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Season 1 · Episode 1
Sé un capitán
C1MexicanFast dialogueFast: quicker, harder to follow· 40 min
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Mexicanon NetflixWhen family tragedy strikes, playboy Chava and his workaholic sister Isabel fight over the presidency of their family's professional soccer team.
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güey
dude / man / broexpressioncolloquialThe single most ubiquitous filler and address term in informal Mexican speech between people of any gender who are on familiar terms. Functions as a noun, vocative, or sentence-final tag. Spelled also 'wey'. Carries no aggression when used among friends; can turn mildly dismissive when directed at someone outside the in-group.
¿Ya viste el partido de ayer, güey? Estuvo increíble.Did you see yesterday's game, dude? It was incredible.presidencia
presidency, chairmanshipnoun (feminine)La presidencia del club se decide en la junta de consejo.The club chairmanship is decided at the board meeting.heredar / herencia
to inherit / inheritanceverb / nounLa herencia de su abuela incluía una casa en el centro.His grandmother's inheritance included a house in the city center.concubinato
common-law partnership, cohabitationnoun (masculine)Bajo las leyes mexicanas, el concubinato otorga ciertos derechos legales.Under Mexican law, common-law partnership grants certain legal rights.patrimonio
assets, estate, patrimonynoun (masculine)El patrimonio de esa familia se divide entre cuatro hijos.That family's estate is divided among four children.desmadre
chaos, mess, wild disordernoun (masculine)La fiesta se convirtió en un desmadre total cuando llegaron sin avisar.The party turned into total chaos when they arrived without warning.madurar
to mature, to grow upverbDespués de irse a vivir solo, tuvo que madurar muy rápido.After moving out on his own, he had to grow up very fast.legado
legacynoun (masculine)El arquitecto dejó un legado impresionante en esta ciudad.The architect left an impressive legacy in this city.paro cardiaco
cardiac arrest, heart attacknoun phrase (masculine)El médico confirmó que fue un paro cardiaco fulminante.The doctor confirmed it was a sudden cardiac arrest.
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no mames
no way / you've got to be kidding / holy shitexpressionvulgarExtremely high-frequency exclamation expressing disbelief, frustration, or amazement. Literally vulgar in origin but so embedded in everyday Mexican informal speech that many speakers no longer perceive its anatomical root. Intensity ranges from mild surprise to genuine outrage depending on delivery.
¡No mames, se canceló el concierto y ya teníamos los boletos!No way, the concert got cancelled and we already had the tickets!cabrón / cabrona
bastard / asshole / dude (context-dependent)expressionvulgarHighly versatile term whose meaning shifts entirely with tone and relationship. Between close male friends it functions as a rough-edged synonym of 'güey', signaling intimacy. Directed at someone in anger it becomes a genuine insult. The feminine form is used as a cutting accusation. Context and prosody are the only reliable disambiguators.
¡Ese cabrón sí sabe negociar, siempre sale ganando!That bastard really knows how to negotiate, he always comes out on top!hacerse pendejo
to play dumb / to pretend not to knowexpressionvulgar'Pendejo' alone means idiot or fool, but the reflexive construction 'hacerse pendejo' specifically means to feign ignorance or innocence when one clearly knows what is being referenced. It is an accusation of deliberate evasiveness rather than actual stupidity, and carries genuine irritation from the speaker.
No te hagas pendejo, tú sabías perfectamente que hoy era el pago de la renta.Don't play dumb, you knew perfectly well that today was the rent payment.
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