Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, also known simply as Destinos, is an educational television program created by Bill VanPatten, who was, at the time, Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The show, designed to introduce viewers to the basics of Spanish, had two seasons, beginning in 1992. Its 52 episodes are often used for educational purposes in schools and are still broadcast regularly on many PBS stations, as well as many local channels.
Destinos was produced by WGBH Boston and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project, with additional funding by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
Rin is the illegitimate daughter and sole heir of a wealthy man. Akanee is the adopted son of Rin's father and his legal wife. One day, Rin's father brings her into the family and she clashes with her step mother while developing feelings for Akanee. But there's more secrets to unravel.
Jan is a 19-year-old girl who was born with a special touch. She can see the death of every person she touches. Every touch and embrace is forbidden for her all her life. Not even her mom could hold her. Her life is under the control of Aunt Chaba, who uses her talents as a way to make a living with the superstition of the villagers.
A tragedy shattered Ishani’s dreams, changing her fate forever! In a life where hope remains elusive, she journeys to reinvent herself whilst finding love.
The accident of a couple on the road opens dozens of questions. The woman's body has disappeared. The man remains in a coma. The identity of both reveals a secret: they were not husbands, they were lovers. Three years earlier, a friendship between two marriages became a prelude to that forbidden love. Raquel and Damián, well-off fishing entrepreneurs, meet Carolina and Santiago, a young housewife and her husband, an expanding construction worker.
The story revolves around two friends, Ahmed Ali and Abdul Rehman. Ahmed Ali is a poor shopkeeper whose life is focused on the well-being and happiness of his family and the people around him. Abdul Rehman is an affluent owner of a prosperous engineering firm. As wealthy as he is, Abdul Rehman is kindhearted and unconcerned with status. Abdul Rehman and his wife, Zakia, are devoted to caring for their deaf and mute son, Arooj. Arfa, Ahmed Ali's youngest daughter, is in love with and engaged to her maternal cousin, Junaid - which leaves Aminah Ahmed Ali's eldest daughter, open for marriage.