Destinos

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. Running for two seasons, the show began in 1992 and was designed to introduce viewers to the basics of the Spanish language. 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. 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.

Destinos
Created byBill VanPatten and James Cooke
Developed byMartha Alford Marks
Richard V. Teschner
Story Consultant James Cooke
StarringLiliana Abud

Carlos Aguilar
Augusto Benedico
Arsenio Campos
Luís Couturier
Edwin Francisco
Edith Kleinmann
Servando Manzetti
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Yasmín Pereira

Arturo Puig
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time29 minutes
Original release
Release1992 (1992)

Destinos was produced by WGBH Boston and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project, with additional funding by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

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