Condorito? Learn Spanish with a Famous Latin American Comic · Spanish for Beginners with Marco

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  Speaker 1: Condorito is one of the most famous comic characters in
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  Speaker 1: Latin America. The first Condorito story was published in 1949,
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  Speaker 1: and since then, the character has become a cultural icon
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  Speaker 1: across many Spanish-speaking countries. You can think of him as
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  Speaker 1: a bit like Snoopy for Latin Americans. And today, you'll
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  Speaker 1: learn about this beloved character while practicing your Espanol in
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  Speaker 1: this episode of Spanish for Beginners. As you listen, pay
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  Speaker 1: attention to these three questions.¿ De dónde es Condorito? What
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  Speaker 1: is Condorito from?¿ Cómo es su personalidad? What is his
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  Speaker 1: personality like? And¿ Cuáles son sus profesiones? What are his occupations?¿ Listos?¡ Sí, señor!¡ Vamos! First,
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  Speaker 1: let's listen to the story of Condorito at a low speed.
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  Speaker 1: Here we go. Condorito es una historieta chilena de 1949.
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  Speaker 1: Su personaje principal es un ave que habla, un cóndor.
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  Speaker 1: De ahí viene el nombre Condorito. Es un personaje muy bromista, ingenioso, trabajador.
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  Speaker 1: Vive en Pelotillehue, un pueblo ficticio donde ocurren sus aventuras.
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  Speaker 1: Las historias de Condorito son de humor y normalmente tienen
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  Speaker 1: una sola página. Desde 1949 Puedes ver a Condorito trabajando
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  Speaker 1: en muchas profesiones. Pintor, artista, policía e incluso presidente. Siempre
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  Speaker 1: con historias un poco locas. Condorito tiene muchos años de historia.
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  Speaker 1: de los personajes que muchos latinoamericanos recuerdan de su infancia.
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  Speaker 1: Too difficult? The transcript is available for free at latinel.com.
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  Speaker 1: You'll find the link in the show notes. Now, let's
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  Speaker 1: see if you caught the main information.¿ De dónde es Condorito?¿
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  Speaker 1: Cómo es su personalidad?¿ Cuáles son sus profesiones? Let's listen
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  Speaker 1: one more time, but now at normal speed. Here we go.
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  Speaker 1: Condorito es una historieta chilena de 1949. Su personaje principal
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  Speaker 1: es un ave que habla, un cóndor. De ahí viene
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  Speaker 1: el nombre Condorito. es un personaje muy bromista, ingenioso y trabajador.
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  Speaker 1: Vive en Pelotillehue, un pueblo ficticio donde ocurren sus aventuras.
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  Speaker 1: Las historias de Condorito son de humor y normalmente tienen
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  Speaker 1: una sola página. Desde 1949 puedes ver a Condorito trabajando
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  Speaker 1: en muchas profesiones. Pintor, artista, policía e incluso presidente. Siempre
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  Speaker 1: con historias un poco locas. Condorito tiene muchos años de historia,
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  Speaker 1: por eso es uno de los personajes que muchos latinoamericanos
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  Speaker 1: recuerdan de su infancia. Was it better this time? Let's
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  Speaker 1: break it down. First, nationality. Condorito es una historieta chilena.
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  Speaker 1: That means it's a Chilean comic strip. Notice how I
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  Speaker 1: use chilena instead of chileno. That's because historieta, a comic strip,
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  Speaker 1: is a feminine noun. So the adjective changes too. Historieta chilena.¿
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  Speaker 1: Y dónde vive Condorito? He lives in Pelotillehue. Pelotillehue es
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  Speaker 1: un pueblo ficticio. A fictional town. Now let's talk about
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  Speaker 1: Condorito's personality. Did you catch the three adjectives? Condorito es bromista.
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  Speaker 1: Ingenioso and trabajador. Bromista is a person who likes making jokes. Bromista.
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  Speaker 1: Ingenioso means clever. Ingenioso. And trabajador is a hardworking person. Trabajador.
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  Speaker 1: What about his professions? One funny thing about Condorito is
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  Speaker 1: that his job changes depending on the story. Most of
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  Speaker 1: the time, he represents the average Joe who needs to
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  Speaker 1: work hard to put bread on the table, just like
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  Speaker 1: most of us. But sometimes he does unusual roles. In
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  Speaker 1: the audio, I mention pintor, painter, artista, artist, policía, police officer,
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  Speaker 1: and presidente, president. Let me repeat those professions. Pintor, artista. Artista, policía, presidente.
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  Speaker 1: Most Condorito stories are only one page long, and they
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  Speaker 1: usually end in a funny surprise. Personally, I'm very fond
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  Speaker 1: of Condorito because it was one of the first comic
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  Speaker 1: strips that got me interested in reading, and I'm sure
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  Speaker 1: many Latinoamericanos feel the same way. And that's why Condorito
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  Speaker 1: remains such an important cultural reference across Latin America. And
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  Speaker 1: now that you know the vocabulary, let's listen to Riorio
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  Speaker 1: one more time. Condorito es una historieta chilena de 1949.
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  Speaker 1: Su personaje principal es un ave que habla, un cóndor.
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  Speaker 1: De ahí viene el nombre Condorito. Es un personaje muy bromista,
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  Speaker 1: ingenioso y trabajador. Vive en Pelotillehue, un pueblo ficticio donde
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  Speaker 1: ocurren sus aventuras. Las historias de Condorito son de humor
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  Speaker 1: y normalmente tienen una sola página. Desde 1949 puedes ver
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  Speaker 1: a Condorito trabajando en muchas profesiones. Pintor, artista, policía e
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  Speaker 1: incluso presidente. Siempre con historias un poco locas. Condorito tiene
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  Speaker 1: muchos años de historia, por eso es uno de los
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  Speaker 1: personajes que muchos latinoamericanos recuerdan de su infancia. If you
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  Speaker 1: need extra help, you'll find the transcript, vocabulary list, and
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  Speaker 1: lesson summary at latinle.com. There, you'll find plenty of resources
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  Speaker 1: to help you get started in Spanish with confidence. And
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  Speaker 1: that's all for today. Gracias por escuchar Spanish for Beginners.
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