Intermediate Spanish - Spanish Obsessed

A silly phone video made her famous. Another, filmed with a hammer, landed her in court. Meet "Epa Colombia".

Show Notes

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A low-quality phone video of a young woman chanting "Epa Colombia" turned her into an influencer with millions of followers, and later a businesswoman with, reportedly, around 500 employees. Then she posted another video, this time with a hammer at a Transmilenio station. Lis explains what the courts decided, and shares a theory about why the case ended up on every front page.

Do you know what these mean?
sin pelos en la lengua 路 gomelas 路 la otra cara de la moneda 路 prensa rosa

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Bonus: Rob describes Epa's laugh as "una risa todo fastidiosa". What's wrong with it? The answer's in the notes.

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