This 7-minute music video tells Rene's (Residente) story of growing up "lower middle class" but secure in Puerto Rico. Describes happiness, sadness and the fragility of being a famous rapper and how he uses alcohol to deal with powerful feelings: loneliness, fear, grief - but music and baseball are more stable healing forces. The video has accurate subtitles in both Spanish and English and moves quite slowly (and can be slowed even further). Many scenes and details of Puerto Rican culture, excellent illustration of dialect features. Could be used to discuss alcoholism, addiction, grief in an upper intermediate or higher Spanish course.
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- Link: https://youtu.be/O4f58BU_Hbs
Details
Language: Spanish
Type of Story: Video Recording
Medium: video
Contributed by: Health Story Hub Team ( health-storyhub@uiowa.edu )
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