Araya
Tonight’s film comes from Venezuela!
Araya (1959)
Whether you’re learning Spanish or just looking for something to watch, Araya is a documentary worth seeing.
Filmed in 1959 by Margot Benacerraf, the documentary shows the life of the salt miners - salineros - at an old natural salt mine on the Araya Peninsula in northeastern Venezuela. Benacerraf went on to found Venezuela’s Cinemateca Nacional in 1966.
If you’re learning Spanish and would like to keep track of the news, four of the best news sources in Latin America are teleSUR, Página12, El Faro, and La Jornada :
If you’re unsure when and how to use subtitles, advice can be found here :
How to Use Subtitles to Learn a Language
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Take care, and enjoy the process!
