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Season 1 · Episode 1
The Night We Crossed the Mississippi
C1Castilian60 min
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Castilianon HBO MaxValencia, Spain, 2006. Journalism student Valeria sets out to meet her idol, Cristina “La Veneno,” who’s eager to connect and share her story. Alongside her best friend Paca, Cristina begins to unravel her glamorous, complicated past, changing Valeria’s life overnight - and becoming the subject of a homework assignment that begins to take the shape of a book.
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reportaje
news report, feature piece, documentary segmentnoun (masculine)La periodista pasó dos días preparando el reportaje sobre vivienda.The journalist spent two days preparing the feature report on housing.mi arma
my friend, mate, love (term of address)expressioncolloquialA warm, familiar term of address used between people who feel affection or solidarity. It is a phonetic reduction of 'mi alma' (my soul) typical of Andalusian speech and the speech of people from southern backgrounds. Signals closeness and informality.
Oye, mi arma, ¿me puedes hacer un favor?Hey, mate, can you do me a favour?bolo
gig, booking, paid performancenoun (masculine)El cantante tiene tres bolos este fin de semana en distintas ciudades.The singer has three gigs this weekend in different cities.plató
TV studio, setnoun (masculine)Todos los técnicos llegaron al plató una hora antes de la grabación.All the technicians arrived at the studio an hour before the recording.audiencia
audience, viewership, ratingsnoun (feminine)El programa batió su récord de audiencia con ese invitado especial.The programme broke its viewership record with that special guest.transexual
transsexual, trans personadjective / nounLa asociación organiza talleres de apoyo para personas transexuales.The association organises support workshops for transsexual people.baja
leave of absence, sick leave, maternity leavenoun (feminine)Estará de baja durante cuatro meses tras el nacimiento de su hija.She will be on leave for four months after the birth of her daughter.prostituirse
to work as a prostitute, to sell sexverb (reflexive)El documental aborda las razones por las que algunas personas se prostituyen.The documentary addresses the reasons why some people sell sex.becaria
intern, trainee (on a grant or scholarship)noun (feminine)La becaria llegó muy motivada y aprendió más que nadie en la redacción.The intern arrived very motivated and learned more than anyone in the newsroom.
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dar por culo
to be a pain in the arse, to tell someone to get lost (vulgar dismissal)expressionvulgarA very common vulgar expression used to dismiss someone or describe them as extremely annoying. Also used in the imperative 'vete a dar por culo' as a rude way to tell someone to go away.
Llevaba todo el día dando por culo con el mismo tema y ya nadie le escuchaba.He'd been being a pain in the arse about the same topic all day and nobody was listening to him any more.me cago en
expression of intense frustration or anger (roughly: for f***'s sake, damn it)expressionvulgarLiterally 'I defecate in/on', but functions purely as an exclamation of rage, shock or exasperation. It takes many complements: 'me cago en tus muertos', 'me cago en la leche', etc. Very frequent in heated or emotional speech.
Me cago en la leche, ¡otra vez se ha ido la luz!For f***'s sake, the power has gone out again!
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