/Sounds like "pah-KEH-teh"/
In Cuba, "El Paquete" is the biggest cultural phenomenon on the island in recent years: a weekly compendium of entertainment (movies, series, music, telenovelas, news, apps) that circulates on hard drives hand to hand because internet access is severely restricted. A "paquetero" delivers El Paquete and charges a flat fee. It's how Cuba consumes global culture without Netflix, Spotify, or YouTube: through human networks and hard drives.
"Mi vecino es paquetero. → My neighbor distributes El Paquete."
"Vi esa serie gracias al paquete. → I watched that series thanks to El Paquete."
/Sounds like "pah-KEH-teh"/
In Cuba, "El Paquete" is the biggest cultural phenomenon on the island in recent years: a weekly compendium of entertainment (movies, series, music, telenovelas, news, apps) that circulates on hard drives hand to hand because internet access is severely restricted. A "paquetero" delivers El Paquete and charges a flat fee. It's how Cuba consumes global culture without Netflix, Spotify, or YouTube: through human networks and hard drives.
"Mi vecino es paquetero. → My neighbor distributes El Paquete."
"Vi esa serie gracias al paquete. → I watched that series thanks to El Paquete."
No cortar ni pinchar
To have no influence or relevance in a situation. In Argentina, this phrase is used to describe someone who is completely irrelevant or unimportant in a particular matter.