Arturo also develops a relationship with Raquel during her time in Buenos Aires. He agrees to assist Raquel in her search for Ángel, with whom he has lost contact. He is a psychiatrist, the only son of Rosario and Martín Iglesias and half-brother to Ángel. Arturo Iglesias del Valle ( Arturo Puig) - was born in Argentina and lives in Buenos Aires.There he married and had two children: Angela and Roberto. Ángel was a sailor for a short (and unsuccessful) period of time and made his living as an artist after moving to San Juan, Puerto Rico. He grew up in Argentina, where his mother immigrated after the war. He lived his entire life believing his father had died in the Spanish Civil War. Ángel Castillo del Valle - The only son of Rosario and Don Fernando was born in Seville, Spain in 1937 and died in 1991.
She subsequently travels to Argentina, Puerto Rico, and Mexico in her search to discover the truth about Don Fernando's first wife, Rosario, and the child they had together. Her research leads her first to Spain to find Teresa Suárez. She is a lawyer contracted by Don Fernando's brother, Pedro, and the Castillo-Saavedra family to conduct the investigation.
It is also characterized by the patriarchal figure Don Fernando, who - despite being on his deathbed in Episode 1 - never actually dies.
This may make the series seem overly long and excessive, but the reviews provide repetition in order for viewers to retain the material. The DVDs are available from the Annenberg/CPB project website.Īn accompanying set of materials is available to complement the series these include a set of audio tapes and a textbook, the latter of which follows the series episode-for-episode but provides a more systematic presentation such as would be used in a classroom course.ĭestinos is characterized by frequent reviews of preceding episodes. Spanish subtitles are included on both VHS and DVD versions - translations are not provided. After the early episodes, the conversation is done at more or less normal speaking speed, improving the student's comprehension. It also covers a variety of country-specific usages: for example, it uses both the verb extrañar (to miss somebody or something) and the phrase echar de menos (which means the same thing). The series consists of 52 episodes that cover the scope of Spanish grammar, including verb tenses of present, future (including future of uncertainty), imperfect, preterite, perfect, pluperfect, participles, and the present, imperfect, and perfect forms of the subjunctive. The viewer is introduced to the accents, dialects and cultures of various Spanish-speaking countries. Early episodes have English-language narration in addition to Spanish dialogue, but the English content continually decreases before disappearing entirely. Dodge Foundation.ĭestinos uses the telenovela (Spanish soap opera) format to teach Spanish-language communication and comprehension skills. According to the Annenberg site, Destinos is one of the most popular series on the site to stream, and has sold more than any other Annenberg Media learning series or course.ĭestinos was produced by WGBH Boston and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project, with additional funding by the Geraldine R. Its 52 episodes are often used for educational purposes in schools, and are available online from the Annenberg Learner site and some local PBS stations. Running for two seasons, the show began in 1992 and was designed to introduce viewers to the basics of the Spanish language. Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, also known as simply Destinos, is a television program created by Bill VanPatten, who at the time was Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.