AUDAZ REVISTA
¿Vos o tú?
8 Latin American films to learn Spanish, picked by the word they use for "you".
01 / 09
53,118
Subtitle words we counted, from 8 films in 6 countries.
We left Mexico out. It has its own list.
02 / 09
Vos
Relatos salvajes, from Argentina, says vos 44 times and tú once.
Nueve reinas adds 93 more.
03 / 09
Uruguay
El baño del Papa splits almost evenly: vos 29 times, usted 28.
Friends say vos. Distance says usted.
04 / 09
Usted
In La estrategia del caracol, from Bogotá, usted is 96% of every "you".
In much of Colombia, people say usted to friends and family.
05 / 09
Asere
Cuba's Conducta uses tú forms 105 times, the most we found.
It also says asere, Cuban slang for friend, 29 times.
06 / 09
40
Subtitle words a minute in Chile's Una mujer fantástica, the quietest film we counted.
A strong first film for a learner.
07 / 09
Tenés
The most downloaded Spanish file for Relatos salvajes keeps vos but rewrites the Argentine verbs.
It prints "Vos no tienes". Another file prints "Vos no tenés".
08 / 09
Güey
One file of Y tu mamá también has güey 130 times. Two others have it 5 times.
Search a subtitle file for one local word before you study with it.
09 / 09
Elige
Going to Buenos Aires? Start with Relatos salvajes. Going to Bogotá? Start with La estrategia del caracol.
Pick the Spanish you want to hear.
Tap for all 8 films, the full count and how to watch.