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I have mentioned some times that there is no such thing as "Latin American" Spanish, and maybe there is no such thing as a "national accent" in many countries. But there
is a standard Spanish where we understand each other.
As an example, I have selected some interviews with high-level politicians from many Spanish speaking countries.
I chose politicians because regardless of what they say, they will use this standard language. And I chose interviews because they speak relaxedly and naturally, so their accents are appreciated.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner - Argentina
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Michelle Bachelet - Chile
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José Mujica - Uruguay
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Fernando Lugo - Paraguay
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Rafael Correa - Ecuador
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Alberto Fujimori - Perú
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Evo Morales (interviewed by a Spaniard) - Bolivia
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Hugo Chávez (interviewed by a Mexican) - Venezuela
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Álvaro Uribe - Colombia
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Óscar Arias - Costa Rica
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Manuel Zelaya - Honduras
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Mauricio Funes - El Salvador
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Daniel Ortega - Nicaragua
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Álvaro Colom - Guatemala
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Felipe Calderón - México
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Leonel Fernández (interviewed by a Colombian) - República Dominicana
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Luis Fortuño - Puerto Rico
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And...The accent of this man is completely different from what you've heard before:
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo* - Guinea Ecuatorial (Equatorial Guinea)
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*The link for Equatorial Guinea accent was no longer valid, so I found this one. Listen to the interviewer; the interviewed man is speaking Spanish with his French accent.