Espinazo del Diablo

Espinazo del Diablo

The Devil's Backbone

2001
110 minutes
R

Video in Spanish with English subtitles, DVD in Spanish with optional English subtitles.

A complete Spanish lesson plan for Espinazo del Diablo — ready to open and teach.

Espinazo del Diablo withholds just enough to keep students thinking — the answer matters less than the questions it raises. The language is alive with registers, idioms, and cultural context that go far beyond what any textbook can offer. Culturally, the film opens conversations that belong in any serious Spanish classroom.

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 Espinazo del Diablo 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.

Classic catalog plan — may not include every activity found in our newest releases.

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Director: Guillermo del Toro

Cast: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi

Audio: Video in Spanish with English subtitles, DVD in Spanish with optional English subtitles.

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