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Is Uruguayan television programming mostly local or South American? Or does a lot of the programming come from the United States?

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Comment #1 Irv in Pocitos from Montevideo, Uruguay -

Depends on your language of choice.

By sheer numbers, on cable (I dont use dish anymore).. it's local and spanish. a lot of sports and a few local soaps and game shows. For movies, it's a different story. Mostly American movies on HBO, Cinecanal, etc. The really popular series are North American.. like CSI and Criminal minds etc. In english with Spanish subtitles.

Unfortunately, when u watch a lot of these, it doesn't help one learn Spanish.

Comment #2 Lee from Pocitos -

I like DVDs to listen in Spanish and watch in English. Trying to read Spanish subtitles to learn Spanish is too distracting.

My Spanish is getting good enough to enjoy some movies in just Spanish.... of course I might have a seriously different idea about what's happening than everyone else!

Comment #3 Irv in Pocitos from Montevideo, Uruguay -

Lee. You got it right.... That's the right way to do it... I

Last night, I took the plunge and watched a Bruce Willis movie on Space (99%) spanish, obviously no subtitles. I was proud of myself. Then my wife sat down beside me and told me this was too difficult. She said she learned English by watching cartoons. You have to start with child level vocabulary and syntax and move up from there.

Guess I have to live with Tom and Jerry for the next few months :-)

Comment #4 TV Addict from watching television -

Very interesting. Thank you for filling me in on all of that.

If you're going to learn by watching cartoons, shouldn't you pick cartoons with dialogue? Tom and Jerry don't talk. LOL! Bugs Bunny is what I would choose.

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