Camila
Camila
Video in Spanish with English subtitles.
A complete Spanish lesson plan for Camila — ready to open and teach.
Buenos Aires, 1847. A young aristocrat and a Jesuit priest fall in love and flee together — and Rosas's government cannot let that stand. Camila is one of Argentina's great films: romantic, political, and devastating.
How this plan works
Good films have natural moments — a powerful scene, a cultural encounter, a shift in the story — where the language and meaning come together. This plan identifies those moments in Camila and builds a lesson around each one. For every scene, you get vocabulary and cultural notes, comprehension activities, and communicative tasks your students can work through in class or independently. A pre-film warm-up gets them ready before the first screening.
Everything is included: the teacher's guide, student worksheets in Spanish, and an answer key.
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📅 Teach it when it counts
- 📅 Latin American History Units — The Rosas dictatorship, the role of the Church, and the position of women in 19th-century Argentina — dense, teachable history inside a gripping love story.
- 📅 International Women's Day (March 8) — Director María Luisa Bemberg made feminist cinema before the term existed in Argentine culture. A strong film to pair with a discussion of women's voices in Latin American history.
Language: Spanish | Director: María Luisa Bemberg | Year: 1984
Level: Advanced | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery
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Director: María Luisa Bemberg
Cast: Susú Pecoraro, Imanol Arias, Héctor Alterio
Audio: Video in Spanish with English subtitles.
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