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Guide Picks - Top Spanish-Language Videos (U.S.)
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These are among the best or best-known U.S. films performed in whole or in part in Spanish.
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1) Traffic
This widely acclaimed Steven Soderbergh film interweaves four stories about the drug war. Most of the film is in English, but portions shot in Mexico are in subtitled Spanish. Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro won an Academy Award for his role, making him the first actor to win an Oscar for a Spanish-speaking part.
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2) The City
David Riker's film chronicles the lives of Latino immigrants trying to make new lives in New York City.
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3) El norte
This film, in both English and Spanish, tells the story of Guatemalans who leave oppression and poverty in their homeland only to find that life in the United States is far from ideal.
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4) Salvador
This dramatic and politically loaded Oliver Stone film is based on the story of a journalist who witnessed tumultuous historic events in El Salvador. Mostly in English, it was nominated by the Academy in 1987 for best original screenplay.
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5) Buena Vista Social Club
Cuban musicians tell their stories to the camera in this English-language documentary that highlights the Caribbean country's rich musical traditions.
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6) Selena: All My Hits - Todos Mis Éxitos
Most popular songs of the young tejano singer who grew up speaking English but made all her early hits singing Spanish.
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