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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. Sunday special: two stories from the Spanish-speaking world from the past week. In this episode: This week, Mexico City began its Cempasúchil flower festival on Paseo de la Reforma for the Day of the Dead celebrations. Also: Lima's European Film Festival will show 39 free films at 23 venues, with 95 screenings from October 20 to 29. Today’s Spanish focus: comprarlas = to buy them. Vocabulary: la sede (venue), el aforo (maximum capacity), la función (film screening). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-10-18 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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