Destination 3: Puerto Rico
Episodios 19 - 26
The Search Continues: Ángel, Ángela, y Roberto
Raquel Rodríguez travels to San Juan and San Germán, Puerto Rico, to investigate Ángel Castillo’s past, discovering he had died, leaving behind a wife and a hidden family story. She navigates old city streets, visits a cemetery, and uncovers crucial information about Don Fernando’s lost child.
Episodes 19–21: Arrival in San Juan: Raquel arrives in Puerto Rico to continue her investigation into the whereabouts of Don Fernando’s son, Ángel Castillo. Navigating the vibrant, historic streets of Old San Juan, she discovers that Ángel has passed away, but successfully tracks down his daughter, Ángela. The search quickly shifts from cold historical records to deep personal connections as Raquel introduces herself to the local branch of the family, paving the way for unexpected revelations.
Episodes 22–26: The Artistic Legacy & Island Travel – The investigation deepens as Raquel explores the rich artistic and literary legacy Ángel left behind in the Caribbean. Joining forces with Ángela, she travels across Puerto Rico to meet with more extended family members. This geographical journey culminates in a massive family emergency when they learn that Ángela’s brother, Roberto, has been trapped in a sudden archaeological excavation collapse at an ancient site located outside of Mexico City, leading Ángela and Raquel to leave Puerto Rico to travel to Mexico.
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Episodios 19 - 21
The Family Legacy & Departure
Episodio 19: Por Fin ...
Episodio 19: Por Fin … (Blanca Nieves)
Resumen del episodio – Raquel arrives in Old San Juan and tracks down Ángel Castillo’s former address, only to learn from a neighbor that he died recently and is buried with his late wife in the old San Juan cemetery. While photographing the grave, she meets a young woman who turns out to be Ángel’s daughter, Ángela — who has no idea she has a grandfather in México. Ángela brings Raquel home to meet the rest of the family and calls her brother, Roberto.
📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Introducción al tiempo Imperfecto para describir actividades habituales en el pasado; el tiempo presente progresivo; diferencias de uso entre Por y Para.
Otros temas: Cómo dar indicaciones detalladas para llegar a un lugar; la pronunciación de la letra “x”.
📦Recursos
Episodio 19 Por fin
Episodio 20: Relaciones Estrechas
Episodio 20: Relaciones Estrechas
Resumen del episodio – Ángela’s aunts and uncles arrive at her apartment to hear Raquel’s extraordinary news, and react with a mix of shock and suspicion — particularly Tía Olga, who worries about sending Ángela off with strangers. Ángela calls her grandmother, Doña Carmen, in San Germán, who insists on meeting Raquel before approving the trip to México. The episode ends with the group planning a visit to San Germán the next day.
📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Uso del imperfecto para describir acciones en curso en el pasado; contrastes en el uso del imperfecto; cómo hacer oraciones negativas.
Otros temas: Vocabulario sobre parentesco y relaciones familiares; expresiones para hablar por teléfono; el enlace de palabras en el habla fluida.
📦Recursos
Episodio 20 Relaciones Estrechas
Episodio 21: El Peaje
Episodio 21: El Peaje
Resumen del episodio – Raquel joins Ángela and her cousin Laura on the winding drive from San Juan toward San Germán to meet their grandmother, learning along the way about regional vocabulary differences and Puerto Rico’s history as a U.S. territory. Car trouble near a highway tollbooth forces them to call a mechanic, and by the time the car is towed to a garage in Ponce, it’s too late in the day to continue — the three spend the night in a Ponce hotel before resuming their trip in the morning.
📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Formación de las partes restantes del tiempo imperfecto; uso del verbo tener para expresar estados físicos y mentales (hambre, sed, miedo, etc.); cómo realizar comparaciones de igualdad y desigualdad.
Otros temas: Vocabulario para describir condiciones climáticas; entonación y ritmo en el habla española.
📦Recursos
Episodio 21 El Peaje
Episodios 22 - 26
San Juan y el busqueda
Episodio 22: Recuerdos
Episodio 22: Recuerdos
Resumen del episodio – In San Germán, Raquel and Ángela visit Ángela’s grandmother, Doña Carmen, who gives them her blessing to travel to México. In her father’s old room, Ángela discovers a trunk containing his handwritten memories — reflections on his mother Rosario, his estranged brother Arturo, and his life as a painter in Puerto Rico. Before they leave, Doña Carmen gives Ángela a treasured heirloom: the wedding cup Rosario once toasted with.
📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Usos adicionales y repaso integral del imperfecto; uso de estar para describir condiciones; verbos que describen cambios de estado o condición.
Otros temas: Vocabulario sobre condiciones físicas y mentales; reglas de acentuación y estrés de las palabras.
📦Recursos
Episodio 22 Recuerdos
Episodio 23 Vista Al Mar
Episodio 23: Vista al Mar
Resumen del episodio – Raquel calls Arturo in Buenos Aires to share the news about Ángel, Ángela, and Roberto — and Arturo tells her he loves her, promising to meet them in México. Ángela gets time off from her bank job to travel and house-hunts for a new apartment before her old home sells. At the university, Raquel finally meets Ángela’s boyfriend, Jorge, a theater professor — the episode ends with Jorge jokingly proposing marriage using Rosario’s wedding cup.
📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Uso de estar + -ndo en el pasado (pasado progresivo); reglas para combinar el pretérito y el imperfecto en una narración; la construcción acabar de para hablar de algo que acaba de ocurrir.
Otros temas: Vocabulario sobre la casa, habitaciones y electrodomésticos.
📦Recursos
Episodio 23 Vista al Mar
Episodio 24: El Don Juan
Episodio 24: El Don Juan
Resumen del episodio – Raquel meets Ángela’s boyfriend Jorge at the university theater and grows suspicious of his character after he acts evasive and flirtatious. Ángela, Jorge, and Raquel spend the day together — shopping, swimming, and making calls home — while tension grows between Raquel and Ángela over Raquel’s unspoken doubts about Jorge. As Raquel and Ángela prepare to leave for México the next morning, Tío Jaime rushes to tell them that Ángela’s brother, Roberto, has been badly injured in an accident at his archaeological dig.
📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Narración avanzada combinando pretérito e imperfecto; cambios de significado de verbos como saber y conocer cuando se usan en pretérito; uso de la expresión hace… que… para indicar duración de tiempo.
Otros temas: Vocabulario para describir la personalidad y el carácter; cómo expresar reacciones de aprobación o desaprobación.
📦Recursos
Episodio 24 El Don Juan
Episodio 25: Reflexiones I
Episodio 25: Reflexiones I
Resumen del episodio – (Episodio de repaso) – This is a review episode that summarizes the first half of Raquel’s long investigation. It looks back at the events in Spain, where Raquel met Teresa Suárez and learned the truth about Rosario’s survival after the war. It also recaps the journey to Argentina, where Raquel met Arturo Iglesias and discovered that Rosario had passed away, shifting the focus of the search to Rosario’s first son, Ángel Castillo. This episode is designed to help viewers review the complex web of family connections found in Europe and South America.
📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Repaso integral de los conceptos de las lecciones 19 a 24; práctica intensiva de la narración en el pasado utilizando tanto el pretérito como el imperfecto.
Otros temas: Revisión de estructuras verbales adicionales; técnicas de redacción para cartas y composiciones.
📦Recursos
Episodio 25 Reflexiones I
Episodio 26: Reflexiones II
Episodio 26: Reflexiones II
Resumen del episodio – (Episodio de repaso )– This second review episode recaps the Puerto Rico investigation: Raquel’s arrival in San Juan, the discovery of Ángel’s death, her emotional meeting with his daughter Ángela, the introduction to the extended family, and the trip to San Germán to meet Ángela’s grandmother — including the discovery of Ángel’s handwritten memories and the wedding cup that once belonged to Rosario.
📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Repaso integral de la narración en tiempo pasado utilizando tanto las formas del pretérito como las del imperfecto.
Otros temas: Práctica de expresión personal y revisión de la historia de Ángel Castillo a través de sus cartas y dibujos.
📦Recursos
Episodio 26 Reflexiones II
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