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Episode 13: Landing My TV Dream Job
Daniela is trying to break into the New York City film and television industry, which is no easy task! She gets up at 5 a.m. every morning to look for production job listings around the city. When she gets a lead for a gig on the hit Netflix show Orange is the New Black, Daniela’s determined to get hired. Does she have what it takes to land her dream job?
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Key Vocabulary
| desempleado/a | unemployed |
| la industria del cine | film industry |
| encontrar trabajo | to find a job |
| despertarse | to wake up |
| el anuncio de puestos de trabajo | job posting |
| el estudio de cine | film studio |
| el currículum | résumé |
| el guardia de seguridad | security guard |
| la carrera | career |
| entrar | to go in |
| llamar a la puerta | to knock on the door |
| llamar por teléfono | to make a phone call |
| el/la asistente de dirección | assistant director |
| la sensación positiva | positive feeling |
| cansado/a | tired |
| preocupado/a | worried |
| chévere | cool (commonly used in Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela, among other countries) |
| supervisor/a de continuidad | script supervisor |
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Show Notes
Un día en español is produced by the language experts at Babbel. The show is hosted by Sebastian Escobar. Editing and sound design by Iván Simonovis Pertiñez. Our producers are Elin Asklöv, Carmela López, Dylan Lyons, Andy Nielsen and Madeleine Townsend-Clark. Our executive producers are Jen Jordan and Daniel Meehan. Special thanks to Daniela Paiewonsky for sharing her story on this episode.
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