‹ La Reina del Sur
Season 1 · Episode 2
Vía de Escape
La Reina del Sur
C1Latin American42 min
A planner saves Teresa's life, and she makes a deal with Epifanio for El Güero's information, but death and suspicions surround her, and she is set up by someone she doesn't know.
Expressions to listen for
10güerolight-skinned or blonde person; used as a nickname
colloquial
Extremely common in Mexican and US Spanish. Can be affectionate or neutral depending on tone. Here it functions as a character's nickname throughout. The feminine form is güera.
Le decían el güero desde chico porque nació con el pelo muy claro.They called him güero since he was little because he was born with very light hair.
óraleokay; let's go; come on; alright then
colloquial
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morritayoung woman; girl
colloquialAppears ~2× in this episode
Diminutive of morra, widely used in Mexican and Chicano speech. Can be affectionate or dismissive depending on speaker and context. Masculine form is morrito.
La morrita del tercer piso siempre llega corriendo al trabajo.The young woman from the third floor always comes running to work.
Key vocabulary
17agenda·notebook; here: a small book containing sensitive/coded information
noun (f)essential
Guardó todos los contactos en una agenda que nadie más podía ver.She kept all the contacts in a notebook that no one else could see.
quebrar·to kill (criminal slang); also: to break
verbessential