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I should add it to the list! My favorites are El internado, el tiempo entre costuras and velver, of course El gran hotel was awesome too. I need to watch the other ones. Thanks for the encouragement! So many people love it that now I feel like I have to give it another try.

Pablo Escobar — El Patron del Mal; this would have to be up there. I do think the portrayal of Escobar is vastly superior to the one in Narcos. Thanks for the suggestion! The protagonist, JJ, or John Jairo, plays an awesome role as a street smart wheeler and dealer, and I find the whole show equally well made as Pablo Escobar.

I have an affinity with the Colombian Spanish I think. Thanks for the suggestion, Sean! Looks like a high-quality show. I will add it. And agree, the Colombian accent is very easy on the ears! Thank you for noting what accent is on the show. Makes it more fun when searching for a new country of origin to pick shows from when one is used to watching the same thing all the time. So glad you found it useful! I try to provide shows from a diversity of Spanish-speaking countries.

Do you have any recommendations? Thanks, Maria! Thanks for the recommendation, Tammy! Lady, la vendedora de rosas. Thanks for the suggestion, Vallarie, I should add Lady. And Soy Luna looks great… I hope they bring it back too. Thanks for this great list! I just finished Ministry of Time one of the best shows ever IMO so this list will help a lot in picking my next few Spanish series to watch.

I found a few episodes on youtube but without English subs. RTVE site seems to possibly have all the episodes of each but doesnt allow views outside of Spain. Is this a European Spanish thing? Hi, Jim, thanks for the recommendations! Ah yes that makes sense about the European Spanish pronunciations… just sounds strange after watching mostly Latin American language shows before lol.

I am 3 episodes away from the end of season 1 on that and definately agree with your review. I find it pretty intriguing, though i may jump to another series possibly La Nina or El Barco before starting series 2. For me Andalusian Spanish is some of the most difficult to understand. I agree about the cultural mix aspect… very fascinating to see those tensions and realize that horrible things like that occur across the globe, not just in the US as many closed-minded people would like to think.

After that, I opted to go with La Nina and am now totally addicted to that lol! I was thrilled to see this but was quickly disappointed that there were only Spanish and Portuguese subs available. I use this feature a lot while browsing but never realized it would work on translating subs! What i found was that the original Spanish subs show up very briefly but are then instantly translated to English! The only downside is that a few times, the English subs were not on screen long enough to read.

I need to concentrate on watching a full episode to see if that is really going to be an issue, but hopefully this will be a decent work around for most people. Jim, you rock! Thank you so much for sharing that, as well as your workaround for English subs. Hopefully Amazon will add the full Season 2 soon.

The Colombian accent is famous for being one of the most beautiful Latin accents and is one of my favorites. I enjoyed the way modern characters in Ministry of Time would explain idiomatic expressions to the characters from the past, that helped me to pick up a few expressions that went over my head.

They also had fun with accents and pronouns used across centuries and countries, especially in comparing modern Argentinian, older Spanish Spanish, and Italian. Tierra de Reyes was super good. I will highly recommend. Filled with love, intrigue, suspense, thriller and a super cast.

Thanks for the recommendation… looks like a very fun and juicy show! Looks like a good Colombian novela, Mai… I hope you get it soon. Try clicking just on the title of the show — it should take you directly to the page on Netflix. That worked, thank you! Great blog post! I appreciate you putting it together.

I never finished it, but I might go back if only just for Aymee Nuviola, who is a totally legit Cuban singer in her own right, recognized for her ability for controversias, which is essentially the Cuban singing equivalent of a freestyle rap battle.

But I digress. The end point is that for authentic Cuban Spanish, Cuatro estaciones en la Habana is the way to go. Hi Eric, glad you found it helpful. And thanks for the Aymee Nuviola YouTube recommendations — she is amazing! Hey, that sounds great!

El barco was the best to me, so far. It was not supposed to be serious, it was a science fiction movie and perfectly done. IT was also super funny and super sad at times.

Yes the cast was gorgeous and the beautiful European Spanish was also extremely nice to hear. I love the th sound in English and love it in Spanish. It gives the language a nice respite from the constant s sounds that occur with Latin American accents of Spanish and also gives it that majestic, royal, powerful, and elegant sound, that is so unique to CAstilian proper….

Also, there is a Colombian in it who has the most elegant of the Latin American accents because it is the one that is the most like European Spanish. But honestly, those of you who cannot listen to Isabel and understand Isabel in Spanish, well, I am really sorry. ISabel was so good that there are no words for it. Everything about it was superb, everything. Then in addition to the gorgeous, elegant, European sound, you have the expressions that they used in the sixteenth century, which are so poetic, elegant, beautiful.

Honestly, Isabel is something that you could just have in the background and you would think you were in heaven just from the sheer beauty of the sounds. On top of that, if you like history, oh my god, and Spanish history of that time was absolutely fascinating and I mean for anyone. Isabel was one of the first European queens who actually had power. I think she may have been the first.

Castilian women were a little more respected by their men than in other parts of Spain and the world and that is why she could rule there. The sequel, Carlos Rey Emperador is also superb. Honestly it is worth learning Spanish just to be able to follow this one.

It is cruel not to have an English translation, it is cruel….. This is a Colombian series that portrays the adventurous and eccentric life of Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel.

I had to limit the days I would watch the show each week due to how much I enjoyed it. I definitely fell victim to intense binge watching from time to time. The best part is that the actors are Colombian so this show is ideal if you want to learn the dialect and accent of a Colombian speaker.

It found it to be perfect to follow along the Spanish subtitles that accompany the Spanish speaking. However, if your opposed to watching lots of violence, killings, and corruption, this is not the show for you.

Personally, I loved seeing the inner workings of the Medellin Cartel and found Pablo to be a brilliant manipulator and businessman. It is recommended for learners at a high Intermediate or Advanced level. Check it out on Netflix or Hulu Plus.

This is an interesting story of a young man named Julio who goes to the "Gran Hotel" to look for his sister who worked there. He realized that she had disappeared and of course in the meantime uncovers many mysterious secrets from this spectacular Hotel. The series is about all that Julio does to try and discover what happened to his sister.

It has romance and plenty of drama to it. The plot takes place in the beginning of the 20 th century and the show first aired in October of Gran Hotel is yet another Spanish drama with excellent filmography and is currently at 3 seasons long with 39 episodes worth of content to get you reeled in. It is a high budget production and spoken with the Spanish dialect so keep that in mind in the case that you want to focus on Latin American Spanish.

If you want a superb series with plenty of intrigue and drama, I recommend you look no further than this show. This is a Mexican telenovela featuring Anna Leal who lives two different lives. During the day she is a nanny and during the evening she is an exotic dancer. Like any telenovela, this show features plenty of drama and an abundant amount of love interests. If you like telenovelas and want to improve your Spanish with a Mexican dialect, we recommend you check this series out for a few episodes to see if it is something you want to continue.

Before you pick out a TV show from the above list please keep in mind these 5 tips to learn efficiently. This is crucial. If you really want to improve your Spanish while watching TV Shows you need to listen to them in Spanish and follow along with Spanish subtitles. If you use English subtitles there is a good chance you will be focused on the English words and it will hinder your learning. You might even subconsciously zone out the speaking like I did.

This goes without saying. Pause it if you want to look up a common word that keeps getting spoken. Normally, I would have the Netflix show open in one tab and Spanishdict. If you are not at least a High Intermediate student, you might be watching CNN in Spanish with a blank stare on your face.

If you are already planning on watching the news or a sporting event, why not try it out in Spanish? Most major sporting events are broadcast in Spanish from what I found. It is completely okay if you don't understand all the words being said at any given point in time. It would be silly to think you can just jump into a second language with a limited amount of exposure and expect to understand everything from the get go. Chances are you can understand the gist of each episode without understanding every word spoken.

In this article, we have laid out the 2 best Spanish shows for learning Spanish at a more beginner and intermediate level. This will provide you with an educational experience. However, if you want to push yourself and are at a higher intermediate to advanced level, than we recommend checking out one of the 5 regular Spanish TV series. Personally, I loved the Escobar series and was hooked in a couple episodes. But that show is certainly not for everyone! This will help you narrow down the right series for you.

Without a doubt, watching Spanish shows is one of the best ways to learn actual spoken Spanish from native speakers. I find TV shows to be an excellent method as most people generally enjoy watching them. I know I certainly do. If you are to ever get to advanced fluency you will need a serious WHY statement for your learning and at the same time at least partly enjoy the process.

I cannot think of any other better way to enjoy the process than to watch Spanish TV shows in the time that you would have already used to watch TV anyways. The only difference is now you are making your TV watching educational and fun. Thank youuu dozens of times. Thanks so much for the kind words Sarina. This is a perfect guide. I am getting back into Spanish after more than a decade. Thank you for reconnecting me with my love for languages! Bless you!

Awesome, Alex! Super good to hear that this has got you back into Spanish after more than a decade. It will change your life when you commit to it! Fantastic work.. Thanks a lot for sharing!! I was tired of seraching some ideal series now i have un monton!! Muchisima gracias!

Students at a boarding school find that the school is full of mysteries and secrets. In , Spain like the rest of the western world has been driven into a dictatorial regime by the lack of natural resources. Life in the countryside is impossible, and in the city a fence divides peoples into the powerful, and the rest.

Two sisters see their world turned upside down when they discover a horrifying and otherworldly secret involving their parents. Sira Quiroga is a young Spanish dressmaker engaged to a solid suitor when a suave typewriter salesman upends her life. Spain is being upended by a civil war and the new regime's growing Stars: Susana G. TV 50 min Action, Drama, History. In the s, Spain became a home to hundreds of survivors of the Mauthausen camp.

Isabel, a young Spanish woman, is one of them. She is looking for Skorzeny, Europe's most dangerous man, but she is not alone. A warrior from the 16th Century, the first female university student from the 19th Century, and a paramedic from the 21st Century join a secret agency to prevent people from changing Spanish history using time-traveling doors.

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and many other classic Looney Tunes characters have all new misadventures in this series inspired by their classic shorts. Most episodes consist of two full shorts and a brief mid-episode vignette. Not Rated Crime, Mystery, Thriller. There, she discovers a suspicious community and is confronted by the death of a young local boy, murdered the day before his wedding.

Votes: 7, Inspired by real events, Hache is the story of Helena, a woman catapulted to the heroin trafficking business in the Barcelona of the 60s. In nineteenth century Spanish California, heroic masked swordsman Zorro, who's actually a local nobleman, must protect his friends and small town or pueblo of Los Angeles from its corrupt magistrate or alcalde and other menaces.

Follow the lifes of the residents of a relatively luxurious block, the problems of sharing housing, the housing bubble, and the difficulties of young people to find an apartment. Juan Carrasco is a hapless government official in way over his head when he is promoted rapidly up the governmental ladder.

A science fiction mystery series set not in the future but back in the year of A fictionalised look into the human tragedy of riot police and police brutality in Spain. After a few years dedicating themselves to robbing jewelers, banks and casinos, it is time for Macarena and Zulema to separate. TV 54 min Comedy, Drama, Romance. This will change her life forever, since she starts committing tax crimes for him until she gets sent to prison.

Miguel is a former Argentinian cop who gets sent to prison undercover to try to find out the whereabouts of a kidnapped girl. Basically, drama would happen—and attempts to escape, too. Violence, intensity, aggression, dangerous felons and a cop trying to escape prison.

If you want to learn Lunfardo like a boss, give this series a try! All seems well until his family unexpectedly thrust upon him what is essentially an arranged marriage. With growing political tensions in the backdrop of the wider society and internal conflicts within the household, the series creates a tense, almost untrusting atmosphere for the viewer.

It also offers a great insight into views towards homosexuality at that time and the secrets that people kept. The mini-series is excellent for anyone interested in Spanish history as it gives a thorough context into the politics and general feel of Spanish society at that time. It follows a 17th-century witch named Carmen who makes a pact with a powerful wizard to be propelled forward into modern-day Colombia.

This is because the series is set both in the past and present day. What I especially love about the series is the opportunity to see Colombia in a different light, as this series is wildly different from more common drug and crime based series that often come out of Colombia.

The series has come under some fire for controversial themes and its handling of historical injustices, so keep this in mind if you want to check it out. That being said, the series also has a large fanbase eagerly awaiting a new season. The story centers around once-respected talent agent Paquita Salas, who has somewhat of a fall from grace into obscurity and isolation. As the series progresses, it shows how individuals have to transform themselves to keep up to date with an everchanging technological and social landscape.

But most of all, it shows us that resolve and having a dedicated group of friends around you makes all the difference in life especially in a cutthroat and superficial industry. I found it a great series to learn more about Spanish humor generally. There are plenty of rude jokes and awkward moments.

Firstly, that it would be the first book to be banned in Spain in over 40 years. He named some pretty serious, high-profile names within his pages. The series is fast-paced and full of boat chases, flashy cars and scenes of the stunning Atlantic Coastline. If you want to learn more about the dark past of Galicia, some Galician language and hear the Spanish, Galego and various Latin American accents, then this is the series for you.

This mystery thriller follows the story of substitute teacher Raquel, who takes a position at a High School in a fictional town in northwest Spain. As the story unfolds, Raquel discovers that her predecessor Viruca died under suspicious circumstances of a suspected suicide and took some pretty dark secrets with her to the grave.