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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish

Culpable (Guilty) (#115)

Raquel and Arturo spend time shopping in Buenos Aires and relaxing in a park. Hector, the man who knew Angel, finds an old letter from Angel and plans to show it to Raquel and Arturo.

Closed Captioning

Education Record Rights: Recording/duplication allowed as long as IPTV broadcasts the series.

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Program Description: DESTINOS teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Understanding of Spanish and appreciation of many Hispanic cultures increases as students become absorbed in the mysterious and entertaining story. Closed captioning in Spanish may be used as a teaching and literacy resource.

All Upcoming Episodes

  • La carta (The Letter) (#101)

    The narrator explains the three types of Spanish that will be spoken in the series: conversational Spanish by native speakers (informal, colloquial), the Spanish spoken by the narrator (formal, non-native speaker), and the Spanish spoken by the principal character Raquel (formal, native speaker). The story of the Castillo family begins. Closed Captioning

  • El secreto (The Secret) (#102)

    Fernando reveals that he was first married to a woman named Rosario in Spain just before the Spanish Civil War, but left the country after he believed she was killed in a bombing raid. He recently received a letter from a friend telling him that Rosario survived and, as a result, becomes obsessed with finding his wife who, when he last saw her, was pregnant with his child. Closed Captioning

  • El comienzo (The Beginning) (#103)

    Raquel Rodriquez travels to Sevilla, Spain, to speak with Sra. Suárez, the woman who sent Fernando Castillo the letter about Rosario. Closed Captioning

  • Perdido (Lost) (#104)

    Raquel is still in Sevilla and learns that Sra. Suárez wishes to see her in Madrid. While at a market in Sevilla, Raquel helps chase a loose dog and gets lost. Closed Captioning

  • La despedida (The Farewell) (#105)

    Raquel leaves by train for Madrid to meet Sra. Suárez concerning the letter she wrote to Fernando. Closed Captioning

  • ¿Maestra? (Teacher?) (#106)

    While on the train for Madrid, Raquel inadvertently reveals to a reporter that she is conducting an investigation and he begins to follow her to try to find out what she is doing. Closed Captioning

  • La cartera (The Wallet) (#107)

    Most of the episode is devoted to Spanish conversation dealing with Raquel's arrival in Madrid, her lost wallet, checking into her hotel, meeting people, and traveling to the home of Sra. Suárez. Fernando Castillo is sent to the hospital because of his declining health. Closed Captioning

  • El encuentro (The Encounter) (#108)

    Raquel finally meets with Sra. Suárez and learns that Rosario survived the bombing, gave birth to Fernando's son, Angel, while living in Sevilla, and moved to Argentina where she remarried a man named Martin Iglesias. Closed Captioning

  • Estaciones (Seasons) (#109)

    Fernando's condition improves and he is informed about the information Raquel learned in the last episode. Raquel intends to leave soon to Buenos Aires where she hopes to meet with Rosario and Angel. Closed Captioning

Past Episodes

These episodes of Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

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